MATH 3460

Partial Differential Equations

3 cr · Undergraduate

Method of characteristics for first order PDEs, wave, beam, heat and Laplace equations, derivation of PDEs, existence and uniqueness, energy estimates, well-posedness, maximum principles, separation of variables. Not to be held with the former MATH 3810.

Prerequisites & course information

PR/CR: A minimum grade of C is required unless otherwise indicated. Prerequisites: [( MATH 2150 or MATH 2151 or the former MATH 2750) or (( MATH 2720 (B) or MATH 2721 (B)) and (the former MATH 2730 (B) or the former MATH 2731 (B)))] and [ MATH 3440 or the former MATH 3800]. Mutually Exclusive: MATH 3810 Attributes: Mathematics Requirement, Science

Sources

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