2.

Consider the linear constant coefficient hyperbolic

system

Write the Maxwell's system of equations

in matrix form. Determine the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the normal flux
matrix An=!! "! + !" "" and compute the upwind flux for such a system.

3. Consider a quadrilateral element [−1,1]^2 with

vertices (r1,s1)=(−1,−1),(r2,s2)=(1,−1),(r3,s3)=(1,1),(r4,s4)=(−1,1).

1) Provide explicit formulas for degree 1 Lagrange polynomials on the reference

quadrilateral, and use them to construct a mapped physical element with
vertices (xi,yi) for i = 1,..., 4.
2) Explain how to compute geometric change of variables factors (e.g., ∂r/∂x,∂s/∂x,
etc) for quadrilateral elements. Are they constant as they were for a triangular
element? Give a geometric interpretation of when the geometric factors are
constant for a quadrilateral.
3) Explain what would need to change in the implementation of the code to
accommodate geometric factors which are non-constant.

4. Consider a DG discretization of the Laplacian on a periodic uniform mesh using the

BR1 formulation without penalty.

1) Explicitly characterize the null-space of the DG discretization matrix for degree

N=0 polynomials. Hint: use the weak formulation.
2) Construct the the DG discretization matrix explicitly for a degree N=0 DG
approximation with 8 elements.