Math 381:

Introduction to Partial Differential Equations

Description

The course will discuss partial differential equations, emphasizing those which arise in science and engineering. The methods used will be elementary and series expansions in terms of trigonometric functions and more general functions of a similar nature. Separation of variables will be used to study various boundary value problems, reducing partial differential equations often to ordinary differential equations. This, in turn, will require the extensive study of Fourier series and special functions such as Bessel functions, Legendre polynomials, etc.

Textbook

The text for this course is Partial Differential Equations -- an introduction by Walter A. Strauss.

Instructor is Professor R. O. Wells, Jr.
Office HB 434, Office Hours MTTh 10:30am-11:30am and by appointment
Office Telephone 713-527-4053
Home Telephone 713-529-7197
Email: wells@rice.edu
Grader for the course: Brian Rothbach (rothbach@rice.edu), Will Rice College. Tel No. 713-630-8905. All questions concerning homework grading, policies, etc. should be directed to the homework grader.

Lectures
Research Expository Paper
note changes added 10/22/97
Homework
Examinations
Grading Policy for the Course

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Last edited 11/14/97