Credits: 3 credits
Delivery: Campus
This course is divided into three parts. The first part examines methods for solving ordinary differential equations. Power series methods are applied to obtain solutions near ordinary points and regular singular points, and the real Laplace transform is discussed. In the second part, students consider Sturm-Liouville boundary-value problems, Fourier series, and other series of eigenfunctions, including Fourier-Bessel series. In the last part of the course, the method of separation of variables is used to solve initial-value and boundary-value problems involving partial differential equations, especially the heat equation, the wave equation and Laplace's equation, with applications in physics.
Prerequisites:
MATH 2240-Differential Equations with a minimum grade of C
Exclusion Requisites:
PHYS 3120- Introduction to Mathematical Physics
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