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A conservative fully-discrete numerical method for the regularised shallow water wave equations
The paper proposes a new, conservative fully-discrete scheme for the
numerical solution of the regularised shallow water Boussinesq system of
equations in the cases of periodic and reflective boundary conditions. The
particular system is one of a class of equations derived recently and can be
used in practical simulations to describe the propagation of weakly nonlinear
and weakly dispersive long water waves, such as tsunamis. Studies of
small-amplitude long waves usually require long-time simulations in order to
investigate scenarios such as the overtaking collision of two solitary waves or
the propagation of transoceanic tsunamis. For long-time simulations of
non-dissipative waves such as solitary waves, the preservation of the total
energy by the numerical method can be crucial in the quality of the
approximation. The new conservative fully-discrete method consists of a
Galerkin finite element method for spatial semidiscretisation and an explicit
relaxation Runge--Kutta scheme for integration in time. The Galerkin method is
expressed and implemented in the framework of mixed finite element methods. The
paper provides an extended experimental study of the accuracy and convergence
properties of the new numerical method. The experiments reveal a new
convergence pattern compared to the standard, non-conservative Galerkin
methods
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Assessment issues and new technologies: ePortfolio possibilities
The emergence of new information and communication technologies(ICTs) call for new ways of learning and teaching, and integral to this call is new ways of assessing. This chapter provides insights into how ICT offers educators valuable assessment tools with which to more appropriately assess 21st-century lifelong learnerswho increasingly experience learning in digital, networked learning contexts in which learning involves collaboration and constructing new knowledge. This chapter explores how the interests of learning improvement and accountability can be served using online resources, particularly ePortfolios, and how they can be enhanced by the use of Web 2.0 technologies. Issues and insights are provided
through an exploration into how ICT can provide valuable assessment tools for diverse stakeholders, including students, parents, administrators and policy officers