18.152 Introduction to Partial Differential Equations   Fall 2009     
 
 


    Course Handouts:     [ Syllabus ]   
  General Information


   Lectures:  Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30-11:00 AM, in 2-142.

   Lecturer:  Brett Kotschwar   (kotschwar@math.mit.edu)

       Office:  2-279

       Office Hours:  Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 12:00-1:00 PM, or by appointment.

  Textbooks/Recommended Reading
    Walter Strauss,   Partial Differential Equations: an Introduction, 2nd ed.    (required)

  Quizzes / Exams
    Quiz 1:   Thursday, October 1st, 2-142
    Quiz 2:   Thursday, October 29th, 2-142
    Quiz 3:   Tuesday, November 24th, 2-142
    Final Exam:   [ TBA ]

  Problem Sets
 Week  Reading  Assignment  Date Due
1
    Strauss 1.1, 1.2 
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2
    Strauss 1.3 - 1.5 
[  PS 1  ]
09/22/09
3
    Strauss 1.6 - 2.3 
[  PS 2  ]
09/29/09
4
    Strauss 2.3 - 3.2 
[  PS 3  ]
10/06/09
5
    Strauss 12.1; notes.
[  PS 4  ]
10/15/09
6
    Strauss 12.3; notes.
[  PS 5  ]
10/22/09
7
    Strauss 3.2-3.4, 12.3-12.4; notes.
[  PS 6  ]
10/29/09
8
    Strauss 3.4, 3.5, 4.1.
[  PS 7  ]
11/05/09
9
    Strauss 4.1, 4.2, 4.3.
[  PS 8  ]
11/12/09
10
    Strauss 5.1, 5.2, 5.3.
[  PS 9  ]
11/19/09
11-12
    Strauss 5.4 - 5.6, 6.1
[  PS 10  ]
12/03/09








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