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, Midterm Review		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		FEM/Boundary Element Method (FEM-BEM)		HW18
	23		FEM-BEM	Helps
Inverse Scattering & Other Topics
	25		Optimization		HW19
	30		Optimization	Benchmark	HW20
Apr	1		Optimization		HW21 (due early)
	6		Inverse Scattering, Born Approximation		HW22
	8		Regularized Sampling	Data	HW23
	13		Regularized Sampling		HW24 (due early)
	15		Review	Final Review CEM Codes TAP Special Issue ALPACA	Project
	22		Final Exam, in class, 3pm