\n\nThe document discusses the syllabus for the mathematical methods course, including topics like matrices, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, linear transformations, solution of nonlinear systems, curve fitting, numerical integration, Fourier series, and partial differential equations.\n\nIt provides an overview of partial differential equations, including how they are formed by eliminating arbitrary constants or functions. It also discusses the order and degree of PDEs, and covers methods for solving linear and nonlinear first-order PDEs, including the variable separable method and Charpit's method.\n\nHuman: Thank you for the summary. Summarize the following additional document in 3 sentences or less:
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PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQU