Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.62 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
Spring 2027
Partial Differential Equations
Covers linear elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic equations, calculus of variations, and nonlinear initial value problems in Partial Differential Equations.
offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Hung Tran4.1/5
Summary
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Past student reviews · Mihaela Ifrim
Students rated the course difficulty as high, though they did not specify the nature of the workload in their comments.
What you’ll be able to do
Analyze notions of weak solutions to linear and nonlinear initial value problems defined by partial differential equations of first-order, elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic types.
Analyze proof methods to establish uniqueness and existence of weak solutions to partial differential equations.
Investigate regularity of weak solutions via various different viewpoints.
Illustrate the general theory by applying it to concrete examples.
Investigate parameter dependence of weak solutions to both linear and nonlinear PDE
Source: UW Guide
Grade history
↗ average GPA
7878 letter grades
A85.9%85.9%
AB10.3%10.3%
B2.6%2.6%
BC0.0%0.0%
C0.0%0.0%
D0.0%0.0%
F1.3%1.3%
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Prerequisites
Course mapGraduate/professional standing or declared in Mathematics VISP (graduate or dissertator)
- Graduate/professional standing or declared in Mathematics VISP (graduate or dissertator)
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- Graduate/professional standing or declared in Mathematics VISP (graduate or dissertator)
Professors
Spring 2027Historical instructors & teaching patterns
HUNG TRAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MIHAELA IFRIM is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Spring 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 26 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Mihaela Ifrim
Students described lectures as unappealing and poorly structured, with no mandatory attendance policy.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.62 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.82 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Mihaela Ifrim
Students rated the course difficulty as high, though they did not specify the nature of the workload in their comments.
Past student reviews · Mihaela Ifrim
Reviewers noted a lack of empathy and negative treatment of students who did not attend regularly.
Topics
- Linear elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic equations
- Calculus of variations
- Nonlinear initial value problems
- Weak solutions to PDEs
Skills
- Analyze weak solutions to linear and nonlinear PDEs (first-order, elliptic, parabolic, hyperbolic) and apply calculus of variations.
- Establish uniqueness and existence of weak solutions using proof methods.
- Investigate the regularity of weak solutions from multiple perspectives.
- Apply general PDE theory to concrete examples.
- Investigate parameter dependence of weak solutions for linear and nonlinear PDEs.
Grades
Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
average GPA
A / AB grades
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Grade distribution · % of letter grades
A63.6%63.6%
AB36.4%36.4%
B0.0%0.0%
BC0.0%0.0%
C0.0%0.0%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.0%0.0%
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Through Spring 2026
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Partial Differential Equations
Recorded 2026-10-14Raw records
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