Math 4280 - Spring 2020
Introduction to Partial Differential Equations
Information
Course Professor: Timothy J. Healey
Email: tjh10@cornell.edu
Office Hours: 3-4pm T-Th in Malott 523
Course TA: Aleksandra Niepla
Email: an489@cornell.edu
Office Hours: 1-3 pm Wed. in Malott 218
Lecture time and location: Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:25 - 2:40 PM in MLT406
Course Textbook: Partial Differential Equations: An Introduction, 2nd Ed., Walter A.
Strauss, John Wiley & Sons, 2008
Grading breakdown: 25% Homework, 20% x 2 in-class exams, 35% Final exam
Homework Policy: There will be weekly homework sets, full sets of solutions will be
posted regularly. Homework is to be submitted in class. Late HW is
not accepted without permission and a valid excuse. If for any reason
you believe there is an error in the grading of your HW please contact
the TA directly.
Course webpage: https://canvas.cornell.edu/ please sign in with your NetID in order to
view the regularly updated syllabus, HW assignments, HW
solutions, and your HW grades.
Course Schedule
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WEEK 1 (1/21) |
Sections:1.1-1.3 |
pp. 9-10: #1,3,4,7,9,10,12 Due: 1/30 |
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WEEK 2 (1/28) |
Sections 1.5-1.6 |
p. 10: show that problem 10 has a unique solution; p. 31: #1-5 Due 2/6 |
HW 2 Solutions |
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WEEK 3 (2/4) |
Sections 2.1- 2.3 |
Due 2/13 |
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WEEK 4 (2/11) |
Sections 3.2 & 3.4 |
Due 2/20 |
HW 4 Solutions |
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WEEK 5 (2/18) |
Sections 2.4 & 3.1 |
Strauss, p. 52-54: 2, 4, 8, 18 {set w(y,t) = u(y+Vt,t) iff u(x,t) = w(x-Vt, t); solve for w}. Due Friday 2/28 by 12:00 pm. Submission instructions: you can submit in class on Thursday OR you can hand it in by noon in Prof. Healey's office. No electronic copies will be accepted. |
HW 5 Solutions |
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WEEK 6 (2/25) |
no class on Tues.(2/25) Exam I, in class Thurs (2/27) |
exam covers everything we've done so far except for the heat/diffusion equation. The exam is closed book, closed notes, no electronics. You may bring along an 8 x 11, 1-sided 'cheat sheet'- in your own handwriting, no photo copying. Cheat sheets will be collected. no HW due next week |
exam solutions |
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WEEK 7 (3/3) |
Sections 4.1, 4.2 |
p. 60 : Problems 2, 3 p. 83: Problem 1 p. 87: derive all details for (13)-(15) leading to (17) p. 89: Problem 6 * Due Tuesday 3/10* |
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WEEK 8 (3/10) |
Sections 5.1, 5.2 |
Due Tuesday 3/17 |
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WEEK 9 (3/17) |
Remainder of the course context will be found on Canvas only. | ||
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WEEK 10 (3/24) |
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WEEK 11 (3/31) |
no class Tues. and Thurs. (spring break) | ||
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WEEK 12 (4/7) |
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WEEK 12 (4/9) |
Exam II, in class | ||
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WEEK 13 (4/14) |
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WEEK 14 (4/21) |
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WEEK 15 (4/29) |
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WEEK 16 (5/5) |
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Sunday, May 10, 9-11:30 AM |
FINAL EXAM |
Additional Resources
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