Instructor: Dr. Lucy Campbell
Lectures:
Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:30 - 4:00 PM, in Southam 314.
Office hours:
My office is 4269 in the Herzberg Building. My office hours for the fall term will be announced at the start of the term.
Topics:
First-order PDEs. Classification of second-order linear PDEs; the diffusion equation, wave equation and Laplace's equation. Separation of variables. Fourier and Laplace transform methods for the solution of initial/boundary value problems. Green's functions.
References:
Prerequisites:
The prerequisites for this course are MATH 3057 (Functions of a Complex Variable) AND either one or both of MATH 3008 (Ordinary Differential Equations) and MATH 3705 (Mathematical Methods), or permission of the School, i.e., if you do not have the above-stated prerequisites and you wish to take the course, you need to have my permission before you register for the course.
Grading scheme:
There will be assignments, a midterm in-class exam and an end-of-term formally-scheduled exam.
More information:
If you plan to take this course and want more information, you can send me e-mail at campbell(at)math(dot)carleton(dot)ca.
Academic Accommodation:
You may need special arrangements to meet your academic obligations during the term.
Pregnancy or Religious obligation: Write to me with any requests for academic accommodation during the first two weeks of class, or as soon as possible after the need for accommodation is known to exist.
Academic accommodations for students with disabilities: The Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities (PMC) provides services to students with Learning Disabilities (LD), psychiatric/mental health disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), chronic medical conditions, and impairments in mobility, hearing, and vision. If you have a disability requiring academic accommodations in this course, please contact PMC at 613-520-6608 or pmc@carleton.ca for a formal evaluation. If you are already registered with the PMC, contact your PMC coordinator to send me your Letter of Accommodation at the beginning of the term, and no later than two weeks before the first in-class scheduled test or exam requiring accommodation (if applicable). After requesting accommodation from PMC, meet with me to ensure accommodation arrangements are made. Please consult the PMC website for the deadline to request accommodations for the formally-scheduled exam (if applicable).