Applied Partial Differential Equations (4th Edition) | 
 enlarge | Author: Richard Haberman
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Pages: 769
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ISBN: 0130652431
Dewey Decimal Number: 515.353
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Publication Date: April 5, 2003
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Emphasizing the physical interpretation of mathematical solutions, this book introduces applied mathematics while presenting partial differential equations. Topics addressed include heat equation, method of separation of variables, Fourier series, Sturm-Liouville eigenvalue problems, finite difference numerical methods for partial differential equations, nonhomogeneous problems, Green's functions for time-independent problems, infinite domain problems, Green's functions for wave and heat equations, the method of characteristics for linear and quasi-linear wave equations and a brief introduction to Laplace transform solution of partial differential equations. For scientists and engineers.
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 Smooth transition to advanced topics! August 22, 2005
A reader (WY USA)
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
Most books on PDEs either address very basic, introductory concepts or tackle advanced topics requiring Measure theory. In addition, they focus mainly on theoretical concepts and do not provide adequate worked examples. Haberman's text is immensely useful both in bridging the gap between elementary and advanced books as well as in providing many, many completely worked problems. Indeed once you have had a basic course in PDEs you could use this text to teach yourself graduate-level topics such as Green's functions.
I do not try to convey the impression that this is a mere cookbook - "here's a problem, let's look up the solution". To the contrary. Haberman provides the motivation for each kind of mathematical treatment and interprets his results, pointing out their important consequences. His presentation of Gibbs' phenomenon is the most clear and comprehensive I have yet come across.
I heartily recommend this book especially to Math and Physics seniors who hope to continue on to graduate school in either of these subjects. In either case, it is expected of you to be adept at Green's functions and Haberman's book lays the groundwork for this topic.
Great book for solving applied problems. January 23, 2008
Fluffy, Destroyer of Men
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm an undergraduate mechanical engineering major pursuing a minor in mathematics. I used this book for a two course sequence and I can say that it has been invaluable in my job as a research assistant at my university's computational mechanics research center. It's helped me implement software for computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer. (Note, I didn't design the algorithms, faculty and grad students took care of that, still, it's good to know what you're doing.)
Good intro to PDE August 28, 2008
Jules Verne (Buffalo, NY)
Says it all. Could use some more example but it's a good introduction to PDE
 Class text for Intro to PDE course July 21, 2005
Intergalaktikradio (Neben New York, NJ USA)
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
A good text to begin learning PDE with- I looked at two other books and preferred learning from this one over the others. The notation is clear, the worked examples are enough to get you started without baby-stepping through everything. Challenging hw problems, and the lessons are well laid out.
Pretty good November 27, 2005
David Moran
1 out of 8 found this review helpful
Pretty good book to learn from. Well laid out. Some areas could be clearer, but will use often!
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