MATH-308 Partial Differential Equations

Course contents:
Partial differential equations of the first order and applications, mathematical modeling of heat,
Laplace and wave equations, classification of second order partial differential equations,
reduction to canonical form and the solution of second order partial differential equations,
technique of separation of variables with emphasis on heat, Laplace and wave equations,
Laplace, Fourier and Hankel transforms for the solution of partial differential equations and
their application to boundary value problems.

Course objective:
To equip students with the concepts of partial differential equations and how to solve linear
Partial Differential with different methods. Students will be introduced to some physical
problems in engineering models that results in partial differential equations like heat, waveand
Laplace equations.

Course outcomes:
 Classify the fundamental principles of partial differential equations(PDEs) to solve
hyperbolic, parabolic and elliptic equations
 Concepts of Laplace transform and Fourier transform and its application on special
functions.
 Concepts of appropriate analytical methods for solving various linear problems in
partial differential equations
 Modelling of steady and unsteady engineering problems in the form of boundary value
problems.

Recommended Books
1. Elements of Partial Differential Equations by I. N. Sneddon, published by Mc-Graw Hill, 1987
2. Introduction to Partial Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems by R. Dennemyer,
published by McGraw Hill, 1968
3. Boundary Value Problems and Partial Differential Equations by M. Humi and W. B. Miller,
published by PWS-Kent publishing company, 1992
4. Techniques in Partial Differential Equations by C. R. Chester, published by McGraw Hill, 1971
5. Elementary Applied Partial Differential Equations byR. Haberman, published by Prentice Hall
1983.
6. Partial Differential Equations of Applied Mathematics by E. Zauderer, published by John Wiley,
1983.