Partial Differential Equations in Engineering

Differential equations arise in all branches of science and engineering. In Chemical Engineering students encounter problems involving heat transfer, diffusion and vibration which involve functions of 2 variables and their derivatives. The resulting equations are partial differential equations. Usually the solutions must satisfy physical restrictions - the resulting equations are called boundary value problems. Students will apply their knowledge of calculus and ordinary differential equations, as well as learning new techniques. Theoretical methods such as Fourier series are covered in lectures and applied methods such as the finite difference method are studied using specialised computer software.

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