Applied Partial Differential Equations (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

Great little book, very concise and clear. No gaps in logic/mathematics/physical formulations where they may arise. I bought it for self study, but admittedly I already had a background in PDE. Assumes knowledge of Calc 1-3 and some experience with ODE is preferred, but there is an appendix that goes over how to solve first and second order ODE. You will learn all the basic (applied) terminology that you won't get in a typical PDE book that's not applied or for scientists and engineers. It goes over pretty much everything that an elementary PDE book should. I think the section on Separation of Variables is a little short, but you get the idea. I will buy another copy of this book as my copy is a little damaged now.

The book is well written. It is suitable for all math undergraduate to read.

I got exactly what i expected.

good textbook

It is a great book but the quality of the paper version is really poor. I expected higher quality from the established publisher. The ink is grayish, felt like the printer is getting out of ink, which is dissatisfying to read... I attached a picture of two books in comparison, with the other book having clearer and darker print. It is more obvious to naked eyes.

Two of my courses this semester use books from this author, both contain a large number of typos. It's not an issue, of course, when a word is is simply repeated. But a lot of variables and other actually important information are also affected. Things like plotting two functions both called psi(x,t) when one of them should be v(x,t). Or "x>ct" when it should say "x<ct". The method of teaching is also pretty bad in both books. In this one particularly, the author just provides a solution formula and then has you apply that solution, rather than explaining the derivation of the solution itself. So you're expected to memorize these detailed formulas rather than understand where they come from. On the plus side, the layout of this book is good and includes useful graphics rather than just plain text. Overall, the book is okay. Because of the typos and instruction style, you'll find yourself struggling to follow the logical flow without careful review.

Good book focused on practical cases and lots of physics, the cases are clear but you need a good background on ODE!

Incredibly concise yet easy to understand PDE text. Puts emphasis on Laplace's Equation, the heat equation and the wave equation as well as applications of PDEs. Smells great too.

Clearly written, brief but not terse - a highly readable introduction to PDEs for learners who already have an idea what ODEs are and how they can be solved. Even though the book appeared in the "Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics" series it is well approachable for students of engineering or science. I particularly liked the extended sections on the physical origins of PDEs and their applications in the life sciences. Highly recommended for everyone who wants to get a good first overview in about 270 pages.