Distribution Theory and PDEs
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Description
Topics in Analysis and Geometry
Objective
To provide intuition to the ideas, techniques and applications
of the theory of distributions and partial differential equations. This can be varied, depending on the interests of the students
Content
The the theory of distributions was developed by Laurent Schwartz,
for which he received the Fields Medal in 1950, and is considered
as being one of the revolutions in mathematics in the 20th century.
It is a powerful tool, with wide applications to mathematics and physics.
Distribution theory is accessible to a wide audience, including
mathematics students specializing in almost any area of mathematics and
also those specializing in mathematical physics.
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| Year |
Semester |
Level |
Units |
| 2009 |
2 |
Honours |
2 |
Delivery
2 hour lectures per week, for 12 weeks
Assessment
3 hour exam (85%) and 15% for Class Exercises
Graduate attributes
Linkage past
Prerequisites: must have completed Integration & Analysis 3 or equivalent.
Linkage present
Linkage future
This course is not a prerequisite for any specific course, but will be
useful for students who plan to continue on to research in pure mathematics.
Restrictions
None.
Recommended text
N/A
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