Spherical waves coming from a point source. The solution of the initial-value problem for the wave equation in three space dimensions can be obtained from the solution for a spherical wave. (Image by Oleg Alexandrov on Wikimedia, including MATLAB source code.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Jared Speck
MIT Course Number
18.152
As Taught In
Fall 2011
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course introduces three main types of partial differential equations: diffusion, elliptic, and hyperbolic. It includes mathematical tools, real-world examples and applications.
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