Math 462 - Partial Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers

Spring Term 2005



Lectures
MWF 11:00am-11:50am (MTH 0303)

Instructor
Georg Dolzmann ( dolzmann@math.umd.edu)
Office: 4101 (405-5066);  (I will be moving to 3309 (405-55144) during the term)
Office hours: M 10-11, W 3-5, or by appointment

Text
The following text books are recommended:
Introduction to Partial Differential Equations with MATLAB by J. Cooper, Birkhäuser, 1998
Partial Differential Equations : an Introduction by W. Strauss, Wiley, 1992

The syllabus of Math 462 consists of the core material in Chapters 2-5 and 8-9 in Cooper's book and of Chapters 1-7, 10-12 in Strauss' book.

If you want to read about ODE, you can use the text book for Math246, Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers, which is Elementary Differential Equations by Boyce and DiPrima.

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

Homework
Homework problems will be assigned on Fridays and will be due the following week Fridays. Homework will be collected and graded. Absolutely no late homework will be accepted. There will be 10 assignments, the two lowest scoring will be dropped.
Here are the homework problems .

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

Grading
Homework: 100 points
50-min test, 100 points
Final exam:   100 points
Total:   300 points

Test dates (tentatively)
Midterm: Friday, April 8
Final exam: Wednesday, May 18, 8:00 - 10:00am


Religious observances
If your religion dictates that you cannot take an exam or hand in assigned work on a particular date, then contact me at the beginning of the semester to discuss alternatives. You are responsible for making these arrangements at the beginning of the semester.


Disabilities
If you have some disability related to testing under the usual timed, in-class conditions, you may contact the office of Disabled Students Services (DSS) in Shoemaker. If they assess you as meriting private conditions and/or extra time, then you may arrange to take your tests at DSS, with extra time as they indicate. You must arrange this well in advance of a test (in particular: no retakes). Click Disability Support Services for further information.


Last modified: Wed Jan 26 15:51:33 EST 2005