MATH 463: Partial Differential Equations

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Prerequisites

Ordinary differential equations (as taught in either 163, 165, 173, or 263), measure theory and integration (as taught in 266 or 471), and functional analysis (472).

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Description

Much of the current understanding of natural processes (e.g., heat diffusion, vibration of strings) is due to partial differential equations. This course offers an introduction to the basic properties of these equatons and to the methods used in analyzing them. Topics to be discussed include: representations formulas for solutions of the Laplace, heat, and wave equation; complete integrals and the method of characteristics; the Cauchy-Kovalevskaya theorem; Sobolev spaces.

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