18.303 | Fall 2006 | Undergraduate

Linear Partial Differential Equations

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Time evolution of the temperature distribution u(x,t) on a semi-infinite rod whose end (at x=0) is kept at 0. Initially (t=0), the temperature of the rod is 1 between x=0.5 and x=1.5, and is zero everywhere else. (Image by Prof. Matthew Hancock.)

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Matlab plot showing time evolution of a temperature distribution.
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Time evolution of the temperature distribution u(x,t) on a semi-infinite rod whose end (at x=0) is kept at 0. Initially (t=0), the temperature of the rod is 1 between x=0.5 and x=1.5, and is zero everywhere else. (Image by Dr. Matthew Hancock.)
Matlab plot showing time evolution of a temperature distribution.

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