Electronic Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

Chicago, Illinois, October 30-November 2, 2003

Paper S022

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Using Mathematica to Visualize Partial Differential Equations

Timothy L. Miller


Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics
Missouri Western State College
4525 Downs Drive
St. Joseph, MO 64507
USA


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ABSTRACT

Mathematica can be used to help students to visualize some of the important concepts in partial differential equations. Demonstrations of convergence of Fourier series, vibrating strings and membranes, traveling waves, one- and two-dimensional heat flow, and hanging chain are discussed.

Keyword(s): partial differential equations, Mathematica