MATE 4072 Mathematics for Modern Science
- Time and place
- LWV 16:30--17:20 M206B
Topics
- Partial differential equations and boundary-value problems:
Laplace equation, heat equation, Laplace equation in a cylinder, wave
equation and vibrating string, vibrating membrane, integral transform
solutions of pde.
- Functions of a complex variable: Analytic functions, contour
integrals, Laurent series, residue theorem and calculus of
residues. Application: evaluation of definite integrals.
- Probability and statistics: axiomatic setting, probability
theorems, methods of counting, random variables, continuous
distributions, binomial distribution, normal distribution, Poisson
distribution.
Text ``Mathematical methods in the physical sciences'',
third edition, Mary L. Boas, Wiley 2006.
- Policy and dates
- Homework problems (updated May 14)
- Homework (due May 13)
Last modified: Mon May 13 23:59:48 AST 2013