Math 462 Partial Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers



Lectures
MWF 9:00am-9:50am (MTH 1308)

Instructor
Georg Dolzmann ( dolzmann@math.umd.edu)
Office: 4101 (405-5066)
Office hours: MW 10-11, Th 2-3 and by appointment

Text
Introduction to Partial Differential Equations with MATLAB by J. Cooper. The syllabus of Math 462 consists of the core material in Chapters 2-5 and 8-9.
If you want to read about ODE, you could use the text book for Math246, Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers, which is Elementary Differential Equations and Differential Equations with Matlab/Mathematica by Boyce.

Prerequisites
Calculus I, II, III, one semester of ordinary differential equations (Math 241, Math 246)

Schedule of classes

Tests
During the course there will be two 50-min tests (written in class). No make-up tests will be given, unless a written excuse according to the University Policies is presented in advance.

Homework
There will be ten homework assignments throughout the course, each worth 10 points. Homework will be assigned on Fridays and is due the following Friday in class.
Here are the homework problems .

Grading
Two 50-min tests, 100 pt each:   200 points
Homework:   100 points
Final exam:   200 points
Total:   500 points

Test dates
Test 1: October 19, 2001.
Test 2: November 16, 2001.
Final exam: Friday, December 14, 1:30-3:30 pm.


Last modified: Fri Oct 17 14:40:32 EDT 2003