Syllabus and homework problems for Math 421

Syllabus and homework problems for Math 421

DateSection Topics Homework problems
1/204.1 Definition of the Laplace transform 1, 5, 7, 13, 23, 35
1/254.2 The Inverse Transform and Transforms of Derivatives 7, 11, 23, 31, 35, 39
1/274.3 Translation Theorems 3, 7, 9, 11, 15, 19, 37, 41, 45, 47, 49-54, 67
2/14.4 Additional Operational Properties 3, 7, 11, 13, 19, 27, 33, 37, 39, 51
2/34.5 Dirac Delta Function 1, 3, 9
2/84.6 Solving Systems of Linear Equations 1, 7, 9, 11
2/10 7.6 Vector spaces
8.1Matrix Algebra 17, 23, 29, 35, 37
8.2 Systems of Linear Algebraic Equations 5, 9, 11, 27
2/15 8.3 Rank of a Matrix 9, 13, 15, 17, 19
8.4 Determinants 19, 21, 25, 27
8.5 Properties of Determinants 5, 11, 13, 23, 31, 33
2/228.6 Inverse of a Matrix 7, 25, 27, 31, 51, 53
8.7 Cramer's Rule 1, 9
2/24 8.8 The Eigenvalue Problem 5, 13, 19
3/1 Catch up and review
3/3 First midterm exam
3/8
8.10 Orthogonal Matrices 7, 13, 15
8.12 Diagonalization 5, 13, 15, 23
3/10 3.9 Linear Models: Boundary-Value Problems 11, 15
12.1 Orthogonal Functions 3, 7, 17
3/22 12.2 Fourier Series 1, 5, 9, 15, 17, 21
Problem 21 is Parseval's Formula
3/24 12.3 Fourier Sine and Cosine Series 3, 5, 7, 13, 19, 23, 29, 35
3/29 12.4 Complex Fourier Series and Frequency Spectrum 5
12.5 Sturm-Liouville Problem 1
3/3113.1 Separable Partial Differential Equations 3, 11, 15
4/5 13.2 Classical Equations and Boundary-Value Problems 1, 3, 5, 9
4/713.3 Heat Equation 1, 3, 4
13.4 Wave Equation 1, 3, 5, 14, 15, 16
Problem 14 gives d'Alembert's solution to the wave equation.
4/12 Catch up and review
4/14 Second midterm exam
4/19 13.5 Laplace's Equation 5, 7, 15
13.6 Nonhomogeneous BVPs
4/21 13.6 Nonhomogeneous BVPs 10, 12
4/26 14.1 Laplace's Equation in Polar Coordinates 1, 3, 7
4/28 15.2 Applications of the Laplace Transform 5, 9
5/3 Review
5/12 Final Exam