General Information

This class is an introduction to the theory of partial differential equations.

Prerequisites

MATH 2930, MATH 3270, or equivalent and experince with writing proofs (would benefit from taking a 3000-level MATH class).

Topics Covered

  • First-order quasilinear equations
  • Classification of second-order equations
  • Emphasis on maximum principles, existence, uniqueness, stability, Fourier series methods, approximation methods

Workload

Homeworks every other week. About 15 hours to complete [Spring 2023]

General Advice

Read the textbook [Spring 2023]

Testimonials

The class was very disorganized but Evans(the textbook) was very good to follow. The professor at the time was fast and was sometimes hard to keep up with but the material itself is well documented and explained in many textbooks. [Spring 2023]

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