<p>Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour; outside study, seven hours. Recommended preparation: multivariable calculus. Review of functional analysis concepts. Vector spaces, norms, convexity, convergence, continuity, Banach/Hilbert/Sobolev spaces. Linear functionals. Orthonormal sets, linear operators and their spectrum. Minimum distance problems, least squares. Lagrange multipliers, nonlinear duality, variational methods. Finite difference and finite element approximation of partial differential equations (PDEs). Letter grading.</p>

Chemical Engineering

Known as the birthplace of the Internet and where countless other cutting-edge technologies took their first steps, the school is consistently ranked among the top 10 public engineering schools in the U.S.

Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science

The department conducts teaching and research that focus on the areas of biomolecular engineering, systems engineering, and advanced materials processing; and span the general themes of energy/environment and nanoengineering.

General Catalog

Theory of Applied Mathematics for Chemical Engineers

CH ENGR 259

4 units