18.152 Homepage, Fall, 2003

Introduction to Partial Differential Equations.

Instructor: András Vasy

Office: 2-277

Phone: 253-4386

E-mail: andras@math.mit.edu

Tentative office hours: M 2-3, T 3-4, F 2-3

Class location: Room 2-255, MWF 1-2.

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%).

Schedule changes

• No class on Wednesday, October 22. This was made up on Monday, October 20, 4-5pm, in room 2-103.
• No class on Monday, October 27. This was made up on Monday, November 3, 4-5pm, in room 2-103.
• No class on Monday, November 17, at 1-2pm (regular time). This was made up on Monday, November 17 (same day), 4-5pm, in room 2-103.

The current running syllabus is available in postscript format here. The two Fourier transform handouts are here and here.

Problem Sets

• PS #1: Strauss p.5:2-5,7, p.9:1-3 (Due Wed, Sept 10.)
• PS #2: Strauss p.9:6-9,11, p.26:1-4 (Due Wed, Sept 17.)
• PS #3: Strauss p.31:1-4, p.319:1-3,7-10 (Due Wed, Sept 24.)
• PS #4: Strauss p.37:1,3,7,8,10, p.40:1,3,5 (Due Wed, Oct 1.)
• PS #5: Strauss p.44:1,4,6,8, p.50:1,6,11,15,16, p.54:2 (Due Mon, Oct 6.)
• PS #6: Strauss p.329:1((6),(7)),2(ii,iii,iv,vi),4,8,9, p.333:1,2,3 (Due Fri, Oct 24.)
• PS #7: Strauss p.58:1,2,4, p.64:1,3,4,5,10 (Due Fri, Oct 31.)
• PS #8: Strauss p.68:1,2,3, p.76:1,5,10,11,14 (Due Wed, Nov 5.)
• PS #9: Strauss p.87:3,4,5, p.90:1,2,3, p.118:2,4,8,10, p.107:2,4 (Due Wed, Nov 12.)
• PS #10: Strauss p.107:8, p.113:4,7,15, p.129:1,3,7,8,9,12,16 (Due Wed, Nov 26.)
• PS #11: Strauss p.139:2,6,12, p.144:1,9, p.154:6,10 (Due Wed, Dec. 3.)

The final will be on Tuesday, December 16th, at 1:30-4:30pm, in 2-255.