Partial Differential Equations

Education facts

Code: MM7053

The course covers: Introduction to first order equations. The wave equation: equations in one or several space coordinates, Huygens’ principle. The Laplace equation: fundamental solutions, Green's function, Dirichlet problem, the maximum principle, Dirichlet's principle, introduction to Sobolev spaces. The heat equation: initial value problem, fundamental solutions, the maximum principle.

Entry requirements

For admission to the course, knowledge is required equivalent to Mathematics III - Foundations of Analysis, 7.5 credits (MM5021) and Mathematics III - Ordinary Differential Equations, 7.5 credits (MM5026). Also required is knowledge equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Partial Differential Equations

  Stockholm University

  Start date: 1 September 2025

  End date: 18 January 2026

  Pace of study: 25 %