Introduction to Partial Differential Equations (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)

This textbook is designed for a one year course covering the fundamentals of partial differential equations, geared towards advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in mathematics, science, engineering, and elsewhere. The exposition carefully balances solution techniques, mathematical rigor, and significant applications, all illustrated by numerous examples. Extensive exercise sets appear at the end of almost every subsection, and include straightforward computational problems to develop and reinforce new techniques and results, details on theoretical developments and proofs, challenging projects both computational and conceptual, and supplementary material that motivates the student to delve further into the subject. No previous experience with the subject of partial differential equations or Fourier theory is assumed, the main prerequisites being undergraduate calculus, both one- and multi-variable, ordinary differential equations, and basic linear algebra. While the classical topics of separation of variables, Fourier analysis, boundary value problems, Green's functions, and special functions continue to form the core of an introductory course, the inclusion of nonlinear equations, shock wave dynamics, symmetry and similarity, the Maximum Principle, financial models, dispersion and solutions, Huygens' Principle, quantum mechanical systems, and more make this text well attuned to recent developments and trends in this active field of contemporary research. Numerical approximation schemes are an important component of any introductory course, and the text covers the two most basic approaches: finite differences and finite elements.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
Release date:	August 2016
First published:	2014
Authors:	Peter J. Olver
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	636
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-34744-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Calculus & mathematical analysis > Functional analysis Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Calculus & mathematical analysis > Differential equations Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-34744-6
Barcode:	9783319347448

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