MA455B: Partial Differential Equations (Spring 2020)

Calendar Description

Hyperbolic, parabolic and elliptic differential equations; boundary value problems of applied mathematics including such partial differential equations as the heat equation, the wave equation and Laplace's equation. Techniques will include separation of variables, canonical transformations and integral transform methods.

Prerequisites

MA104 or MA200, MA201 and MA205, and a 0.5 MA credit at the 300 level.

Instructor

Anne-Marie Allison (PhD)
Office: LH3050 (Lazaridis Hall)
Office Hours: check MyLearningSpace)
E: aallison@wlu.ca

Lectures

Lecture content will be provided asynchronously. Course material should be consumed on a regular schedule so that you are well prepared for assignments and exams. See MyLS for details.

Required texts

C. Constanda, Solution Techniques for Elementary Partial Differential Equations, 2nd or 3rd edition, CRC Press.

MyLearningSpace

Materials related to this course and the full course outline will be posted on the MA455 MyLearningSpace website. You are responsible for checking here on a regular basis for important announcements.

Evaluation

A final mark out of 100 will be calculated as follows:

• Assignments: 40%
• Midterm Tests (June 24th 2020 5:30-7:30pm) : 20%
• Final Exam (2.5 hours; exact date, time and location to be announced): 40%

This document is a summary of the course outline for MA455 and is provided for the convenience of students.