Lecture 11, 18.300, Thu Mar 10, 2022. Summary % #031 Examples with Expansion Fans. Maybe examples #3 and #4. Do also a signaling example producing a shock. #032 CRUCIAL TO KNOW WHAT IS CONSERVED. Possible example illustrating situation where open problem exists: Brief derivation of the Payne-Whitham model for traffic flow, AND: issue with shocks [one conservation law missing!]. #033 Skip. Covered earlier. Recap. IMPORTANT, see note#1. #034 COVER (though recap). #035 Recap. Cover as doing examples. IMPORTANT, see note#1. #036 Started with, not finished. NOTICE: I POSTED EXAMPLES SHOWING HOW THE CHARACTERISTICS CROSS IN THE x-t PLANE, WITH THEIR ENVELOPE BOUNDING THE REGION WITH MULTIPLE VALUES [we will cover the subject of envelopes later]. Note#1. Points that are recaps of things covered earlier are sometimes skipped. Students should read these points and ask the lecturer [during lecture or office hours] to fill in any details they do not understand. % % ========================================================================== NOTE: Here #nnn are references to the Lecture Points file. [PSQ] means Problem Set Question. The "lecture summaries and points" are NOT intended as study materials. The points purpose is explained in the "lecture points" file. The summaries are brief descriptions each lecture, used by the instructor to keep track of the material covered. They ARE *NOT* "lecture notes" to be used to study and/or replace attending the lectures, etc. They are provided for your convenience, as a help to organize your own notes. % ========================================================================== % EOF