MATH302-12S1 (C)
Partial Differential Equations
This is a semester one course worth 15 points.
Course Information
Partial differential equations are the life blood of the natural and physical sciences, arising in situations where variations in time and space are both important. Usually, to find a solution one can use analytical or numerical techniques.
In this course we concentrate on finding analytical solutions using the following methods:
• method of Characteristics for first order linear and quasilinear equations
• separation of variables
• fourier and Laplace transforms
Learning outcomes
Students successfully completing this course should:
• master the techniques listed above
• be able to recognize the canonical examples of each solution method
• be able to identify the correct approach to solve a novel problem coming from applications
• have a good grounding in PDE theory in order to progress to more advance applied or pure mathematics courses
Enquiries
Dr Miguel Moyers-Gonzalez
Room 700 Erskine Building
Phone Extension 4867
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