18.152 Homepage, Fall, 2004

Introduction to Partial Differential Equations.

Instructor: Gigliola Staffilani

Office: 2-248

Phone: 253-4981

E-mail: gigliola@math.mit.edu

Tentative office hours: MW 1:30-2:30

Class information: Tuesday and Thursday 2:30-4:00 p.m. in 2-136

Textbook: Strauss: Partial Differential Equations, an introduction (required). The text John: Partial Differential Equations covers more topics, and is recommended for those who would like to do some further reading.

Grading policy: The grade will be based on the weekly homework (25%), on the two midterm exams (20% each) and on the final exam (35%).

Here's a link to the syllabus (including dates of midterms)

Midterm: Tuesday November 16, 2:30-4:00, room 2-108

Final Exam: Thursday December 16, 8:55 AM-12 Noon, room 2-108

Please note change of time and room!

Problem Sets

There will be a problem set every week due in class on the Thursdayof the following week.

• PS # 1: Strauss p.5:2,3,5,7; p.9:1,3,8,11; p.19:6,9 (Due Th, Sept 23)
• PS # 2: Strauss p.27:1,2,3,4; p.31:1,2,4; p.319:3,7,8,9 (Due Th Sept 30)
• PS # 3: Staruss p.36:1,3,7,8; p.40:1,3,5; (Due Tuesday October 5) Note the Tuesday due date!
• PS # 4: Staruss p.44:1,2,4,8; p.50:1,4,14,16,19; (Due Th October 14)
• PS # 5: Staruss p.54:2; p.329:1[(6),(7)],2[(iii),(iv),(vi)], 5,8,9; p.333:1,2,3; (Due Th October 21)
• PS # 6: Staruss p.58:1,2,4; p.64:1,3,4,5,10*; (Due Th October 28)

  * There is a typo in problem 10. One should replace "l" with "pi/2".

• PS # 7: Staruss p.68:1,2,3; p.76:1,5,10,11,14; (Due Th November 4)
• PS # 8: Staruss p.87:3,4,5; p.90:1,2,3, p.97:1,8; (Due Tuesday November 9) Note the Tuesday due date!
• PS # 9: Staruss p.107:2,4,8; p.113:4,7,15; (Due November 18)
• PS # 10: Staruss p.118:2,4,5,6,9; p.129:1,3,7; (Due December 2)
• PS # 11: Staruss p.129:8,9,12,16; p.2,5,6,12; (Due December 9)