Syllabus and homework problems for Math 421

Syllabus and homework problems for Math 421

DateSection Topics Homework problems
1/224.1 Definition of the Laplace transform 1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 24, 31, 35, 37
1/274.2 The Inverse Transform and Transform of Derivatives 5, 7, 11, 15, 17, 18, 23, 33, 34, 35, 38
1/294.3 Translation Theorems 3, 7, 11, 16, 19, 24, 40, 45, 55, 56
2/34.4 Additional Operational Properties 3, 8, 11, 13, 14, 22, 27, 33, 37, 42, 51, 52
2/104.5 Dirac Delta Function 1, 3, 8, 10
4.6 Systems of Linear Differential Equations 1, 3, 5, 7
2/12 7.6 Vector spaces 11, 13, 17, 27, 28
8.1Matrix Algebra 13, 17, 42
8.2 Systems of Linear Algebraic Equations 3, 10, 11, 15
2/19 8.3 Rank of a Matrix 4, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17
8.4 Determinants 15, 19, 21, 24, 27
2/24 8.5 Properties of Determinants 25, 26, 29
8.6 Inverse of a Matrix 7, 15, 21, 27, 31, 47, 53
2/26 8.7 Cramer's Rule 1, 8
8.8 The Eigenvalue Problem 3, 5, 13, 14, 21
3/2 Catch up and review
3/4 First midterm exam
3/9 8.10 Orthogonal Matrices 1, 5, 7, 13, 15, 16
8.12 Diagonalization 3, 5, 13, 21, 27
3/11 12.1 Orthogonal Functions 1, 3, 5, 9, 11
12.2 Fourier Series 1, 5, 9, 15, 17
3/23 12.3 Fourier Sine and Cosine Series 3, 5, 8, 13, 20, 23, 29, 36
12.4 Complex Fourier Series 1, 3, 5, 6
3/25 3.9 Linear Models: Boundary-Value Problems 11, 16
12.5 Sturm-Liouville Problem 1, 5
3/2713.1 Separable Partial Differential Equations 3, 9, 15, 17, 21, 23
4/1 13.2 Classical PDEs and Boundary-Value Problems 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11
4/313.3 Heat Equation 1, 2, 3, 4
13.4 Wave Equation 1, 3, 5, 8
4/8 13.5 Laplace's Equation 3, 4, 5, 15
13.6 Nonhomogeneous BVPs
4/10 Catch up and review
4/15 Second midterm exam
4/17 13.6 Nonhomogeneous BVPs 1, 3, 5, 9, 10, 11
4/22 13.7 Orthogonal Series Expansions 1, 2, 3, 5, 7
13.8 Fourier Series in Two Variables 1, 3, 5
4/24 14.1 Laplace's Equation in Polar Coordinates 1, 3, 7, 10
4/29 15.3 Fourier Integral 1, 3, 7, 9
5/1 15.4 Fourier Transforms 1, 3, 5, 7, 15
5/6 Review
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