Two 90-minute classes, one computer laboratory. Students will develop analytical and computational techniques for nonlinear partial differential equations. The course will cover representative applications of the theory including heat equation, option pricing, elasticity, calculus of variations, feedback stabilization, gas dynamics, and fluid flow. Two lectures, one preceptorial. Admission Requirements Applicants should have high mathematical aptitude and interest.
Enrollment is limited and is normally offered to students in their junior year.
Sophomores who display aptitude and ability may be considered. This will provide a forum for presentation and discussion of independent work among all certificate students and will introduce them to other areas of applied mathematics. The five required courses may vary widely from department to department in order to include a broad spectrum of science and engineering students throughout the University. These courses should fit readily within the degree requirements of the respective departments of the engineering school or the economics, mathematics, physics, and chemistry, or other relevant departments, but will require a particular emphasis in applied mathematics. Specific choices must be approved by the ACM undergraduate representative.