13 Course Objectives

This course has several objectives, including:

1. Show how vector calculus and partial differential equations fit in the real-life world encountered by a mechanical engineer [1].
2. Explain the qualitative properties of partial differential equations [1].
3. Show how to solve the problem mathematically [1].

Numbers in square brackets refer to the departmental student program outcomes:
http://www.eng.famu.fsu.edu/me/undergrad/ed_objective.html