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Courses in the Graduate Program in Computational Modeling at LNCC.

GA-033

Finite Element Method: Computational Implementation

LNCC · Graduate course · 36 hours · 3 credits

Finite element implementation: meshes, basis functions, quadrature, system assembly and boundary conditions. The syllabus includes implementation verification, convergence rates and applications with FEniCS, Firedrake and NGSolve.

Course website

GA-020

Numerical Solution of Differential Equations

LNCC · Graduate course · 36 hours · 3 credits

Methods for ordinary differential equations, finite differences and finite elements. Covers variational discretizations and the approximation of elliptic and parabolic problems.

Courses listed in Lattes since September 2025. Summaries follow the program’s published syllabi; current offerings are listed by LNCC.

Official syllabi

Short courses and talks

Course material

An introduction to Firedrake

Computational material from the introductory course at EAMC 2022, LNCC.

Course repositoryYouTube playlist

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