Instructor: Professor Markos Katsoulakis, LGRT 1423G, E-mail: markos [at] math umass edu
Lectures: Tuesdays, Thursdays, 11:15AM-12:30PM, Room LGRT 206.
Office Hours: Wednesdays, Fridays, 12:30PM-2:00PM or by appointment.
Textbook
- Partial Differential Equations; An Introduction, Author: Walter A. Strauss, Publisher: Wiley, Edition: 2nd, Year Published: \
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2007. \
Some other books
- Partial Differential Equations in Action; Sandro Salsa, Publisher: Springer.
- Introduction to Partial Differential Equations with Applications; Zachmanoglou and Thoe, Publisher: Dover.
- Partial Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers; S. J. Farlow, Publisher: Dover.
Grading
- Final Exam 40%, Midterm 30%, Homework 30%.
- The final exam will be cumulative, with more emphasis on topics covered after the Midterm.
- Midterm: Thursday, March 27, 2014, 6-8PM. Location: LGRT1334, Material: Chapetrs 1, 2, 14.
- The date and time of the final exam will be scheduled by the
university.
- Make-up exams will only be given in the case of family or medical
emergency. Both situations will require official documentation. No
make-up exams will be given for any other reason.
Homework
- Homework 1 (Due 2/6/14): Sec 1.1 [1, 3bc], Sec 1.2 [2, 3, 7, 11], Sec 14.1 [3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 (For # 10: only solve it using characteristics; what, if anything, goes wrong?)].
- Homework 2 (Due 2/25/14): Sec 14.1 [11, 10 (For # 10: solve using characteristics and construct the shock wave solution; can you construct the same shock wave solution for t>1 with different initial data?)].
- Homework 3 (Due 3/5/14): Sec 2.1 [4, 5, 7, 8, 9], Sec 2.2 [2, 5], Sec 2.5 [2(a)].
- Homework 4 (Due 3/27/14): Sec 2.4: [4, 6, 7, 9, 15].
- Homework 5 (Due 4/8/14):
Sec 4.1 [3, 4, 6], Sec 4.2 [1, 3, 4], Sec 4.3 [1, 2, 3, 11c].
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Homework 6 (Due 4/25/14): Sec 5.1 [2, 9], Sec 5.2 [7, 11, 15], Sec 5.3 [9, 10, 15], Sec 5.4 [2, 4, 12, 16, 18].
Announcements
Class Material
- Chapter 1: starred sections
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3: 3.3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 14
- A selection of material from remaining sections depending on class's pace and interests.