Partial differential equations
www.lehman.edu › faculty › dgaraninFor instance, the general solution of the second-order PDE ∂. x,yf@x,yD 0 is f@x,yD=F@xD+G@yD, where F@xD and G@yD are arbitrary functions. The solution of the first-order PDE ∂. tf@t,xD−v∂. xf@t,xD 0 is f@t,xD=g@x−vt D that describes a front of arbitrary shape moving in the positive direction if v>0.
Partial Differential Equations
www.math.toronto.edu › ivrii › PDE-textbookA partial di erential equation is an equation for a function which depends on more than one independent variable which involves the independent variables, the function, and partial derivatives of the function: F(x;y;u(x;y);u x(x;y);u y(x;y);u xx(x;y);u xy(x;y);u yx(x;y);u yy(x;y)) = 0: This is an example of a PDE of order 2. Solving an equation like this
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
web.math.ucsb.edu › ~grigoryan › 124ASome examples of ODEs are: u0(x) = u u00+ 2xu= ex. u00+ x(u0)2+ sinu= lnx In general, and ODE can be written as F(x;u;u0;u00;:::) = 0. In contrast to ODEs, a partial di erential equation (PDE) contains partial derivatives of the depen- dent variable, which is an unknown function in more than one variable x;y;:::.