MATH462

Partial Differential Equations

Prerequisite: 1 course with a minimum grade of C- from (MATH241, MATH340); and 1 course with a minimum grade of C- from (MATH246, MATH341). Linear spaces and operators, orthogonality, Sturm-Liouville problems and eigenfunction expansions for ordinary differential equations. Introduction to partial differential equations, including the heat equation, wave equation and Laplace's equation. Boundary value problems, initial value problems and initial-boundary value problems.

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.47 between 865 students*

MATH462 Grade Distribution+-05101520253035% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 7.98%
A: 15.72%
A+: 7.28%
B-: 7.28%
B: 12.95%
B+: 6.71%
C-: 5.2%
C: 9.36%
C+: 3.7%
D-: 0.23%
D: 1.62%
D+: 0.23%
F: 6.01%
W: 12.83%
other: 2.89%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.