MATH 4581

Fall 2011

MW 3:05-4:25 Engr Science & Mech, room 212

Professor Federico Bonetto

Office Hours: MW 12-1, Skiles 133b
Grader: 
Chenchen Mou

The course will discuss the solution of Boundary Value Problems for classical Partial Differential Equations.

The text that will be used is:

David L. Powers, Boundary Value Problem 6th Edition, Harcourt Academic Press. 

If you have the fifth edition you can use it. There are only minor differences with the newest edition. Some of the exercises have changed number. In case one such exercise is assigned as a HW the number relative to the fifth edition will appear in square brakets (e.g. [12]).

There will be two midterm.  The midterms will test all the material covered up to the Friday before the test date.

The exercise listed are for HW collection. I will collect them every two weeks and grade 2 or 3 exercises among the one assigned.

The final greade will be based on the following rules: 50% final, 40% midterms, 10% HW. Curving will be done on the final result.

Assignments for the Long Distance students are due 1 weeks after the normal students due date.

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For more details on the course development please check the web page of previous years.

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Fisrt HW due on Wednesday 7 September

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Second HW due on Wednesday 21 September

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The first midterm will be on Wednesday 10/5. It will cover all the material up to section 2.2. You may use a scientific calculator but no laptop or calculator able to do symbolic differentiation or integration. No cheat sheet will be allowed.

Here is some preparation material: fall 2005 miterm and solution set and a practice test with solution set.

Third HW due on Wednesday 12 October

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Fourth HW due on Wednesday 2 November

The second midterm will be on Monday 11/9. It will cover all the material up to Chapter 2 included. You may use a scientific calculator but no laptop or calculator able to do symbolic differentiation or integration. No cheat sheet will be allowed.


Here is some preparation material: fall 2004 miterm and fall 05 midterm with solution set.


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Fifth HW due on Wednesday 30 November

Projects for extra credit. Please, if you decide to turn in extra credit, choose one of this problems or let me know one of you choice.

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Solution set for the midterms: midterm 1 and midterm 2.

Preparation material: Final from fall 04, fall 05 and fall 07.