MATS340 Partial Differential Equations 2 (5–9 cr)

Study level:
Postgraduate studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020

Description

Content

Sobolev spaces and inequalities, weak derivatives, Elliptic partial differential equations in divergence form, and their weak solutions, existence of solutions, maximum and comparison principles, uniqueness of solutions, regularity of solutions, parabolic partial differential equations and their weak solutions

Completion methods

Returned exercises.

Assessment details

Grade is based on the exercise points as follows:
Grade 1: at least 50 %
Grade 2: at least 60 %
Grade 3: at least 70 %
Grade 4: at least 80 %
Grade 5: at least 90 %

Learning outcomes

After taking the course a student:
-knows different definitions of the Sobolev spaces and recognizes Sobolev functions using them
-is able to use basic tools of Sobolev spaces in dealing with partial differential equations
-knows the weak definition of a solution to a partial differential equation and can verify in simple cases that a given example is a weak solution
-recognizes elliptic and parabolic partial differential equations and knows applicable existence, uniqueness and regularity results
-can employ regularity techniques for partial differential equations

Description of prerequisites

MATS230 Partial differential equations, MATS110 Measure and integration theory

Study materials

Lecture note

Literature

  • Wu, Yin, Wang: Elliptic and parabolic equations
  • Evans: Partial differential equations

Completion methods

Method 1

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Teaching (5–9 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish
No published teaching