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		FD - Elliptic Equations, 2D FDTD		HW4
	26		2D FDTD - Scattering		HW5
	28		2D FDTD	Helps	HW6
Feb	2		3D FDTD
Method of Moments
	4				HW7
	9		Numerical Integration	Weights/nodes	HW8
	11		Numerical Integration		HW9
	18		Numerical Integration, Integral Equations		HW10
	24		Method of Moments		HW11
	23		MOM - Postprocessing, Accuracy & Efficiency, 2D Volume		HW12
	25		MOM	cyl_p5_eps2.dat	HW13
Mar	2		MOM
	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
	26		FEM-BEM
	30		FEM-BEM, Optimization		HW19
Inverse Scattering & Other Topics
Apr	6		Optimization	Benchmark	HW20
	8		Optimization
	13		Inverse Scattering, Born Approximation		HW21
	15		Regularized Sampling		HW22
			Regularized Sampling	Data	HW23
			Regularized Sampling, Review	Final Review CEM Codes TAP Special Issue	Project
			Final Exam, in class, 3pm	ALPACA