AMCS 201 Applied Mathematics I

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Fulfills University Mathematics Requirement. No degree credit for AMCS majors. AMCS 201 and 202 may be taken separately or in either order. Part of a fast-paced two-course sequence in graduate applied mathematics for engineers and scientists, with an emphasis on analytical technique. A review of practical aspects of linear operators (superposition, Green’s functions, and eigenanalysis) in the context of ordinary differential equations, followed by extension to linear partial differential equations (PDEs) of parabolic, hyperbolic, and elliptic type through separation of variables and special functions. Integral transforms of Laplace and Fourier type. Self-similarity. Method of characteristics for first-order PDEs. Introduction to perturbation methods for nonlinear PDEs, asymptotic analysis, and singular perturbations. Prerequisites: Advanced and multivariate calculus and elementary complex variables. AMCS 201 and 202 may be taken separately or in either order. Part of a fast-paced two (2)-course sequence in graduate applied mathematics for engineers and scientists, with an emphasis on analytical technique. A review of practical aspects of linear operators (superposition, Green’s functions, and eigenanalysis) in the context of ordinary differential equations, followed by extension to linear partial differential equations (PDEs) of parabolic, hyperbolic, and elliptic type through separation of variables and special functions. Integral transforms of Laplace and Fourier type. Self-similarity. Method of characteristics for first-order PDEs. Introduction to perturbation methods for nonlinear PDEs, asymptotic analysis, and singular perturbations. No degree credit for AMCS majors.
Course period09/1/09 → …
Course level200