MATE 4072   Mathematics for Modern Science

Time and place

11:30-12:20 M-206A

Policy on attendance   Students are required to attend all lectures. The penalty for unexcused absences is:

2-3 absences:	grade penalty
4 absences:	F on the course

In addition to regular quizzes, there will be pop quizzes.
Class is cancelled for the remainder of the week of Feb 27, since some of the students are attending the Physics conference this week.

Grading policy

homework	20%
quiz	20%
partials	40%
final	20%

Dates of partial exams and quizzes

quiz:	week of feb 13
exam:	week of mar 26
exam:	to be determined
quiz:	to be determined

Topics

Partial differential equations: Laplace equation, heat equation, Laplace equation in a cylinder, wave equation and vibrating string, vibrating membrane, Poisson's equation.

Coordinate transformations and tensor analysis (to be specified)

Integral transforms (to be specified).

Homework   updated May 22 (some exercise numbers are corrected).

Assignments

Homework 1   due Feb 13.

Homework 2   due Mar 30.

Homework 3   due May 9.

Last modified: Tue May 22 13:06:20 AST 2012