MARINE SCIENCE (MASC)

Additional Resources

Any courses approved after June 1, 2026 will not appear in the 2026-27 Academic Catalog but will be available in ConnectCarolina.

Courses

MASC 781. Numerical ODE/PDE, I. 3 Credits.

Single, multistep methods for ODEs: stability regions, the root condition; stiff systems, backward difference formulas; two-point BVPs; stability theory; finite difference methods for linear advection diffusion equations.

Rules & Requirements

Requisites: Prerequisites, MATH 661 and 662.

Grading Status: Letter grade.

Same as: MATH 761, ENVR 761.

MASC 783. Mathematical Modeling I. 3 Credits.

Nondimensionalization and identification of leading order physical effects with respect to relevant scales and phenomena; derivation of classical models of fluid mechanics (lubrication, slender filament, thin films, Stokes flow); derivation of weakly nonlinear envelope equations. Fall.

Rules & Requirements

Requisites: Prerequisites, MATH 661, 662, 668, and 669.

Grading Status: Letter grade.

Same as: MATH 768, ENVR 763.