Simulation of the three-dimensional Laplace equation on an interactive three-dimensional spreadsheet

International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 259-271

  Lam, C Y ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Laplace equation; Numerical method; Spreadsheet applications

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MACROS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VISUALIZATION;

DIRICHLET BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; GAUSS SEIDEL METHOD; INTERACTIVE THREE DIMENSIONAL SPREADSHEETS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE LOTUS 123; SUCCESSIVE OVER RELAXATION (SOR) METHOD; THREE DIMENSIONAL LAPLACE EQUATIONS;

SPREADSHEETS;

EID: 0030394918     PISSN: 09528091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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