Principles and Techniques of Applied Mathematics a.k.a. Intro. to Partial Differential Equations MATH 373 (Swords 359) Spring 2005

Dr. Gareth Roberts

Office: SWORDS 326
Phone: 508-793-2350
E-mail: groberts@radius.holycross.edu     Please use this address instead of my GROUPWISE account!
Office hours: Mon., Wed., Fri. 9 - 10, and Tues. 9 - 11 or by appointment.
(See my teaching schedule for other available times.)

Important Information

• Syllabus (pdf file)
• Text: Partial Differential Equations: An Introduction, Walter A. Strauss
• Departmental Statement on Academic Integrity (PDF File)
• College Academic Honesty Policy (PDF File)

Homework (due at the start of class)

• Assignment 1 (due January 28)
• Assignment 2 (due February 9)
• Assignment 3 (due February 18)
• Assignment 4 (due March 4)
• Assignment 5 (due March 23)
• Assignment 6 (due April 8)
• Assignment 7 (due April 25)
• Assignment 8 (due May 2)

Exams

• Midterm Exam 1: Wed., Feb. 23, 1:00 - 2:30 pm
• Midterm Exam 2: Wed., April 13, 1:00 - 2:30 pm
• Final Exam: Saturday, May 14, 2:30 - 5:30 pm
  Sample Final Exam (pdf file)

Useful Links

• Errata for the course text
• The mathematics (PDE's) of tsunamis
• MathWorld (online mathematics encyclopedia)
• ODE software (Java or Matlab versions by John Polking)
• Web Links for Mathematics/Mathematicians History
• The Greek Alphabet (learn how to say and write the symbols frequently found in mathematics literature)
• MathSciNet basic subject search

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