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Partial Differential Equations
(dt. Partielle Differentialgleichungen)

Level, degree of commitment Specialization module, depends on importing study program
Forms of teaching and learning,
workload		 Lecture (4 SWS), recitation class (2 SWS),
270 hours (90 h attendance, 180 h private study)
Credit points,
formal requirements		 9 CP
Course requirement(s): Written or oral examination
Examination type: Successful completion of at least 50 percent of the points from the weekly exercises.
Language,
Grading		 German,
The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for the degree program M.Sc. Mathematics.
Subject, Origin Mathematics, M.Sc. Mathematics
Duration,
frequency		 One semester,
Regularly alternating with other advanced modules im Gebiet Analysis
Person in charge of the module's outline Prof. Dr. Ilka Agricola, Prof. Dr. Stephan Dahlke, Prof. Dr. Pablo Ramacher

Contents

  • classical partial differential equations (Laplace equation, wave equation, heat equation)
  • distributions, fundamental solutions of differential operators, Sobolev spaces
  • weak solutions, boundary value problems for partial differential equations

Qualification Goals

The students shall

  • Learn about and be able to use differential equations as a means of mathematical modeling,
  • Apply results from functional analysis to the systematic theory of partial differential equations,
  • practice mathematical working methods (development of mathematical intuition and its formal justification, training of the ability to abstract, proof techniques),
  • improve their oral communication skills in the exercises by practicing free speech in front of an audience and during discussion.

Prerequisites

Translation is missing. Here is the German original:

Keine. Empfohlen werden die Kompetenzen, die in den Basismodulen Analysis und Lineare Algebra vermittelt werden, und Grundkenntnisse der Funktionalanalysis und Lebesgue-Integration


Recommended Reading

  • Lawrence Evans, Partial differential equations. AMS, 1998.
  • G.B. Folland, Introduction to Partial Differential Equations,
  • Princeton University Press, 1995.



Please note:

This page describes a module according to the latest valid module guide in Winter semester 2016/17. Most rules valid for a module are not covered by the examination regulations and can therefore be updated on a semesterly basis. The following versions are available in the online module guide:

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