MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERINGMATH 4038 SUMMER 2015

Course Information

Course: Math 4038 Text: Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 5th Edition Authors: Dennis G. Zill and Warren S. Wright Course Content: Chapter 5: 5.1-5.3.2, Chapter 12: 12.1-12.6.2. Chapter 13: 13.1-13.8. Chapter 14: 14.1-14.3. Chapter 15: 15.3-15.4.

Classroom: Lockett 137 Time: 9:50 - 10:50 MTWTF

Course Description

This course is cross-listed with Mechanical Engineering 4563, though it is being taughtonly by the Mathematics Department. It is intended as a course that serves the needs ofincoming graduate students in engineering who did not have such a course in preparationfor graduate study, together with undergraduate Engineering majors who are preparing forgraduate study. The most important goal of this course is to teach the method of separationof variables in linear partial dierential equations, with applications to important equationsof classical physics such as the heat equation, wave equation, and Laplace's equation. Thereare also important applications of this method requiring more general orthogonal functionexpansions, such as Fourier-Legendre and Fourier-Bessel Series. However, most students ofthis course have not studied the use of power series to solve ordinary dierential equations.For Bessel functions, one needs also the Frobenius method for regular singular points. So webegin in Chapter 5 with solution of ordinary dierential equations by the method of powerseries.

Instructor Information

Instructor: Professor Michael Tom Oce: 310 Lockett Oce Hours: 8:45 - 9:45 MTTF or by appointment Phone: 578-1613 Department phone: 578-1665 (leave message) email: tom@math.lsu.edu or mtom@lsu.edu

Graded Work

Final Exam 28%Test 3 54%Online Homework best 9 18%

The Final Exam: The Final exam will take place on Thursday July 30 from 1:30-3:30pm. There will be no early nal exam exceptions.

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Tests: All 3 tests will take place in the same room as class (Lockett 137) using class time(9:50-10:50). Tests will be written and designed for an hour. See the schedule of tests below.Partial credit will be awarded in grading each test.WebAssign: We will be using WebAssign to do online homework. Access to WebAssign

is included with your textbook. You will need to go online and register for the course. Iwill email you instructions on how to enroll in WebAssign. See me if you have any ques-tions/diculties.Online homework: Online homework will have an open and close date. Homework

problems are graded individually by pressing the `check answer' button. You can work theproblems as often as you like. Use the help buttons available if you are having diculty. Ifthe online help is not sucient, come see me. There should be no reason not to get a perfectscore on your online homework.Use of electronic devices: The only electronic device allowed will be a Graphing Calcu-

lator. No cell phones will be allowed during test or nal exam. Cell phones should be turnedo and kept in your book bags during class.

Grading Scale

A 90-100B 80-89C 70-79D 60-69F 0-59

Exam Schedule

Test 1: Friday June 19Test 2: Friday July 10Test 3: Friday July 24Final Exam: Thursday July 30, 1:30-3:30 pm