Prerequisites: MATH 146A, MATH 209C; or consent of instructor
Description: Explores approximation of differentiable functions. Addresses theory of distributions, including basic properties, differentiation, and key operations. Covers applications to multivariable calculus and clas- sical equations of mathematical physics. Examines particular spaces of distributions; convolution and Fourier transform; fractional differentiation; Fourier integral operators; and pseudo differential operators.