MATH316(257)-102 :       Introduction to Partial Differential Equations   (First term 2021/2022)


Lecture I: Monday 4:00pm--5:00pm, Math Annex 1100.

Lecture II: Wednesday 4:00pm--5:00pm, Math Annex 1100.

Lecture III: Friday 4:00pm--5:00pm, Math Annex 1100.

Office Hours: Monday,Friday: 2:30pm-3:30pm, 5-6pm; Wednesday: 2:30pm-3:30pm. Location: LSK 303B

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Review of techniques for solving ordinary differential equations Lecture 1

Series Solutions of differential equations Lecture 2 Lecture 3 Lecture 4 Lecture 5

Introduction to Partial Differential Equations Lecture 6 Lecture 7

Introduction to computation using spreadsheets Lecture 8

Fourier Series and Separation of Variables Lecture 9 Lecture 10 Lecture 11 Lecture 12 Lecture 13 Lecture 14 Lecture 15 Lecture 16

Fourier series for heat equation Lecture 17 Lecture 18 Lecture 19 Lecture 20

Fourier series for wave equation Lecture 21 Lecture 22 Lecture 23

Fourier series for Laplace's equation Lecture 24 Lecture 25 Lecture 26 Lecture 27

Fourier series for boundary value problems and Sturm-Liouville theory Lecture 28 Lecture 29 Lecture 30


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Sept 8, 2021: 1st and Second order ODEs, MUC

Sept 10, 2021: Second order ODE of Euler type.

Sept. 13, 2021: Power series, radius of convergence, rearrangement of power series.

Sept. 15, 2021: Power series solutions to ODE with regular points.

Sept. 17, 2021: Power series solutions to ODE with regular points: Hermite and Chebyshev polynomials.

Sept. 20, 2021: Regular singular points, Frobenius series I.


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