PDE Textbooks for Undergraduates

[Parmenides]

Hello all,

I will be enrolled in an undergraduate course on partial differential equations. I was hoping a few of you might be able to recommend, in your opinions, the best textbook for the subject at an undergraduate level since I'd like to have a second source outside of my instructor's textbook. I'd appreciate it!

 

[wisvuze]

Hello all,

I will be enrolled in an undergraduate course on partial differential equations. I was hoping a few of you might be able to recommend, in your opinions, the best textbook for the subject at an undergraduate level since I'd like to have a second source outside of my instructor's textbook. I'd appreciate it!

This is the book we use at our school:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0470054565/?tag=pfamazon01-20 Here is a good one from dover: ( this one is a little more advanced, in the sense that more mathematical maturity is probably needed )

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0486414507/?tag=pfamazon01-20

 

[ertansinan]

boyce and diprima is also good

http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=index&itemId=0471433381&itemTypeId=BKS&bcsId=2021

 

[bigfooted]

Boyce and Diprima: ODE's, intro to PDE's. I liked it very much
Strauss: Linear PDE's, intro to nonlinear PDE's. Very thorough book.

For additional reading, check out Peter Olver's website:
http://www.math.umn.edu/~olver/
He has an online introduction to PDE's:

http://www.math.umn.edu/~olver/pdn.html

 

[Jorriss]

The posts above mentioned Strauss. That is a good book but it is very difficult to grasp due to the authors writing style and, though it is not required, analysis would help a bit for that book.

A lighter PDE book is Farlow's.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/048667620X/?tag=pfamazon01-20

 

[DrewD]

I'm in a similar situation. My prof. recommended Strauss, but I'm broke... I can't find it for less than $60 used. My prof. gives really good notes, but I may get Strauss's book for longevity.

Are there any other books similar to Strauss's? Boyce & Diprima seems to be an ODE book with maybe some PDE. If Strauss is the best (I'm a double major physics and math so I don't mind a lot of talk about sets and open balls), I'll save up for it.