MATH 110A: Introduction to Partial Differential Equations (A)
Winter quarter 2014

Midterm 1 Review
Midterm 2 Review
Final Review

Course Description Concepts and examples of partial differential equations (PDE). Notion of well-posed problems. Basics of wave equations and diffusion equations. Fourier series, orthogonal expansions, and eigenvalue problems. Sturm-Liouville theory. Separation of variables for PDEs. Laplace's equation and Poisson's equation.
Prerequisites Math 20D and either 20F or Math 31AH, or consent of instructor.
Textbook W. A. Strauss, Partial Differential Equations: An Introduction, 2nd ed., Wiley, 2007. (Note: We will cover most of chapters 1 - 6.)
Syllabus Click here to see a tentative schedule of lectures and topics.
Lectures 2:00 pm am - 2:50 pm, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Pepper Canyon Hall 121.
Instructor Professor Bo Li. Office: AP&M 5723. Phone: (805) 534-6932. Email: bli@math.ucsd.edu. Office hours: 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm, Mondays and Wednesdays.
Discussion Sessions A01, 12:00 noon - 12:50 pm, Thursdays, AP&M 5402.
A02, 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm, Thursdays, AP&M 5402.
Teaching Assistant Mr. Ali Behzadan. Office: AP&M 5748. Email: abehzada@ucsd.edu. Office hours: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Mondays and 12:00 - 2:00 Fridays.
Homework Homework will be assigned, collected, and partially graded regularly. Unless otherwise instructed, each homework is due in homework dropbox by 4:00 pm of Friday, a week after its assigned. One homework assignment with the lowest score will be dropped.
    Note: no late homework will be accepted unless a written verification of a valid excuse (such as hospitalization, family emergency, religious observance, court appearance, etc.) is provided.
    Note: homework solutions are posted here.
  • Homework assignment 1, due 4:00 pm, Friday, 1/10.
        Section 1.1: 2(a,b,d), 3(a,c,e,h), 4, 6, 10.
        Section 1.2: 1, 2, 4.
  • Homework assignment 2, due 4:00 pm, Friday, 1/17.
        Section 1.3: 7.
        Section 1.4: 1, 4.
        Section 1.5: 1, 2, 5.
  • Homework assignment 3, due 4:00 pm, Friday, 1/24.
        Section 1.6: 1, 2, 4, 5.
        Section 2.1: 1, 2, 5, 9.
  • Homework assignment 4, due 4:00 pm, Friday, 1/31.
        Section 2.2: 1, 2, 4.
        Section 2.3: 1, 2, 4.
        Section 2.4: 1, 2, 6, 7, 15.
  • Homework assignment 5, due 4:00 pm, Friday, 2/7.
        Section 3.1: 1, 2, 3.
  • Homework assignment 6, due 4:00 pm, Friday, 2/14.
        Section 3.2: 1, 5, 10.
        Section 3.3: 1, 3.
        Section 3.4: 1, 3, 4, 10.
  • Homework assignment 7, due 4:00 pm, Friday, 2/21.
        Section 4.1: 2, 3, 4.
        Section 4.2: 1, 3, 4.
  • Homework assignment 8, due 4:00 pm, Monday, 3/3.
        Section 4.3: 1, 3, 6, 11.
        Section 5.1: 2, 5, 8.
        Section 5.2: 2, 5, 11.
  • Homework assignment 9, due 4:00 pm, Monday, 3/7.
        Section 5.3: 2, 3, 6, 8.
        Section 5.4: 1, 4, 5.
  • Homework assignment 10, due 4:00 pm, Monday, 3/14.
        Section 5.6: 1, 3, 4, 5, 9.
        Section 6.1: 2, 4, 5, 11.
        Section 6.2: 1, 4.
Exams There will be two midterm and one final, close-book and close-note exams. No calculators will be allowed in these exams. The final exam will be cumulative.
      Midterm Exam 1: 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm, Friday, January 31, 2014. Pepper Canyon Hall 121.
      Midterm Exam 2: 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm, Friday, February 28, 2014. Pepper Canyon Hall 121.
      Final Exam: 3:00 pm - 5:59 pm, Monday, March 17, 2014. Place: to be announced.
    Note: neither rescheduled nor make-up exams will be allowed unless a written verification of a valid excuse (such as hospitalization, family emergency, religious observance, court appearance, etc.) is provided.
Grading The final course grade will be determined based on the homework and exams with the weights: homework - 10%, midterm exam 1 - 25%, midterm exam 2 - 25%, and the final exam - 40%. The final course grades will be curved.
Last updated by Bo Li on January 3, 2014.