MAT 207B, Winter Quarter, 2012
Lectures: MWF 10:00–10:50 a.m., Wellman 209
Office hours:
MWF 2:30–3:30 p.m.
Text: Applied Mathematics, David Logan, 3rd Ed.
John Hunter
Department of Mathematics
University of California
Davis, CA 95616, USA
e-mail: jkhunter@ucdavis.edu
Phone:
Office: 3230 Mathematical Sciences Building
Solutions for the final exam are here. I've posted course grades to SmartSite.
S. Antman, The equations for large vibrations of strings (1980)
M. Kac, Can one hear the shape of a drum? (1966)
Here is a tentative outline of the topic we'll cover:
This material is covered in the following Chapters of Logan:
This book is a good resource for further information about Green's functions, BVPs, and related topics. It's available online from Wiley, free to UC addresses at:
Lecture notes which include further discussion of some of the topics covered in this class are here:
Here are some sample final questions. Some brief solutions to the sample final questions are here. Don't consult them until you've tried all the problems yourself!
Problem set 1 (Due Friday, Jan. 20)
LaTex file: Set 1
Solutions: Set 1
Problem set 2 (Due Friday, Jan. 27)
LaTex file: Set 2
Solutions: Set 2
Problem set 3 (Due Friday, Feb. 3)
LaTex file: Set 3
Solutions: Set 3
Problem set 4 (Due Friday, Feb. 10)
LaTex file: Set 4
Solutions: Set 4
Problem set 5 (Due Friday, Feb 17)
LaTex file: Set 5
Solutions: Set 5
Problem set 6 (Due Friday, Feb 24)
LaTex file: Set 6
Solutions: Set 6
Problem set 7 (Due Monday, Mar 5)
LaTex file: Set 7
Solutions: Set 7
Problem set 8 (Due Monday, Mar 12)
LaTex file: Set 8
Solutions: Set 8