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MATH184 HM - Graduate Partial Differential Equations

Credit(s): 3

Instructor(s): Castro, Jacobsen

Offered: Spring, alternate years

Description: Advanced topics in the study of linear and nonlinear partial differential equations. Topics may include the theory of distributions; Hilbert spaces; conservation laws, characteristics and entropy methods; fixed point theory; critical point theory; the calculus of variations and numerical methods. Applications to fluid mechanics, mathematical physics, mathematical biology, and related fields.

Prerequisite(s): MATH180 HM ; recommended MATH132 HM