Math 342  Applied Analysis


Spring 2016

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Course Syllabus
Tentative Homework Assignments

DATE
ASSIGNMENT
02/01
Differential Equation Review Worksheet
Review & Preparation, Part 1 [Due 02/03]
Review & Preparation, Part 2
Section 0.1, p. 12 #1, 4, 11, 12, 13, 22(b), Project 0.1.  [Due 02/05]
02/03
Variation of Parameters Handout
Section 0.2, p. 20:  #1, 4, 5, 9, 14, 15, 18, 19  [Due 02/10]
02/05
Finish the Heat Equation BVP from class  [Have done by Monday]
Section 0.3, p. 34:  #1, 3, 7, 8, 11, 14  [No due date yet.]
02/08
Boundary Value Problems - Applications
Section 0.3, p. 34:  #1, 3, 7, 8, 11, 14, 4, 5, 2, 13 [Due 02/12]
02/10
Section 0.4, p. 42:  #1(also determine whether the singular points are regular or irregular)
02/12
Section 0.4, p. 42:  2, 3, 4, 5
02/15
Discuss Numerical Methods
02/17
Maple Airy Example
Maple BC Example
Section 7.1, p. 418:  #1, 3, 10, 5, 11
02/19
Section 1.1, p. 55:  #1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
02/22
Section 1.2, p. 63:  #1(c), 4, 5, 10(b,d), 7(b,c), 11(b,d)
02/24
Section 1.3, p. 70:  #1(a,c,e), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9
02/26
Operations on Fourier Series
Read Section 1.5.  For each theorem 1-6, state the theorem and then explain it in your own words.
Section 1.5, p. 82:  #1, 2, 5, 9, 10
02/29
Complex Fourier Series
Section 1.8, p. 109:  #6
03/02
Section 2.1, p. 133:  #2, 3, 5, 6
03/04
Section 2.2, p. 139:  #3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
03/07
Start Section 2.3 [Section 2.3 will not be on the test]
03/09
Review for Exam 1
03/11
Exam 1
Exam 1 Take-Home Problem
03/14
Section 2.3, p. 148:  #2, 4, 5, 8, Project 2.2
Finish:  Heat Equation:  Insulated Bar
Do the orthogonality integrals at the end of the worksheet.
03/16
Heat Equation:  Insulated Bar -- Supplemental Page 4(a)
Section 2.4, p. 153: #2, 3, 5, 8  [Due 04/04]
Also show the orthogonality conditions on p.6 of the Insulated Bar worksheet
03/18
Heat Equation:  Different Boundary Conditions
Finish Worksheet
Section 2.5, p. 162:  #3, 6, 7, 9, Project 2.5(a,b) [Due 04/04]
03/28
Section 2.6, p. 168:  #2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9
03/30
Generalization:  Sturm-Liouville Problems
Section 2.7, p. 174:  #1, 4
04/01
Section 2.7, p. 174:  #7, 11
Section 2.8, p. 178:  #1, 3, 4, 5
04/04
Section 1.9, p. 104:  #1(b), 2, 5
Section 2.10, p. 186:  #1, 3, 4, 5  [Due 04/13]
04/06
Section 2.11, p. 193:  #2, 3  [Due 04/13]
Section 1.10, p. 109:  #3, 4(b) 
04/08
Section 7.2, p. 423:  5, 6, 7 [Find the replacement equations and solve for the m+1 term]
Maple Worksheet for Solving the Heat Equation Numerically -- Fixed End Temperatures
04/11
Section 7.2, p. 423:  5, 6, 7, 8, 9 [Find the replacement equations;  Find the stability bound on r;  Solve the equations numerically using Maple.]
Maple Worksheet for Solving the Heat Equation -- Convection on One End
04/13
Section 3.1, p. 218:  #3
Section 3.2, p. 224:  #1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14
04/15
Wave Equation:  D'Alembert Solution
No New Homework
04/18
Review for Exam 2 over Sections 2.3-2.11, 1.9-1.10, 7.2
Note:  Sections 3.1 & 3.2 will not be Exam 2
04/20
Exam 2
Exam 2 Take-Home Problem
04/22
Class Cancelled
04/25
Go over Exam
Section 3.3, p. 233:  #5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11
04/27
Maple Worksheet for Solving the Wave Equation Numerically -- Fixed Ends
Section 7.3, p 428:  #1, 2(Find the d’Alembert Solution by hand), 3, 9
04/29
Finish solving the potential equation problems for u2, u3, & u4
05/02
Section 4.1, p. 263:  #1, 2, 3
Section 4.2, p. 269:  #1, 7, 2, 3, 5
05/04
Section 4.3, p. 276:  #1(a,c), 10
05/06
Section 4.5, p. 293:  #3, 5[#3], 9, 10, 11, 12
05/09
Polynomial Solutions to the Potential Equation
Derivation of the Potential Equation in Polar Coordinates
05/11
Review
05/13
Review

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05/16
Monday Reading Day
Office Hours 2:00-3:00
05/17
Tuesday
Office Hours 3:30-4:30
05/18
Wednesday
Office Hours 12:30-1:30
(Optional) Review Session 2:30-3:30 pm 

Thursday
MTH 342 Final Exam 1:00-3:00pm


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