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Partial differential equations for engineers

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 310-3146/01
Abbreviation PDEI
Course title Partial differential equations for engineers
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Mathematics and Descriptive Geometry
Course coordinator prof. RNDr. Radek Kučera, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction, terminology, motivational examples.
2. Equations of the first order, method of characteristics.
3. Classification of second order equations.
4. Derivation of heat conduction equation in rod and body.
5. Derivation of equation of diffusion and vibration of string.
6. Derivation of equations using the variational principle.
7. Method of characteristics for hyperbolic equations.
8. Fourier series.
9. Fourier series method.
10. Method of integral transformation.
11. Green function method.
12. Principle of maximum and uniqueness of tasks.
13. Potential method.
14. Final summary, evaluation of results, reserve.

Literature

James, G.: Advanced Modern Engineering Mathematics. Addison-Wesley, 1993. ISBN 0-201-56519-6

Advised literature

Ka Kit Tung: Methods for Partial Differential Equations. https://amath.washington.edu/courses/2019/spring/amath/503/a.