MA 401 - Applied Differential Equations II
Fall 2005

COURSE OUTLINE

 

SECTION
TOPIC
 
Introduction
1.1
Basic Definitions and examples
1.2
Method of solution
ODE Review
A.1
Linear ODEs
A.2
Constant Coefficients
A.3
Reduction of order and Euler Equations
Orthogonality and Fourier Series
6.1-6.2
Sturm-Liouville Theory
2.1-2.4
Fourier Series
2.8-2.10
Convergence
  TEST #1 (date to be announced)
  PDEs in in Rectangular Coordinates
3.1-3.2
Introduction and examples
3.3
Separation of variables
3.3-3.4
Wave Equation
3.5-3.6
Heat Equation
3.7-3.9
Higher dimensional equations and Laplace's Equation
TEST #2 (date to be announced)
Series Methods for ODEs
A.4-A.5
Power series
A.6
Frobenius Series
PDEs in Polar Coordinates
4.1-4.6
Applications
4.7-4.9
Bessel Functions
  PDEs in Spherical Coordinates
5.1-5.4
Applications
5.5-5.7
Legendre polynomials