This document provides an outline and overview of using the MATLAB PDE Toolbox. It discusses boundary value problems (BVPs) and the three main steps to use the PDE Toolbox: 1) define the PDE problem by drawing the geometry and specifying boundary conditions and PDE coefficients, 2) solve the discrete PDE problem, and 3) visualize the results. It also provides a worked example of solving the PDE -Δu=f in a domain Ω with boundary condition u=0 on ∂Ω.
This document provides an outline and overview of using the MATLAB PDE Toolbox. It discusses boundary value problems (BVPs) and the three main steps to use the PDE Toolbox: 1) define the PDE problem by drawing the geometry and specifying boundary conditions and PDE coefficients, 2) solve the discrete PDE problem, and 3) visualize the results. It also provides a worked example of solving the PDE -Δu=f in a domain Ω with boundary condition u=0 on ∂Ω.
This document provides an outline and overview of using the MATLAB PDE Toolbox. It discusses boundary value problems (BVPs) and the three main steps to use the PDE Toolbox: 1) define the PDE problem by drawing the geometry and specifying boundary conditions and PDE coefficients, 2) solve the discrete PDE problem, and 3) visualize the results. It also provides a worked example of solving the PDE -Δu=f in a domain Ω with boundary condition u=0 on ∂Ω.
This document provides an outline and overview of using the MATLAB PDE Toolbox. It discusses boundary value problems (BVPs) and the three main steps to use the PDE Toolbox: 1) define the PDE problem by drawing the geometry and specifying boundary conditions and PDE coefficients, 2) solve the discrete PDE problem, and 3) visualize the results. It also provides a worked example of solving the PDE -Δu=f in a domain Ω with boundary condition u=0 on ∂Ω.
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The document discusses using MATLAB's PDE Toolbox to solve partial differential equations numerically using finite element methods. The PDE Toolbox allows defining PDE problems on 2D geometries and visualizing solutions.
The major steps involve defining the PDE problem by specifying the geometry, boundary conditions, and PDE coefficients, solving the discrete problem using different solvers, and visualizing the results using various plotting options.
The different types of boundary conditions that can be specified include Dirichlet, Neumann, Robin, and periodic boundary conditions on different boundary segments of the geometry.
Outline
1- Quick Introduction to MATLAB
2- PDE Toolbox
3- BVP
4- 3 Steps to use PDE Toolbox
5- Worked Example MATLAB Help (Help/MATLAB Help/Getting Startted/Manipulating Matrices) Read getstart.pdf file A Matlab tutorial from the University of New Hampshire Matlab Primer (for an earlier version of Matlab) A Matlab tutorial from the University of New Hampshire MATLAB Online Reference Documentation provides direct hypertext links to specific MATLAB function descriptions (from the Math Dept, University of Florida). Matlab Help Desk (including manuals). Mathworks, Inc., producers of Matlab. Mathtools.net: a technical computing portal for scientific and engineering needs. PDE Toolbox The Partial Differential Equation Toolbox is a Matlab based collection of tools for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) on a two- dimensional surface using the Finite Element Method (FEM). The 2-D surface can be drawn using four different types of solid objects: rectangles, ellipses, circles, and polygons. A brief overview of the major steps of a PDE Toolbox GUI (pdetool) session: Start PDE toolbox Start MATLAB
Start PDE Toolbox type: >> pdetool Boundary Value Problem (BVP) Find
PDE in
Under the BC (Boundary Condition)
BC on
u
Example of BVP Find
in
with the BC (Boundary Condition)
on
u
u f 0 u (1,1)
3 Steps I- Define PDE problem
u f
II- Solve the PDE problem
III- Visualize the results Setup and Setting Example Solve
u f 0 u
I- Define a PDE problem 1 Draw mode: you create the geometry ( set of rectangle, circle, ellipse, and polygon)
2- Boundary mode: specify the boundary conditions (different types of BC on different boundary segments)
3- PDE mode: specify the type of PDE and the coeff (Elliptic, Parabolic, Hyperbolic)
II- Solve a PDE problem
1 Mesh mode: generate and plot meshes ( generate, refine, control parameters, show labels)
2- Solve mode: solve the discrete problem (Elliptic, Parabolic, Hyperbolic) III- Visualize the results 1 Plot mode: wide range of visualization possibilities ( color, vector field plots, surface, mesh, contour) ( time-dependent: animated movie)