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Readings

Readings are given for both the required and the optional textbook.

Required Textbook

Strauss, Walter A. Partial Differential Equations: An Introduction. New York: Wiley, 3 March 1992. ISBN: 0471548685.

Optional Textbook

John, Fritz. Partial Differential Equations. 4th ed. Applied Mathematical Sciences. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1 March 1982. ISBN: 0387906096.

LEC # TOPICS READINGS
1 Introduction and Basic Facts about PDE's Strauss 1.1
2 First-order Linear PDE's

PDE's from Physics
Strauss 1.2, John 1.4-1.5

Strauss 1.3-1.4
3 Initial and Boundary Values Problems Strauss 1.4-1.5
4 Types of PDE's

Distributions
Strauss 1.6, John 2.1

Strauss 12.1, John 3.6
5 Distributions (cont.) Strauss 12.1, John 3.6
6 The Wave Equation Strauss 2.1-2.2, John 2.4
7 The Heat/Diffusion Equation Strauss 2.3-2.4
8 The Heat/Diffusion Equation (cont.)

Review
Strauss 2.3-2.4

Strauss 2.5
First Midterm
9 Fourier Transform Strauss 12.3, with lecture notes
10 Solution of the Heat and Wave Equations in Rn via the Fourier Transform Strauss 12.3, with lecture notes
11 The Inversion Formula for the Fourier Transform, Tempered Distributions, Convolutions, Solutions of PDE's by Fourier Transform Strauss 12.3-12.4
12 Tempered Distributions, Convolutions, Solutions of PDE's by Fourier Transform (cont.) Strauss 12.3-12.4
13 Heat and Wave Equations in Half Space and in Intervals Strauss 3.2
14 Inhomogeneous PDE's Strauss 3.3-3.4, John 5.1
15 Inhomogeneous PDE's (cont.) Strauss 3.3-3.4, John 5.1
16 Spectral Methods - Separation of Variables Strauss 4.1-4.3
17 Spectral Methods - Separation of Variables (cont.) Strauss 4.1-4.3
Second Midterm
18 (Generalized) Fourier Series Strauss 5.1-5.3
19 (Generalized) Fourier Series (cont.) Strauss 5.1-5.3
20 Convergence of Fourier Series and L2 Theory Strauss 5.4-5.5, John 4.5
21 Inhomogeneous Problems Strauss 5.6
22 Laplace's Equation and Special Domains Strauss 6.1-6.2, John 4.1-4.2
23 Poisson Formula Strauss 6.3, John 4.3
Final Exam