MATH 328 Syllabus



Here is a preliminary version of the course syllabus (subject to change).

LectureDateTopic
1Tue 1/30Introduction to PDE's, Review of ODE's
2Thu 2/1Review of ODE's
3Tue 2/6Introduction to Fourier series
4Thu 2/8Fourier series of periodic functions
5Tue 2/13Half-range expansions
-Thu 2/15No class (Monday schedule)
6Tue 2/20Convergence questions, Gibbs phenomenon
7Thu 2/22Operations on Fourier series
8Tue 2/271-dimensional heat equation: Introduction
9Thu 3/11-dimensional heat equation: Fixed end temperatures
10Tue 3/61-dimensional heat equation: Insulated bars
11Thu 3/81-dimensional heat equation: Mixed boundary conditions
12Tue 3/131-dimensional wave equation: Introduction
13Thu 3/151-dimensional wave equation: The vibrating string problem
14Tue 3/201-dimensional wave equation: The D'Alembert solution
-Thu 3/22Midterm exam
15Tue 3/27Laplace equation: Generalities
16Thu 3/29Laplace equation in a rectangle
-Tue 4/3No class (Spring recess)
-Thu 4/5No class (Spring recess)
-Tue 4/10No class (Spring recess)
17Thu 4/12Laplace equation in a disk
18Tue 4/17Poisson integral formula, harmonic functions
19Thu 4/19More on harmonic functions
20Tue 4/24Fourier integrals: Introduction
21Thu 4/26Applications of Fourier integrals
22Tue 5/1(Complex) Fourier transform
23Thu 5/3Properties of Fourier transform
24Tue 5/8Applications of Fourier transform: Heat and wave equations
25Thu 5/10Application of Fourier transform: Laplace equation in a half-plane
26Tue 5/15Review
27Thu 5/17Review

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