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An Introduction to Partial Differential Equations

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  • Introduces methods and techniques for solving first and second order PDEs

  • Presents the main four PDEs (advection equation, diffusion equation, Laplace’s equation, wave equation)

  • Contains numerous exercises throughout to facilitate learning

Part of the book series: Synthesis Lectures on Mathematics & Statistics (SLMS)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction

    • Daniel Arrigo
    Pages 1-18
  3. First Order PDEs

    • Daniel Arrigo
    Pages 19-48
  4. Second Order Linear PDEs

    • Daniel Arrigo
    Pages 49-67
  5. Fourier Series

    • Daniel Arrigo
    Pages 69-95
  6. Separation of Variables

    • Daniel Arrigo
    Pages 97-143
  7. Fourier Transform

    • Daniel Arrigo
    Pages 145-160
  8. Higher Dimensional Problems

    • Daniel Arrigo
    Pages 161-191
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 193-204

About this book

This textbook is an introduction to the methods needed to solve partial differential equations (PDEs). Readers are introduced to PDEs that come from a variety of fields in engineering and the natural sciences. The chapters include the following topics:  First Order PDEs, Second Order PDEs, Fourier Series, Separation of Variables, the Fourier Transform, and higher dimensional problems. Readers are guided through these chapters where techniques for solving first and second order PDEs are introduced. Each chapter ends with series of exercises to facilitate learning as well as illustrate the material presented in each chapter. 


Keywords

  • Advection Equation
  • Diffusion Equation
  • Wave Equation
  • Laplace’s Equation
  • Charpit’s Method
  • Separation of Variables
  • Fourier Series
  • Fourier Transform

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Central Arkansas, Conway, USA

    Daniel Arrigo

About the author

Daniel Arrigo earned his PhD from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1991. He has been on staff in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Central Arkansas since 1999 and is currently Professor of Mathematics. He has published over 30 journal articles and three books. His research interests include the construction of exact solutions of PDEs; symmetry analysis of nonlinear PDEs; and solutions to physically important equations, such as nonlinear heat equations and governing equations modeling of granular materials and nonlinear elasticity. In 2008, Dr. Arrigo received the Oklahoma-Arkansas Section of the Mathematical Association of America’s Award for Distinguished Teaching of College or University Mathematics and in 2019 the University of Central Arkansas’s Teaching Excellence Award.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: An Introduction to Partial Differential Equations

  • Authors: Daniel Arrigo

  • Series Title: Synthesis Lectures on Mathematics & Statistics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22087-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Synthesis Collection of Technology (R0), eBColl Synthesis Collection 12

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-22086-9Published: 21 January 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-22089-0Due: 04 February 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-22087-6Published: 20 January 2023

  • Series ISSN: 1938-1743

  • Series E-ISSN: 1938-1751

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: X, 204

  • Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Analysis, Fourier Analysis, Mathematics, general

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Hardcover Book USD 44.99
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