ADVANCED HEAT TRANSFER I-CONDUCTION
Analytical methods in conduction; Bessel functions, separation of variables, Laplace transforms, superposition, oscillating solutions; computer methods; finite differences, finite elements. Knowledge of basic heat transfer [such as M E 564 ] strongly encouraged.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Use Duhamel's theorem to solve conduction problems Audience: Graduate 2. Use Complex Combination to solve conduction problems Audience: Graduate 3. Use Separation of Variables to solve conduction problems Audience: Graduate 4. Use Superposition to solve conduction problems Audience: Graduate 5. Use Finite Difference and Finite Element techniques to solve conduction problems Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Use Duhamel's theorem to solve conduction problems Audience: Graduate 2. Use Complex Combination to solve conduction problems Audience: Graduate 3. Use Separation of Variables to solve conduction problems Audience: Graduate 4. Use Superposition to solve conduction problems Audience: Graduate 5. Use Finite Difference and Finite Element techniques to solve conduction problems Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027