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MAT 341
Applied Real Analysis
Fall 2014
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[M]athematical analysis is as
extensive as nature itself. ...
It brings together the most diverse phenomena
and discovers the secret analogies which unite them.
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[In particular,] the problems of the theory of heat present many examples
of those simple and constant relationships which spring from the
general laws of nature; and if the order which naturally occurs in
these phenomena could be grasped by our senses, it would produce
in us an impression comparable to that caused by harmony in music.
Joseph Fourier, The Analytical Theory
of Heat, 1822, pp. xiv-xv. [my translation -TP]
November 4: Midterm 2 grades have been posted to Blackboard.
Class average=53
Stem-and-leaf chart of grade distribution
10-0
9-
8-04599
7-022368
6-2233477
5-012225688
4-4588999
3-044455689
2-228
1-9
0-08
average for question 1: 21/40
average for question 2: 25/40
average for question 3: 7/20
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Fall 2014 Schedule and Homework
This course is an introduction to Fourier series and to their
use in solving partial differential equations. The course
focuses on the heat equation, the wave equation and Laplace's
equation; these equations are important in applications
and also illustrate three important families of PDEs
(parabolic, hyperbolic, elliptic) with some of their general properties.
Prerequisite: familiarity with basic techniques in ordinary
differential equations.
The text is David Powers, Boundary Value Problems, 6th Edition.
Each student should have a scientific calculator.
Grading: Final letter grades will be based on midterms (22.5% each),
final exam (40%) and homework (15%). Homework will be collected at
the first lecture each week.
Schedule in Fall 2014:
Lecture TuTh 10-11:20 AM in Harriman Hall 116
For more information contact Prof. Anthony Phillips, Mathematics Department, 632-8259.
Email is best: tony at math.stonybrook.edu
Grader Zhao Mu mu.zhao at stonybrook.edu
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August 24, 2014