Syllabus and homework problems for Math 421

Syllabus and homework problems for Math 421

DateSection Topics Homework problems
9/14.1 Definition of the Laplace transform 1, 5, 7, 13, 23, 35
9/64.2 The Inverse Transform and Transform of Derivatives 7, 11, 23, 31, 35, 39
9/84.3 Translation Theorems 3, 7, 9, 11, 15, 19, 37, 41, 45, 47, 49-54, 67
9/134.4 Additional Operational Properties 3, 7, 11, 13, 19a, 27, 33, 37, 39
9/154.5 Dirac Delta Function 1, 3, 9
9/204.6 Solving Systems of Linear Equations 1, 7, 9, 11
9/22 7.6 Vector spaces
8.1Matrix Algebra 17, 23, 29, 35, 37
9/27 8.2 Systems of Linear Algebraic Equations 5, 9, 11, 27
9/29 8.3 Rank of a Matrix 9, 13, 15, 17, 19
10/4 8.4 Determinants 19, 21, 25, 27
8.5 Properties of Determinants 5, 11, 13, 23, 31, 33
10/68.6 Inverse of a Matrix 7, 25, 27, 31, 51, 53
8.7 Cramer's Rule 1, 9
10/11 Catch up and review
10/13 First midterm exam
10/18 8.8 The Eigenvalue Problem 5, 13, 19
8.10 Orthogonal Matrices 7, 13, 15
10/20 8.12 Diagonalization 5, 13, 15, 23
10/25 3.9 Linear Models: Boundary-Value Problems 11, 15
12.1 Orthogonal Functions 3, 7, 17
10/27 12.2 Fourier Series 1, 5, 9, 15, 17, 21
Problem 21 is Parseval's Formula
11/1 12.3 Fourier Sine and Cosine Series 3, 5, 7, 13, 19, 23, 29, 35
11/3 12.4 Complex Fourier Series and Frequency Spectrum 5
12.5 Sturm-Liouville Problem 1
11/813.1 Separable Partial Differential Equations 3, 11, 15
11/10 13.2 Classical Equations and Boundary-Value Problems 1, 3, 5, 9
11/15 Catch up and review
11/17 Second midterm exam
11/2913.3 Heat Equation 1, 3, 4
13.4 Wave Equation 1, 3, 5, 14, 15, 18
Problem 14 gives d'Alembert's solution to the wave equation.
12/1 13.5 Laplace's Equation 5, 7, 15
13.8 Fourier Series in Two Variables 1, 3
12/6 14.1 Laplace's Equation in Polar Coordinates 1, 3, 7
12/8 15.2 Applications of the Laplace Transform 5, 9
12/13 Review