Syllabus for PDE's for Engineers, Fall 2021

Instructor: Y.P. Lee, JWB 305
Office Hours: MWF 12:40-13:10 and by appointments.

Lecture
Time. MWF 11:50-12:40.
Room. HPR N 238.

Course Information
Website: https://www.math.utah.edu/~yplee/teaching/3150f21/
Textbook: e-textbook accessible through Canvas via U Bookstore's Inclusive Access. (Applied Partial Differential Equations with Fourier Series and Boundary Value Problems, Fifth Edition, by Richard Haberman. More information at U Bookstore.)
Schedule: Class starts on 23 August and ends on 9 December. Holidays: 6 Sep, 10-17 Oct, 25-28 Nov.
Subject: Math. Catalogue Number: 3150. Class Index Number: 1169.
Description: This course will cover the basic theory of partial differential equations and applications to engineering and scientific problems. The core material includes Fourier series and boundary-value problems for the wave, heat, and Laplace equations, separation of variables in rectangular and radial geometries, Fourier transform, but more will be included. For a 2 credit hour class, this class will be very demanding. Students should expect a lot of homework problems and hard exams.
Coverage: We will cover the entire textbook (for the most part), but leave out some sections in each chapter.

Homework
Homework: Homework will be assigned in the class and posted at the class website afterwards. HW assignments are collected on the following Monday (or Wednesday if Monday is a holiday.)
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Exams (tentative as of 1 September)
Location: The lecture room, unless otherwise announced.
1st Midterm: Wednesday, 8 Sep
2nd Midterm: Wednesday, 6 Oct
3rd Midterm: Wednesday, 10 Nov
4th Midterm: Wednesday, 8 Dec
Final Exam: Tuesday, 14 Dec, 10:30-12:30.
(*) Depending on the schedule, 4th midterm exam might be cancelled at the discretion of the instructor.
Note: All exams are cumulative. Only pencils are allowed during the exams. No calculators, computers, books, notes etc.
Important! Please make sure that you can attend all exams. No makeup exam is possible without a documented exceptional reason. In most cases, makeup exam must be authorized by the instructor and be held prior to the scheduled exam date.

Grading Policy
Grades are based on the following scheme: 10% Homeork, 60% for midterm exams, and 30% for the final exam. No alternative scheme unless authorized by the instructor in advance.

Additional Resources: The Math Center offers free tutoring, a computer lab, and study areas for undergraduates. Math Center is adjacent to the LCB and JWB. For information on the hours of the lab or tutoring center, please check on the website: https://www.math.utah.edu/ugrad/mathcenter.html. There is also a list of tutors at the Math Department office, JWB 233

How to do well in this class? The answer is straightforward and old-fashioned: Prepare for Class, Keep Up, and Do the Homework Problems. The exams will contain at least 80% from material covered in lecturs and homework problems, with little modification. A sure way to get a good grade is to study for the class, and do the assignments as if you are taking the tests, without the help of the book, notes and computers. It also helps a great deal to ask questions during and after the lectures, especially after you have already (p)reviewed the material.

Instructor's comments: The goal of this class is to have students learn the material well and then to give them fair and accurate grades. To achieve this goal, the instructor belives in serious homework problems and hard exams. Serious problems make students learn more and better. Hard exams give a better evaluation of students' learning. In other words, if you are taking this class just to get a passing grade and with no intention to learn, consider taking another class.

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