Description
Prerequisite: MAT 201, 202, 220. An introductory course in partial differential equations with an emphasis on applications. Emphasis will be on linear equations, Fourier series and Fourier transforms, orthogonal series with Legendre, Hermite and Laguerre polynomials and their generating functions. Boundary and initial value problems for the heat, wave and Laplace equations. Bessel functions and their applications in Sturm-Loiusville problems will also be investigated. If time permits, calculus of variations may be presented.