MECH&AE 182B · MAE 182BMathematics of Engineering
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Analytical methods for solving partial differential equations arising in engineering. Separation of variables, eigenvalue problems, Sturm/Liouville theory. Development and use of special functions. Representation by means of orthonormal functions; Galerkin method. Use of Green’s function and transform methods.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Enforced requisite: course 82.
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confidence 1.00 · from textRequires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
MECH&AE 182B
- MECH&AE 82Mathematics of Engineering
- MECH&AE M20Introduction to Computer Programming with MATLAB
- MATH 33ALinear Algebra and Applications
1 direct requisite. Showing 7 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
MECH&AE 182B
- MECH&AE 231AConvective Heat Transfer Theory
- MECH&AE 250AFoundations of Fluid Dynamics
- MECH&AE 252BTurbulence
- MECH&AE 250ESpectral Methods in Fluid Dynamics
- MECH&AE 252PPlasma and Ionized Gases
4 courses list this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 6 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.