Geared toward students of applied rather than pure mathematics, this volume introduces elements of partial differential equations. Its focus is primarily upon finding solutions to particular equations rather than general theory.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS IN MORE THAN TWO VARIABLES

Chapter 2 PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS OF THE FIRST ORDER

Chapter 3 PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS OF THE SECOND ORDER

Chapter 4 LAPLACE'S EQUATION

Chapter 5 THE WAVE EQUATION

Chapter 6 THE DIFFUSION EQUATION

APPENDIX SYSTEMS OF SURFACES

SOLUTIONS TO THE ODD-NUMBERED PROBLEMS

About the Author

Ian Naismith Sneddon was a Scottish mathematician who worked on analysis and applied mathematics.