Xukai Yan

Associate Professor

Mathematics

TEACHING

  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Research and Dissertation
    8 Jun 2026 - 31 Jul 2026
    Directed reading and research culminating in the PhD or EdD thesis.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 24 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of advisory committee.
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    Master's Research and Thesis
    8 Jun 2026 - 31 Jul 2026
    Directed reading and research culminating in the master's report or master's thesis.Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of advisory committee.
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    Differential Equations
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Methods of solution of ordinary differential equations with applications. First order equations, linear equations of higher order, series solutions and Laplace transforms. Combined credit toward a degree for MATH 2233, MATH 3013, and MATH 3263 limited to six hours. Previously offered as MATH 2613.Prerequisite(s): MATH 2153 with grade of 'C' or better.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Research and Dissertation
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Directed reading and research culminating in the PhD or EdD thesis.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 24 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of advisory committee.
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    Introduction to Partial Differential Equations
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Solution of the standard partial differential equations (Laplace’s equation, transport equation, heat equation, wave equation) by separation of variables and transform methods, including eigenfunction expansions, Fourier and Laplace transform. Boundary value problems, Sturm-Liouville theory, orthogonality, Fourier, Bessel, and Legendre series, spherical harmonics. May not be used for degree credit with MATH 5263.Prerequisite(s): MATH 2163 and MATH 2233 and MATH 3013 with grades of 'C' or better.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Introduction to Partial Differential Equations
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Solution of the standard partial differential equations (Laplace’s equation, transport equation, heat equation, wave equation) by separation of variables and transform methods, including eigenfunction expansions, Fourier and Laplace transform. Boundary value problems, Sturm-Liouville theory, orthogonality, Fourier, Bessel, and Legendre series, spherical harmonics. May not be used for degree credit with MATH 4263.Prerequisite(s): MATH 2163 and MATH 2233 and MATH 3013 with grades of 'C' or better.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Differential Equations
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Methods of solution of ordinary differential equations with applications. First order equations, linear equations of higher order, series solutions and Laplace transforms. Combined credit toward a degree for MATH 2233, MATH 3013, and MATH 3263 limited to six hours. Previously offered as MATH 2613.Prerequisite(s): MATH 2153 with grade of 'C' or better.
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    Intermediate Differential Equations
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Systems of differential equations, series solutions, special functions, elementary partial differential equations, Sturm-Liouville problems, stability and applications. Previously offered as MATH 4653. May not be used for degree credit with MATH 5203.Prerequisite(s): MATH 2233 and MATH 3013 with grades of 'C' or better.
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    Intermediate Differential Equations
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Systems of differential equations, series solutions, special functions, elementary partial differential equations, Sturm-Liouville problems, stability and applications. Previously offered as MATH 4653. May not be used for degree credit with MATH 4233.Prerequisite(s): MATH 2233 and MATH 3013 with grades of 'C' or better.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Research and Dissertation
    9 Jun 2025 - 1 Aug 2025
    Directed reading and research culminating in the PhD or EdD thesis.Offered for variable credit, 1-9 credit hours, maximum of 24 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of advisory committee.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Master's Research and Thesis
    9 Jun 2025 - 1 Aug 2025
    Directed reading and research culminating in the master's report or master's thesis.Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of advisory committee.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Research Project
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Directed reading and research culminating in preliminary doctoral research project.Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of advisory committee.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Introduction to Optimization
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    A survey of optimization theory and methods for functions of several variables. Unconstrained optimization, gradient methods. Linear programming, simplex method, duality. Nonlinear constrained optimization. May not be used for degree credit with MATH 5503.Prerequisite(s): MATH 2163 and MATH 3013 with grades of 'C ' or better.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Introduction to Optimization
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    A survey of optimization theory and methods for functions of several variables. Unconstrained optimization, gradient methods. Linear programming, simplex method, duality. Nonlinear constrained optimization. May not be used for degree credit with MATH 4553.Prerequisite(s): MATH 2163 and MATH 3013 with grades of 'C ' or better.
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    Partial Differential Equations
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Representation formulas for solutions of transport equation, Laplace's equation, heat equation and wave equation, mean value theorems, maximum principle, Green's functions, characteristics, eigenvalue problems, separation of variables, transform methods, variational methods, general theory of first order equations.Prerequisite(s): MATH 4013, MATH 4143 and MATH 4233 or consent of instructor.
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    Advanced Seminar in Mathematics
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Directed reading on advanced topics in mathematics.Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 12 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and student's advisory committee.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Differential Equations
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Methods of solution of ordinary differential equations with applications. First order equations, linear equations of higher order, series solutions and Laplace transforms. Combined credit toward a degree for MATH 2233, MATH 3013, and MATH 3263 limited to six hours. Previously offered as MATH 2613.Prerequisite(s): MATH 2153 with grade of 'C' or better.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Intermediate Differential Equations
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Systems of differential equations, series solutions, special functions, elementary partial differential equations, Sturm-Liouville problems, stability and applications. Previously offered as MATH 4653. May not be used for degree credit with MATH 5203.Prerequisite(s): MATH 2233 and MATH 3013 with grades of 'C' or better.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Intermediate Differential Equations
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Systems of differential equations, series solutions, special functions, elementary partial differential equations, Sturm-Liouville problems, stability and applications. Previously offered as MATH 4653. May not be used for degree credit with MATH 4233.Prerequisite(s): MATH 2233 and MATH 3013 with grades of 'C' or better.
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    Advanced Partial Differential Equations
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Schwarz class, tempered distributions, basic linear functional analysis, Holder spaces, Sobolev spaces, spaces involving time, Sobolev inequalities, existence and regularity theory of second-order elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic equations, semigroup theory.Prerequisite(s): MATH 5233 or consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Introduction to Optimization
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    A survey of optimization theory and methods for functions of several variables. Unconstrained optimization, gradient methods. Linear programming, simplex method, duality. Nonlinear constrained optimization. May not be used for degree credit with MATH 5503.Prerequisite(s): MATH 2163 and MATH 3013 with grades of 'C ' or better.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Introduction to Optimization
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    A survey of optimization theory and methods for functions of several variables. Unconstrained optimization, gradient methods. Linear programming, simplex method, duality. Nonlinear constrained optimization. May not be used for degree credit with MATH 4553.Prerequisite(s): MATH 2163 and MATH 3013 with grades of 'C ' or better.
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    Advanced Seminar in Mathematics
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Directed reading on advanced topics in mathematics.Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 12 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and student's advisory committee.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Differential Equations
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Methods of solution of ordinary differential equations with applications. First order equations, linear equations of higher order, series solutions and Laplace transforms. Combined credit toward a degree for MATH 2233, MATH 3013, and MATH 3263 limited to six hours. Previously offered as MATH 2613.Prerequisite(s): MATH 2153 with grade of 'C' or better.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Partial Differential Equations
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Representation formulas for solutions of transport equation, Laplace's equation, heat equation and wave equation, mean value theorems, maximum principle, Green's functions, characteristics, eigenvalue problems, separation of variables, transform methods, variational methods, general theory of first order equations.Prerequisite(s): MATH 4013, MATH 4143 and MATH 4233 or consent of instructor.