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MA522: Partial Differential Equations
Self Practice Sheet 1: Introduction to Partial Differential Equations
1. Find the order and the degree of the following partial differential equations:
∂z ∂z
(a) ∂x + ∂y = z + xy.
∂z 2 4
+ ∂∂ 4 yz = zxy.
(b) ∂x
∂z ∂z
(c) z ∂x + ∂y = y.
2
∂3z ∂z
(d) ∂3x
= 1+ ∂y
1
∂2z ∂z 2
(e) ∂x2
= 1+ ∂y
2
∂z 2 ∂z ∂z
(f) y ∂x + ∂y =z ∂y
2. Find a PDE by eliminating a and b from
z = ax + by + a2 + b2
3. Find the PDE for
z 2 (1 + a3 ) = 8(x + ay + b)3
4. Find the PDE representing the set of all sphere of unit radius with center in the x − y plane.
5. Find the PDE for
(a) z = ax − y.
x2 y2 z2
(b) a2
+ b2
+ c2
= 1.
6. Find the PDE by eliminating function
f (x + y + z, x2 + y 2 − z 2 ) = 0
7. Find the PDE by eliminating function
z = xy + f (x2 + y 2 )