Elements of Partial Differential Equations

3 Credits

Introduces second-order linear partial differential equations (heat, wave and Laplace equations), separation of variables in PDEs, Sturm-Liouville eigenvalue problems, method of eigenfunction expansions (Fourier analysis) and Green's functions. Possible introduction to first-order PDEs and the method of characteristics. Credit will be given for, at most, MAP 4341 or MAP 5345.