2018 Advanced courses in Analysis D

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Academic unit or major
Mathematics
Instructor(s)
Yanagida Eiji 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Fri3-4(H137)  
Group
-
Course number
ZUA.C334
Credits
1
Academic year
2018
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2018/3/20
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

Reaction-diffusion equations are partial differential equations which mathematically describe the process of time evolution of spatial patterns, and are introduced as mathematical models for various phenomena in Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Population genetics and Neurophysiology. This course is intended to provide a fundamental mathematical theory for the equations. This course will follow "Advanced lectures in Analysis C".

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) understand the properties of reaction-diffusion equations,
2) learn the method of analyzing the behavior of solutions.

Keywords

Reaction-diffusion equation, spatial pattern, stability

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Standard lecture course

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Multi-component reaction-diffusion systems Details will be provided during each class session.
Class 2 Reduction of domains Details will be provided during each class session.
Class 3 Diffusion-induced instability Details will be provided during each class session.
Class 4 Gradient systems Details will be provided during each class session.
Class 5 Lotka-Volterra equations Details will be provided during each class session.
Class 6 FitzHugh-Nagumo equation Details will be provided during each class session.
Class 7 Ginzburg-Landau equation Details will be provided during each class session.
Class 8 Gierer-Meinhardt equation Details will be provided during each class session.

Textbook(s)

None

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Eiji Yanagida, Reaction-diffusion equations, University of Tokyo Press

Assessment criteria and methods

Reports (100%).

Related courses

  • MTH.C341 : Differential Equations I
  • MTH.C342 : Differential Equations II
  • ZUA.C333 : Advanced courses in Analysis C

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

Students have passed ZUA.C333 : Advanced courses in Analysis C

Contact information (e-mail and phone)    Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).

yanagida[at]math.titech.ac.jp

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