Skip to main content

Mazumder's Textbook on "Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations: Finite Difference and Finite Volume Methods" Published by Academic Press (Elsevier)

Posted: 

The first edition of a book authored by Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor Sandip Mazumder has been published by Academic Press (Elsevier). 

smazumder_photo.jpg
Associate Professor Sandip Mazumder
The textbook, “Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations: Finite Difference and Finite Volume Methods,” will serve as a thorough step-by-step guide for graduate students and practicing engineers on the fundamental techniques, algorithms and coding practices required for solving canonical Partial Differential Equations using the finite difference and finite volume methods.  It is one of the few available resources that demonstrates the finite volume method for unstructured mesh used frequently by practicing code developers in industry.  The textbook includes numerous code snippets and 51 worked out examples.

 The book is intended for beginning graduate students and early career professionals and is meant to serve as a prerequisite for students who might go on to take additional courses in computational mechanics, computational fluid dynamics or computational electromagnetics.  External reviewer Professor Donald Dabdub, University of California, Irvine noted, “The reader can feel the love and enthusiasm that Professor Mazumder has for the subject.  This could be, in my opinion, one of the greatest assets of the book.”

In the book’s preface, Mazumder credits his graduate students at The Ohio State University for their critique and input which led to improvement of the technical content.  “It is my earnest desire to see this book serve as a lifelong companion to graduate students in science and engineering disciplines,” he said.

For a complete description of the textbook or to order online, visit the Elsevier web site.  The textbook will be available both in electronic and print format in stores worldwide on December 18 and is on pre-sale on Amazon.com and at Barnes and Noble. 

 

 

Category: Faculty