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68<br />
(elliptic), heat (parabolic) and Schroedinger<br />
(dispersive) equations; fundamental solutions,<br />
Green’s functions, weak/distribution solutions,<br />
maximum principle, energy estimates, variational<br />
methods, method of characteristics; elementary<br />
functional analysis and applications to PDEs;<br />
introduction to nonlinear PDEs, shocks; selected<br />
applications.<br />
APMA E6302x Numerical analysis of partial<br />
differential equations<br />
3 pts. Lect: 2. Not offered in <strong>2011</strong>–<strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Prerequisite: APMA E3102 or E4200. Numerical<br />
analysis of initial and boundary value problems<br />
for partial differential equations. Convergence<br />
and stability of the finite difference method, the<br />
spectral method, the finite element method and<br />
applications to elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic<br />
equations.<br />
APMA E6304y Integral transforms<br />
3 pts. Lect: 2. Not offered in <strong>2011</strong>–<strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Prerequisites: APMA E4204 and MATH E1210,<br />
or their equivalents. Laplace, Fourier, Hankel,<br />
and Mellin transforms. Selection of suitable<br />
transform for a given partial differential equation<br />
boundary value problem. Operational properties<br />
of transforms. Inversion theorems. Approximate<br />
evaluation of inversion integrals for small and<br />
large values of parameter. Application to the<br />
solution of integral equations.<br />
APMA E6901x and y–E6901y Special topics in<br />
applied mathematics<br />
3 pts. Lect: 3. Instructor to be announced.<br />
Prerequisites: Advanced calculus and junior<br />
year applied mathematics, or their equivalents.<br />
This course may be repeated for credit. Topics<br />
and instructors from the Applied Mathematics<br />
Committee and the staff change from year to<br />
year. For students in engineering, physical<br />
sciences, biological sciences, and other fields.<br />
APMA E8308y Asymptotic methods in applied<br />
mathematics<br />
3 pts. Lect: 2. Not offered in <strong>2011</strong>–<strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Prerequisite: APMA E4204 or equivalent.<br />
Asymptotic treatment of ordinary and partial<br />
differential equations in problems arising<br />
in applied mathematics. Asymptotic series.<br />
Asymptotic evaluation of integrals. Expansion<br />
of solutions of ordinary differential equations:<br />
connection problem and turning points. Stoke’s<br />
phenomenon. Differential equations with a<br />
parameter: “boundary layer” phenomenon.<br />
Application to partial differential equations:<br />
problems from fluid dynamics, wave propagation<br />
theory, electromagnetic theory.<br />
APMA E9101x-E9102y Research<br />
1–4 pts. Members of the faculty.<br />
Prerequisite: Permission of the supervising<br />
faculty member. This course may be repeated.<br />
Advanced study in a special area.<br />
APMA E9810x or y Mathematical earth<br />
science seminar<br />
0 pts. Lect: 1. Professor Polvani.<br />
Prerequisite: Instructor’s permission. Current<br />
research in problems at the interface<br />
between applied mathematics and earth and<br />
environmental sciences.<br />
APMA E9815x or y Geophysical fluid<br />
dynamics seminar<br />
1–3 pts. May be repeated for up to 10 points of<br />
credit. Not offered in <strong>2011</strong>–<strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Prerequisite: Instructor’s permission. Problems in<br />
the dynamics of geophysical fluid flows.<br />
Courses in Materials<br />
science and engineering<br />
See page 172.<br />
engineering <strong>2011</strong>–<strong>2012</strong>