ECEN 563 Schedule - Winter 2026
Finite Differences
Jan	7		Introduction to Numerical Methods		HW1
	12		Hyperbolic Equations, 1D FDTD, Absorbing BC	FDTD Lab	HW2
	14		1D FDTD - Accuracy, Dispersion		HW3
	21		Elliptic Equations, Implicit 2D Finite Difference Methods		HW4
	26		2D FDTD		HW5
	28		2D FDTD - Scattering	Helps	HW6
Feb	2		2D FDTD - Scattering
	4		3D FDTD		HW7
Method of Moments
	9		Numerical Integration	Weights/nodes	HW8
	11		Numerical Integration		HW9
	17		Numerical Integration		HW10
	18		Integral Equations, Method of Moments		HW11
	23		MOM - Meshing, Postprocessing		HW12
	25		MOM - 2D Volume	cyl_p5_eps2.dat	HW13
Mar	2		MOM - Accuracy & Efficiency		Project
	4		Linear System Solution		HW14
	9		Linear System Solution		HW15
			Midterm (Testing Center, Mar. 11-13)
Finite Element Method
	11		Variational Methods, Rayleigh-Ritz Procedure		HW16
	16		Finite Element Method	rect.m	HW17
	18		Finite Element Method
	23		FEM/Boundary Element Method (FEM-BEM)	Helps	HW18
	25		FEM-BEM
	30		FEM-BEM, Optimization		Project
Inverse Scattering & Other Topics
Apr	1		Optimization	Benchmark	HW19
	6		Optimization		HW20 (due early)
	8		Inverse Scattering, Born Approximation		HW21
	13		Regularized Sampling	Data	HW22 (due early)
	15		Regularized Sampling, Review	Final Review CEM Codes TAP Special Issue ALPACA	Project
	22		Final Exam, in class, 3pm