Math 2227: PDE's and Diffusions

World Wide Web: http://www.math.uchicago.edu:/~ryzhik
TTh 9:30 - 10:45AM 380-380X.

Instructor: Lenya Ryzhik

  • Office: 380-383Y
  • Office Hours: T 11am-12:30pm and by appointment.
  • Office Phone: 650-721-2113
  • e-mail: ryzhik@math.uchicago.edu

  • Course Assistant: Kamil Szczegot

  • Office: 380-380M
  • Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday 5:30-7:00pm and by appointment.
  • e-mail: kamil"at"math.stanford.edu

  • Course Structure:

  • Textbooks: L.C. Evans, "Partial Differential Equations", W, Strauss, "Partial Differential Equations: An Introduction"; R. Bass, "Probabilistic Techniques in Analysis"; R. Bass "Diffusions and Elliptic Operators", Q. Han and F. Lin, "Elliptic Partial Differential Equations".
  • There will be a final. Homeworks will be due weekly.


  • Lecture notes by Jim Nolen
    Lecture on the Brownian motion

    Homeworks:

  • Homework #1, due January 15.
  • Homework #2, due January 29.
  • Homework #3, due February 5.
  • Homework #4, due February 12.
  • Homework #5, due February 26.
  • Homework #6, due March 12.
  • The final exam, due March 16 at 10am.
  • Homework #1 solutions.
  • Homework #2 solutions.
  • Homework #3 solutions.
  • Homework #4 solutions.
  • Homework #5 solutions.
  • Homework #6 solutions.