MA4110/MA5020 – Computational Methods for Fluid Flow
📢 Announcements New updates
- Oct 31, 2026: The Minor I and Minor II question papers are now available on the Exams page.
- Oct 27, 2026: Tutorial Sheet 3 (Conservative Schemes, Finite Volume, MUSCL, TVD and ENO; Lectures 9 to 13, excluding WENO) has been uploaded. Read the lecture notes alongside the sheet.
- Oct 13, 2026: Lecture 13 (ENO and WENO Schemes: Adaptive Stencils, Smoothness Indicators, and WENO5) notes and the WENO5 code for linear advection have been uploaded.
- Oct 06, 2026: Lecture 12 (TVD Schemes, Harten's Lemma, Flux Limiters, and SSP Time Stepping) notes and the flux-limiter code for linear advection have been uploaded.
Show more past announcements
- Sep 29, 2026: Lecture 11 (MUSCL Reconstruction, Slope Limiters, and Second-Order Finite Volume Schemes) notes and the MUSCL code for Burgers' equation have been uploaded.
- Sep 25, 2026: 📌 Classroom change: all lectures will now be held in ELT4 (previously ELT7).
- Sep 22, 2026: Lecture 10 (Finite Volume Methods, Space-Time Control Volumes, and Godunov's Scheme) notes have been uploaded.
- Sep 07, 2026: Tutorial Sheet 2 (Finite Difference Methods, Von Neumann Stability & Modified Equations) has been uploaded.
- Sep 02, 2026: 📌 Minor I Exam was conducted on September 16, 2026.
- Sep 02, 2026: Lecture 8 (Modified Equation Analysis: Dissipation & Dispersion) and Lecture 9 (Conservative Difference Schemes, Lax-Wendroff Theorem & Method of Lines) notes have been uploaded.
- Aug 26, 2026: Lecture 6 (Finite Difference Foundations & Truncation Error) and Lecture 7 (Von Neumann Stability Analysis & Classical Schemes) notes have been uploaded.
- Aug 20, 2026: Tutorial Sheet 1 (PDE Classification, Method of Characteristics, and Breaking Time) has been uploaded.
- Aug 19, 2026: Lecture 4 (Linear Characteristics) and Lecture 5 (Non-linear Characteristics & Weak Solutions) notes have been uploaded.
- Aug 13, 2026: Lecture 3 (Classification of PDEs) notes have been uploaded.
- Aug 12, 2026: Lecture 1 (Continuity Equation) and Lecture 2 (Euler & Navier-Stokes) notes have been uploaded.
ℹ️ Course Information
Instructor: Biswarup Biswas
Institution: Mahindra University
📅 Class Schedule
| Session Type | Day | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | Wednesday | 8:25 AM | ELT4 |
| Lecture | Wednesday | 9:25 AM | ELT4 |
| Lecture | Thursday | 8:25 AM | ELT4 |
📝 Evaluation Scheme
| Component | Weightage |
|---|---|
| Assignments | 20% |
| Minor I Exam | 20% |
| Minor II Exam | 20% |
| Final Exam | 40% |
🎯 About the Course
This course covers advanced computational techniques for analyzing fluid flow. Topics include finite difference methods, finite volume methods, and applications to various fluid dynamics problems. Students will learn to implement numerical solvers and visualize complex flow patterns.