Beginning Partial Differential Equations

Download or read book Beginning Partial Differential Equations written by Peter V. O'Neil and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-05-07 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A broad introduction to PDEs with an emphasis on specializedtopics and applications occurring in a variety of fields Featuring a thoroughly revised presentation of topics,Beginning Partial Differential Equations, Third Editionprovides a challenging, yet accessible, combination of techniques,applications, and introductory theory on the subjectof partialdifferential equations. The new edition offers nonstandardcoverageon material including Burger’s equation, thetelegraph equation, damped wavemotion, and the use ofcharacteristics to solve nonhomogeneous problems. The Third Edition is organized around four themes:methods of solution for initial-boundary value problems;applications of partial differential equations; existence andproperties of solutions; and the use of software to experiment withgraphics and carry out computations. With a primary focus on waveand diffusion processes, Beginning Partial DifferentialEquations, Third Edition also includes: Proofs of theorems incorporated within the topicalpresentation, such as the existence of a solution for the Dirichletproblem The incorporation of Maple™ to perform computations andexperiments Unusual applications, such as Poe’s pendulum Advanced topical coverage of special functions, such as Bessel,Legendre polynomials, and spherical harmonics Fourier and Laplace transform techniques to solve importantproblems Beginning of Partial Differential Equations, ThirdEdition is an ideal textbook for upper-undergraduate andfirst-year graduate-level courses in analysis and appliedmathematics, science, and engineering.