Postgraduate Course: MIGS: Advanced PDE 1 (MATH12027)
Course Outline
| School | School of Mathematics | 
College | College of Science and Engineering | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 15 | 
ECTS Credits | 7.5 | 
 
 
| Summary | The course will cover the basic techniques and methods needed for a rigorous understanding of Elliptic and Parabolic Equations. Furthermore we will study the basic functions space needed for the analysis of partial differential equations. | 
 
| Course description | 
    
    i. Holder and Lp spaces, Arzela-Ascoli, Divergence Theorem and Gronwall's inequality. 
ii. Laplaces equation, Harmonic functions and basic properties, Fundamental solutions. 
iii. Sobolev Spaces and their properties, Schwartz space and the Fourier Transform. 
iv. Elliptic equations: Dirichlet problem, Lax-Milgram, Fredholm Alternative, Interior and boundary regularity. 
v. Parabolic equations: Heat equation, general second order equations and weak solutions. Galerkin approximation.
    
    
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Other requirements |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2023/24, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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Quota:  None | 
 
| Course Start | 
Semester 1 | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
150
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 Lecture Hours 20,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
127 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
100% coursework | 
 
| Feedback | 
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Learning Outcomes 
    On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
    
        - Thoroughly understand foundational function spaces used in the study of basic partial differential equations.
 - Demonstrate familiarity with Elliptic and Parabolic Partial Differential Equations and their properties.
 - Demonstrate a concrete understanding of basic concepts and tools needed to analyse Elliptic and Parabolic Differential Equations rigorously.
 
     
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
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| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Prof Benedict Leimkuhler 
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Course secretary | Mrs Katy Cameron 
Tel: (0131 6)50 5085 
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