COME: Computational Mechanics
‘To your opinion, which topics from bachelor courses are offering the best preparation for the COME program and why?’
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
The Master of Science Program in Computational Mechanics combines theoretical and applied mechanics as well as computer science, software engineering and applied mathematics. New solutions for the numerical simulation of mechanical problems in engineering science are developed.
Computational mechanics is a constantly growing field with impact on both science and industry in all areas of engineering. It is concerned with solving mechanical problems on the basis of numerical approximation methods, involving discretization of the underlying equations in both space and time. Nowadays, related skills are indispensable in civil and mechanical engineering, for the design of automobiles and spacecrafts, for developments in biomechanics and micro-electro-mechanical systems. Virtually, all technical disciplines make use of the fast progress in this area.
Computational mechanics brings together highly sophisticated methods of theoretical, applied and structural mechanics as well as computer science, software engineering and applied mathematics. The curriculum of the course encompasses, among others,
– continuum mechanics, structural mechanics and theory of stability
– structural and fluid dynamics
– applied mathematics and functional analysis
– computer science, programming and software engineering
– linear and non-linear finite element methods
– structural and multidisciplinary optimization
– modelling and simulation
– networking, distributed and parallel computing
