Math 631, Fall 2006

Professor Minicozzi

Office Hours: 3:00-4:00 on Mondays.

Overview:    The goal of the course is to give an introduction to PDE roughly following Evans' book.  My rough plan is to cover chapters 2, 5, 6, and 7 and then see how much time remains.

                      There will be written homework assignments every couple of weeks.

Homework assignments:

HW1 (due 9/25/06):   Evans 2.5 (starting on page 85) problems 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8.

HW2 (due 10/17/06):   Evans 2.5 (starting on page 85) problems 9, 10, 14, 16, 17, and 18.

HW3 (due 11/21/06):   Evans 5.10 (starting on page 289) problems 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 15.

HW4 (due 12/6/06):   Evans 6.6 (starting on page 345) problems 2, 3, 5, 7, and 8.

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In this course collaboration is encouraged on homework, but every student must write up and turn in their own assignments.  If you have questions about this policy, please ask the instructor.

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