Basic Partial Differential Equations
- ISBN-10
- 1468414364
- ISBN-13
- 9781468414363
- Series
- Basic Partial Differential Equations
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 768
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-02-22
- Publisher
- Springer
- Author
- David Bleecker
Description
Quantities which depend on space and/or time variables are often governed by differential equations which are based on underlying physical principles. Partial differential equations (PDEs) not only accurately express these principles, but also help to predict the behavior of a system from an initial state of the system and from given external influences. Thus, it is hard to overestimate the relevance of PDEs in all forms of science and engineering, or any endeavor which involves reasonably smooth, predictable changes of measurable quantities. Having taught from the material in this book for ten years with much feedback from students, we have found that the book serves as a very readable introduction to the subject for undergraduates with a year and a half of calculus, but not necessarily any more. In particular, one need not have had a linear algebra course or even a course in ordinary differential equations to understand the material. As the title suggests, we have concentrated only on what we feel are the absolutely essential aspects of the subject, and there are some crucial topics such as systems of PDEs which we only touch on. Yet the book certainly contains more material than can be covered in a single semester, even with an exceptional class. Given the broad relevance of the subject, we suspect that a demand for a second semester surely exists, but has been largely unmet, partly due to the lack of books which take the time and space to be readable by sophomores.
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