MATH 3310 - Introduction to Partial Differential Equations

Prerequisite: MATH 2204 or MATH 2205. Topics include: first and second order partial differential equations (PDE) and their solutions, method of characteristics, classification of second order equations, derivation of some classic elliptical, parabolic and hyperbolic PDEs, initial and boundary conditions, method of separation of variables, Fourier series and orthogonal systems, Sturm-Liouville eigenvalue problems, Green's function and fundamental solutions. 3 credits.