Fall 2026

Methods of Applied Mathematics-2

Methods of applied mathematics focusing on the derivation and solution of canonical partial differential equations.

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Historical reviews of Jean Luc Thiffeault: The course is rated as moderately difficult with a difficulty score of 3.

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Graduate/professional standing or member of the Pre-Masters Mathematics (Visiting International) Program

    • Graduate/professional standing
    • member of the Pre-Masters Mathematics (Visiting International) Program
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MATH 704

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    • Graduate/professional standing
    • member of the Pre-Masters Mathematics (Visiting International) Program

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Fall 2026

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for Jean Luc Thiffeault describe him as highly intelligent and passionate about mathematics. One reviewer rated his teaching quality highly, noting his enjoyment of the subject.

JEAN-LUC THIFFEAULT is recorded teaching in Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Historical reviews describe Jean Luc Thiffeault as highly intelligent and passionate about mathematics, resulting in a positive student experience.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.95 GPA, 96.4% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Jean Luc Thiffeault: The course is rated as moderately difficult with a difficulty score of 3.

Historical reviews of Jean Luc Thiffeault: Students appreciate the instructor's evident enjoyment of math and life, contributing to a high quality rating.

Topics

  • Conservation laws, advection, and diffusion
  • Traffic flow, eikonal, and Hamilton-Jacobi equations
  • Ship waves

Skills

  • Derivation and solution of canonical PDEs
  • Analysis of first-order PDEs, characteristics, and shocks
  • Classification and Fourier analysis of higher-order PDEs
  • Series solutions, integral transforms, and Green's functions
  • Similarity solutions and asymptotic methods
  • Perturbation methods

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