Fall 2026

Methods of Computational Mathematics II

Introduction to spectral methods

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Historical reviews of Maurice Fabien: Assignments are strictly take-home with no in-class pressure, but students must prepare to learn tons of material and meet long prerequisite requirements.

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Graduate/professional standing or member of the Pre-Masters Mathematics (Visiting International) Program

  • Graduate/professional standing or member of the Pre-Masters Mathematics (Visiting International) Program
COMPSCI/MATH 715

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  • Graduate/professional standing or member of the Pre-Masters Mathematics (Visiting International) Program

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Fall 2026

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Historical reviews of Maurice Fabien: Maurice Fabien is described as a lecturer who rewards effort but faces criticism for inconsistent organization and excessive MATLAB review. Reviewers note his monotone delivery and insufficient attention to Finite Element Analysis, though some view the course as fair and challenging.

MAURICE FABIEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Historical reviews of Maurice Fabien: Maurice Fabien's course is challenging but fair, rewarding significant effort with substantial learning, though his monotone delivery can hinder engagement.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.63 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.72 GPA, 89.2% A/AB (n=37 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.04 GPA, 33.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Maurice Fabien: Assignments are strictly take-home with no in-class pressure, but students must prepare to learn tons of material and meet long prerequisite requirements.

Historical reviews of Maurice Fabien: Reviewers criticize inconsistent organization and excessive MATLAB review, noting Finite Element Analysis is crammed at the end, while others find the take-home format low-pressure.

Topics

  • Spectral methods
  • Finite element methods
  • Mesh-free methods

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  • Spectral methods
  • Finite element methods
  • Mesh-free methods

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