MATH 270D

Mathematical Aspects of Scientific Computing: Computational Fluid Dynamics

Mathematics · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

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Basic equations, finite difference, finite element, pseudo-spectral, and vortex methods; stability, accuracy, shock capturing, and boundary approximations.

S/U or letter grading.

When it runs

Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.

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Requisites

Official UCLA wording
Requisites: courses 115A, 151A, 151B, Program in Computing 10A.

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MATH 270D

MATH 115ALinear Algebra
- MATH 33ALinear Algebra and Applications
  - MATH 3BCalculus for Life Sciences Students1 more beneath
  - MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Seriesanother path to it
  - MATH 32ACalculus of Several Variablesanother path to it

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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

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