MATH 315 - Advanced Topics in Applied Mathematics

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

This course introduces three main types of partial differential equations: diffusion, elliptic, and hyperbolic. We develop such equations from real-world examples and applications from physics, biology, epidemiology, and from student interests. We explore several mathematical and numerical strategies for solving these models and introduce ways to glean information from them. Students may also be exposed to a collection of non-standard mathematical modeling techniques: Cellular Automata, Pair Approximation Equations, and Agent Based Modeling. Familiarity with programming in Matlab is developed throughout the semester.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 220, MATH 221 and MATH 228.

Course Format: CLS