Instructor:
Lihe Wang
Office,
phone and e-mail: 225B MLH, 5-3253 and lwang@math.uiowa.edu
Office
Hours: 9:30-10:00 TR or by appointments.
Class
Hours: 10:55-12:10 TR 210 MLH
Goals
and Objectives of the Course:
This
course is an introduction to the theory of Partial Differential Equations.
Basic
topics to be covered will include the
and the
wave equations, as well as nonlinear first order equations (Burgers
equation
and Hamilton-Jacobi equations). Variational method
will be
developed
for nonlinear equations.
Textbook:
Evans,
Studies
in Mathematics, 19. American Mathematical Society,
RI, 1998.
ISBN: 0-8218-0772-2.
Homeworks: Homeworks will be
assigned weekly on Thursday and collected one
week from
the assignment date.
Week one:
Chapter 2: 1, 2, 3.
Week two:
Chapter 2: 4, 5.
Some students did the wrong number so in
that case, the wrong homework will be graded but you have
Make up the correct homework
within a week in order to keep the credit.
Week
three: Chapter 2: 8, 9, 10, 12.
Week
four: Chapter 2: 6, 7, 13.
Week
five: Chapter 2: 11 and 14.
Week six:
Chapter 2: 16 AND 18. Here is a link to the extra problem. Homework216.mht,
which you can open using
Msft words, after saving it in a file.
or Homework216.mht , which is the same file in a different format. Some useful identities AT http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/vecal2.html
Homework due Oct 18. Chapter 3:1, 3 and 4.
Homework due Oct 25. Chapter
3:5,6 and 8.
Homework due Nov 1. Chapter
3:14. Chapter 4:1,2, 4.
Homework due Nov 8: Chapter
4: 3. Chapter 5: 1,2.
Homework due Nov 15: Chapter 5.
5, 7,8.
Homework due Nov 29: Chapter 5.
10,15, 18.
Final Take home exam: TBA
Examination:
A take-home final will be given two weeks before the
end of
the semester and collected at the end of the semester.
Grading
Policy: The students’ grader
for this semester is Mr. Da Xu. If
you have
problems with your hw scores, you should first consult with him.
Only were
you not satisfied by his resolution, you would come to see me for
further
discussion. Late homework will be accepted with 1/10 discount per
day.
Your
grade will be based on Homework (70%) Final presentation (30%).