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Stephen Semmes

Noah Harding Professor of Mathematics

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3.6

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Difficulty

3.2

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Courses

5

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Research areas

Harmonic analysis, complex variables, partial differential equations, differential geometry

Courses taught

CMOR 405

Partial Differential Eqns I

First order of partial differential equations. The method of characteristics. Analysis of the solutions of the wave equation, heat equation and Laplace's equation. Integral relations and Green's functions. Potential theory, Dirichlet and Neumann problems. Asymptotic methods: the method of stationary phase, geometrical optics, regular and singular perturbation methods. Cross-list: CMOR 505, MATH 423, MATH 513. Recommended Prerequisite(s): MATH 321 AND MATH 322 Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CMOR 405 if student has credit for CMOR 505.

Comp Appl Math Operations RschNone3 credits
3.58.5hSemmes, Stephen

CMOR 505

Partial Differential Eqns I

First order of partial differential equations. The method of characteristics. Analysis of the solutions of the wave equation, heat equation and Laplace's equation. Integral relations and Green's functions. Potential theory, Dirichlet and Neumann problems. Asymptotic methods: the method of stationary phase, geometrical optics, regular and singular perturbation methods. Additional course work is required beyond the undergraduate course requirements. Cross-list: CMOR 405, MATH 423, MATH 513. Recommended Prerequisite(s): MATH 321 AND MATH 322 Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CMOR 505 if student has credit for CMOR 405.

Comp Appl Math Operations RschNone3 credits
3.811.2hSemmes, Stephen

MATH 412

Probability Theory

A simultaneous introduction to probability theory and measure theory, from basic definitions to the central limit theorem. The selection of topics in measure theory is in the service of probability theory, and the course carefully examines interplay between the analytic and probabilistic notions.

MathematicsNone3 credits
4.111.3hSemmes, Stephen

MATH 423

Partial Differential Eqns I

First order of partial differential equations. The method of characteristics. Analysis of the solutions of the wave equation, heat equation and Laplace's equation. Integral relations and Green's functions. Potential theory, Dirichlet and Neumann problems. Asymptotic methods: the method of stationary phase, geometrical optics, regular and singular perturbation methods. Cross-list: CMOR 405, CMOR 505, MATH 513. Recommended Prerequisite(s): MATH 321 AND MATH 322 Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MATH 423 if student has credit for MATH 513.

MathematicsNone3 credits
3.410.8hSemmes, Stephen

MATH 513

Partial Differential Eqns I

First order of partial differential equations. The method of characteristics. Analysis of the solutions of the wave equation, heat equation and Laplace's equation. Integral relations and Green's functions. Potential theory, Dirichlet and Neumann problems. Asymptotic methods: the method of stationary phase, geometrical optics, regular and singular perturbation methods. Additional course work is required beyond the undergraduate course requirements. Cross-list: CMOR 405, CMOR 505, MATH 423. Recommended Prerequisite(s): MATH 321 AND MATH 322 Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MATH 513 if student has credit for MATH 423.

MathematicsNone3 credits
3.69.0hSemmes, Stephen

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