Time and Place: MWF 10.45-11.35 am in LCB 222.
Lecturer: Mathew Joseph
Phone: (801)585-7658. Email: joseph(AT)math(DOT)utah(DOT)edu
Office hours: M 11.45 am- 12.45 pm at JWB 118 or make an appointment
"C" or better in (Math 3210 AND (Math 2250 OR Math 2280)).
I will mainly be following Strauss' book. Another nice book which is easier to read but contains less material is Logan's . There are also some nice lecture notes here which contain some of the topics I will cover in class.
Classical wave, Laplace, and heat equations. Fourier analysis, Green's functions, Methods of characteristics. We will try to cover material in Chapters 1-6 of Strauss' book. If time permits, we will look at other topics also.
There will be four midterms in class each worth 20% of the total grade. Homeworks will account for the remaining 20%. There will be NO final exam. The dates for the midterms are
Midterm 1. September 17
Midterm 2. October 17
Midterm 3. November 12
Midterm 4. December 7
Make up exams will NOT be given unless there is sufficient reason. If an emergency arises, I will require sufficient proof. If there is any other reason for which you might not be able to make it to the exam, please talk to me at least 2 weeks in advance.
The following grades are guaranteed: 90+ for A, 75+ for B, 65+ for C, 55+ for D. The cutoffs might decrease by the end of the semester but they will not increase.
Practice problems and notes
Homework 1
Homework 1 solutions
Midterm 1 solutions
Homework 2
Homework 2 solutions
Midterm 2 solutions
Homework 3
Homework 3 solutions
Midterm 3 solutions
Homework 4
Homework 4 solutions
1. Any information regarding the course will be given in class or via email. Please check your university email regularly.
2. Check this website often. I will post homework problems, practice problems etc. here.
3. A significant proportion (around 50%) of the problems in the midterms will be similar to the homework and practice problems.
4. While you are free to discuss homework problems among yourselves, the homework solutions submitted must be your own . If two solutions are identical, then both solutions will receive partial credit.