Math 18500/[11|21] Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences III
Syllabus: See Canvas.
- Regular Class: MWF [8:30-9:20/9:30-10:20] am @ Eckhart 202
- Office Hour: T 9:30-11:00 am, Th 3:30-5:00 pm @ Eckhart 318
Calendar
| Week | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3/18 Introduction & Separable ODE |
3/19 |
3/20 First order linear ODE |
3/21 |
3/22 Series solution |
| 2 | 3/25 Homogeneous second order ODE |
3/26 HW 1 due |
3/27 Linearity |
3/28 |
3/29 Operators |
| 3 | 4/1 Systems with simple roots |
4/2 HW 2 due |
4/3 Systems with repeated roots |
4/4 |
4/5 Phase portrait of 2D linear systems |
| 4 | 4/8 Introduction to PDE |
4/9 |
4/10 Exam 1 (up to 4/5) |
4/11 HW 3 due |
4/12 Separation of variables |
| 5 | 4/15 Boundary conditions |
4/16 |
4/17 Fourier series |
4/18 HW 4 due |
4/19 Fourier series (cont’d) |
| 6 | 4/22 Extensions |
4/23 |
4/24 Heat equations |
4/25 HW 5 due |
4/26 Wave equations |
| 7 | 4/29 Fourier transform |
4/30 |
5/1 Inhomogeneity |
5/2 |
5/3 Exam 2 (up to 4/29) |
| 8 | 5/6 Inhomogeneous second order ODE |
5/7 HW 6 due |
5/8 Laplace transform |
5/9 |
5/10 Laplace transform (cont’d) |
| 9 | 5/13 Convolution |
5/14 HW 7 due |
5/15 Dirac and Heaviside |
5/16 |
5/17 Review Session |
| Final | 5/20 Reading Period |
5/21 |
5/22 |
5/23 |
5/24 |