Evans M. Harrell II and James V. Herod
This is a WWW textbook written by Evans M. Harrell II and James V. Herod, both of Georgia Tech. It is suitable for a first course on partial differential equations, Fourier series and special functions, and integral equations. Students are expected to have completed two years of calculus and an introduction to ordinary differential equations and vector spaces. For recommended 10-week and 15-week syllabuses, read the preface.
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Links to review materials on ordinary differential equations and linear algebra
The red syllabus and the yellow syllabus continue with Chapter III
The green syllabus continues with
Chapter XIII
The red syllabus continues with Chapter VI
The yellow syllabus continues with
Chapter XIII