Discretization

Problem: Given

• Integro-differential equations (DEs)
• Boundary conditions

Find:

1. Numerical solution for system motion
   (classical problem), or
2. Real-time computational model:
   • Solves DEs with a computational structure
   • Input and control signals effectively
     ``change the boundary conditions''

This course is concerned primarily with the second case, although the first case also arises when verifying acoustic theory or a particular computational model.