Objectives, Format, and Goals GLY-5826 Objectives, Format, and Goals
What this course is: Basic, simple numerical methods Comparisons with analytical solutions Boundary conditions! Simple flow models Geostatistics MODFLOW
What this course is not: Large modeling package training Numerical methods Seawater intrusion
Format Lectures Hands on Tools Basic theory Computational aspects Learn the math! Hands on Create and manipulate ‘programs’ Match analytical solutions and observations Homework is mostly self-correcting
Syllabus http://www.fiu.edu/~sukopm/GLY5826/Syllabus_GLY5826.pdf
What I Expect Class participation Knowledge/Skills Attendance Attention Questions (and answers) Knowledge/Skills Understand model dimensionality Be able to derive basic flow and transport equations Be able to compute first and second order derivatives numerically Understand and apply boundary and initial conditions to flow problems Understanding is key
Semester Project Individual or group Example group project : FIU Ground Water Model Collect available well, canal, lake, precipitation, transmissivity, pumping, ET etc. data. Develop model Present data and results Application?