Math 18500/53 Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences III
Syllabus: See Canvas.
- Regular Class: MWF 12:30-1:20 pm @ Hinds Lab Geo Sci 184
- My Office Hour: T 9:30-11:00 am, Th 3:30-5:00 pm @ Eckhart 318
Calendar
| Week | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9/26 |
9/27 |
9/28 Introduction & Separable ODE |
9/29 |
9/30 First order linear ODE |
| 2 | 10/03 Series solution |
10/04 |
10/05 Homogeneous second order ODE |
10/06 HW 1 due |
10/07 Linearity |
| 3 | 10/10 Operators |
10/11 |
10/12 Systems with simple roots |
10/13 HW 2 due |
10/14 Systems with repeated roots |
| 4 | 10/17 Phase portrait of 2D linear systems |
10/18 |
10/19 Introduction to PDE |
10/20 |
10/21 Exam 1 (up to 10/17) |
| 5 | 10/24 Separation of variables |
10/25 HW 3 due |
10/26 Boundary conditions |
10/27 |
10/28 Fourier series |
| 6 | 10/31 Fourier series (cont’d) |
11/01 HW 4 due |
11/02 Extensions |
11/03 |
11/04 Heat equations |
| 7 | 11/07 Wave equations |
11/08 HW 5 due |
11/09 Fourier transform |
11/10 |
11/11 Inhomogeneity |
| 8 | 11/14 Inhomogeneous second order ODE |
11/15 |
11/16 Exam 2 (up to 11/9) |
11/17 HW 6 due |
11/18 Laplace transform |
| * | 11/21 |
11/22 |
11/23 |
11/24 |
11/25 |
| 9 | 11/28 Laplace transform (cont’d) |
11/29 |
11/30 Convolution |
12/01 HW 7 due |
12/02 Dirac and Heaviside |
| ** | 12/05 Reading period |
12/06 |
12/07 |
12/08 |
12/09 |