MIT 18.085 Computational Science & Engineering I, Fall 2008

This course provides a review of linear algebra, including applications to networks, structures, and estimation, Lagrange multipliers. Also covered are: differential equations of equilibrium; Laplace's equation and potential flow; boundary-value problems; minimum principles and calculus of variations; Fourier series; discrete Fourier transform; convolution; and applications. Created by MIT OpenCourseWare.


Average Course Length

65 hours


Skill Level

Intermediate



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1: Course Introduction
2: Lecture 1
3: Recitation 1
4: Lecture 2
5: Lecture 3
6: Lecture 4
7: Recitation 2
8: Lecture 5
9: Lecture 6
10: Lecture 7
11: Recitation 3
12: Lecture 8
13: Lecture 9
14: Recitation 4
15: Lecture 10
16: Lecture 11
17: Lecture 12
18: Recitation 5
19: Lecture 13
20: Lecture 14
21: Recitation 6
22: Lecture 15
23: Lecture 16
24: Lecture 17
25: Recitation 7
26: Lecture 18
27: Lecture 19
28: Lecture 20
29: Recitation 8
30: Lecture 21
31: Lecture 22
32: Lecture 23
33: Recitation 9
34: Lecture 24
35: Lecture 25
36: Lecture 26
37: Recitation 10
38: Lecture 27
39: Lecture 28
40: Recitation 11
41: Lecture 29
42: Lecture 30
43: Lecture 31
44: Recitation 12
45: Lecture 32
46: Lecture 33
47: Lecture 34
48: Recitation 13
49: Lecture 35
50: Lecture 36