MATH180 PO - Introduction to Partial Differential Equations

When Offered: Offered each year jointly with Harvey Mudd College
Instructor(s): A. Rumbos
Credit: 1

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. Prerequisites: MATH 102 PO and either MATH 101 PO or MATH 131 PO.

Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
Area 5