Math 182: Partial Differential Equations - Spring 2005

Instructor Information

• Instructor: Doreen De Leon
• Office: PB 355
• Office telephone: (559) 278-4909
• Office hours: M 10:15-11:15; W 10:15-12:15, 3-4; F 11-12

Course Information

• Class meeting time: MWF 2-2:50, S2 210
• Syllabus (in .pdf form) - posted 1-19-05

Announcements

• 05-11-05 (1:00 pm.): Due to some technical difficulties, the website may be down for several hours.
• 05-11-05 (1:30 p.m.): The website is now up. All has been recovere except the Announcements.
• 05-12-05: Due to the problems with the class web page, the final exam topics posted on 05-11-05 omitted one topic: nonhomogeneous wave equation on an infinite domain. I apologize for the oversight.

Midterm I Information

• Midterm I will be given on February 25, 2005, during the scheduled class time in the regular classroom.
• Bring your student ID.
• Calculators are not permitted.
• The exam is closed note and closed book.
• Midterm I Topics

Midterm II Information

• Midterm II will be given on Wednesday, March 30, 2005, during the scheduled class time in the regular classroom.
• Bring your student ID.
• Calculators are not permitted.
• The exam is closed note and closed book.
• Midterm II Topics

Midterm III Information

• Midterm II will be given on Wednesday, March 30, 2005, during the scheduled class time in the regular classroom.
• Bring your student ID.
• Calculators are not permitted.
• The exam is closed note and closed book.
• Midterm III Topics

Final Exam Information

• The final exam will be given on Wednesday, May 18, 2005, from 1:15-3:15
• Bring your student ID.
• Calculators are not permitted.
• The exam is closed note and closed book.
• The exam will be cumulative, and will cover all material covered on the midterm exams, as well as solving nonhomogenous wave equations and solving quasilinear PDEs using the method of characteristics (Sections 12.6.1-12.6.4 (p. 573)).

Reading Assignments

• 01-19-05: Read Sections 1.1-1.4
• 01-21-05: Read Sections 2.1-2.3.2
• 01-24-05: Read Sections 2.3.3-2.3.4
• 01-26-05: Read Sections 2.3.5-2.3.6
• 01-28-05: Read Sections 2.3.7-2.3.8
• 01-31-05: Read Section 2.4, start Section 2.5.1
• 02-02-05: Continue reading Section 2.5.1
• 02-07-05: Read Section 2.5.2, 2.5.4
• 02-09-05: Read Sections 3.1-3.2
• 02-11-05: Read Section 3.3
• 02-14-05: Read Section 3.4
• 02-16-05: Start Section 3.5
• 02-18-05: Finish Section 3.5
• 03-04-05: Read Section 4.4
• 03-07-05: Read Sections 5.1-5.3
• 03-09-05: Read Section 5.4
• 03-11-05: Read Section 5.5
• 03-14-05: Read Section 5.6
• 03-16-05: Read Section 5.7-5.8
• 04-05-04: Read Section 5.9
• 04-07-05: Read Section 5.10
• 04-09-05: Read Sections 12.1-12.2
• 04-12-05: Read Section 12.3.1
• 04-14-05: Read Sections 12.3.2-12.3.3
• 04-21-05: Read Section 12.4
• 04-26-05: Read Section 12.5
• 04-28-05: Read Section 12.6.1-12.6.3
• 05-06-05: Read Section 12.6.4 to p. 573
• 05-09-05: Read Sections 7.1-7.3

Homework Assignments

• Homework #1 - Due Friday, January 28, 2005 at 2:50 p.m.
  • 01-19-05: Homework #1a
  • 01-21-05: 1.2.3, 1.3.1
• Homework #2 - Due Friday, February 4, 2005 at 2:50 p.m.
  • 01-24-05: 1.4.1 (b), (c), (g); 1.4.5; 2.3.1 (b), (c), (d)
  • 01-26-05: 2.3.2 (c), (e), (g)
• Homework #3 - Due Friday, February 11, 2005 at 2:50 p.m.
  • 01-31-05: 2.3.3 (a), (b), (d)
  • 02-02-05: 2.4.1 (a), (b), (d); 2.4.3
• Homework #4 - Due Friday, February 18, 2005 at 2:50 p.m.
  • 02-07-05: 2.5.1 (a), (e), (g)
  • 02-11-05: 3.2.2(c), (d), (e)
• Homework #5 - due Friday, February 25, 2005 at 2:50 p.m.
  • 02-14-05: 3.3.2(c), (d); 3.3.5(b), (c)
  • 02-18-05: 3.4.6
• Homework #6 - due Friday, March 11, 2005 at 2:50 p.m.
  • 03-02-05: 3.4.12
  • 03-04-05: 3.5.1
• Homework #7 - due Friday, March 18, 2005 at 2:50 p.m.
  • 03-07-05: 4.4.2(c)
  • 03-09-05: 5.3.6(a), (b), (c)
  • 03-11-05: 5.4.1
• Homework #8 - due Monday, March 28, 2005 at 2:50 p.m.
  • 03-14-05: 5.5.1(b), (c), (d); 5.5.3
  • 03-18-05: 5.6.2
• Homework #9 - due Friday, April 15, 2005 at 2:50 p.m.
  • 04-04-05: 5.6.1(a), (b); 5.8.5; 5.8.9; 5.8.11
  • 04-06-05: 5.9.1(a), (b)
  • 04-08-05: 5.10.2(a), (c)
• Homework #10 - due Friday, April 22, 2005 at 2:50 p.m.
  • 04-11-05: 12.2.3
  • 04-13-05: 12.2.5(b), (d)
  • 04-15-05: 12.3.1; 12.3.5
• Homework #11 - due Friday, April 29, 2005 at 2:50 p.m.
  • 04-18-05: 12.4.1; 12.4.2 (no sketch needed)
  • 04-20-05: 12.4.6
  • 04-22-05: 12.5.1(a), (b); 12.5.2
• Homework #12 - due Monday, May 9, 2005 at 2:50 p.m.
  • 04-25-05: HW#12a
  • 04-27-05: 12.6.6(b), (c); 12.6.7(a), (c)
• Extra Credit - due Friday, May 13, 2005 at 2:50 p.m.
  • 12.6.17(b); 12.6.19(b)

Handouts and Examples

• Fourier Series Theorems