MA 306

Partial Diff Equations I

First order partial differential equations and the method of characteristics. Fourier series and convergence. Separation of variables for diffusion, wave and Laplace equations. Eigenfunction series solutions. Generalized functions and Green’s functions for one-dimensional boundary value problems. Fourier transform and convolution. Prerequisites: MA205; and either MA200 or both MA104 and MA201. Exclusions: MA455.