18.306 Rodolfo R. Rosales.
rrr@math.mit.edu
MIT, Spring 2008.
18.306
Advanced P.D.E. with Applications.
Mondays and Wednesday, 9:30-11:00 AM, in room 2-142.
 
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Course Notes Prob. Set Ans.   Lectures
 
Syllabus: PostScript. AcroReader pdf.
IMPORTANT: POLICIES. News UPDATES.
MatLab: Tutorial (pdf). More on MatLab.

Spring 2004 Web page:   Open Course Ware.

Some interesting pictures:
Check this cool photo(!) of a sonic boom:   link to NASA.
Hyperbolic p.d.e.:   Sine-Gordon equation   utt - uxx + sin(u) = 0.  
  • Left: spreading of a localized initial disturbance at characteristic speeds.
  • Right: collision of a kink moving right with a breather moving left.