An Excursion Through Partial Differential Equations Second Edition

Presenting a rich collection of exercises on partial differential equations, this textbook—now in its second edition—equips readers with over 600 examples, exercises, and problems, complete with detailed solutions or hints. It explores a broad spectrum of partial differential equations, fundamental to mathematically oriented scientific fields, from physics and engineering to differential geometry and variational calculus. New in this edition is the examination of models in physics that can be described by partial differential equations, including those in diffusion, acoustics, quantum mechanics, electromagnetism, and more. A new section is devoted to the use of distributions, or generalized functions, with a focus on the highly useful delta function. Additional problems and examples have been included, along with an expanded bibliography.