Course Descriptions

The curriculum of the program in the Department of Mathematics is designed to provide a broad education in both theoretical and applied mathematics. It also develops the scientific knowledge and the problem solving, computing, and communications skills that are critical to a successful mathematically based career.

MA 436 - Introduction to Partial Differential Equations

Credit Hours: 4R-0L-4C
Term Available: F (even years)
Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
Prerequisites: MA 330
Corequisites: None

Partial differential equations, elliptic, hyperbolic, and parabolic equations. Boundary and initial value problems. Separation of variables, special functions. Eigenfunction expansions. Existence and uniqueness of solutions. Sturm-Liouville theory, Green’s function.

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