Regarding Software for the course:
We will use a program called FlexPDE,
which has a free student edition (link below). This runs on a PC,
so be sure you arrange for the necessary access (via ECI lab, your own
laptop, or other facilities) prior to week 3 of the course. Other
non-mandatory software that nevertheless could be useful for homework
assignments are programs for engienering mathematics such as
Mathematica or MATLAB. A simple Mathematica tutorial
can be found here.
Note: The FlexPDE site has a free
.ZIP file which contains a book ("Fields
of Physics") that describes how to use FlexPDE and a set of example
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