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MATH180 HM - Introduction to Partial Differential Equations

Credit(s): 3

Bernoff, Castro, de Pillis, Jacobsen, Levy. Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) including the heat equation, wave equation, and Laplace’s equation; existence and uniqueness of solutions to PDEs via the maximum principle and energy methods; method of characteristics; Fourier series; Fourier transforms and Green’s functions; Separation of variables; Sturm-Liouville theory and orthogonal expansions; Bessel functions. (Fall)

Prerequisite(s): MATH080 HM  and MATH131 HM