MTHE 338 Fourier Methods for Boundary Value Problems Units: 3.50
Methods and theory for ordinary and partial differential equations; separation of variables in rectangular and cylindrical coordinate systems; sinusoidal and Bessel orthogonal functions; the wave, diffusion, and Laplace's equation; Sturm-Liouville theory; Fourier transform techniques.
NOT OFFERED 2024-2025
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0, Tut: 0.5)
NOT OFFERED 2024-2025
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0, Tut: 0.5)
Requirements: Prerequisites: MTHE 227 (MATH 227) or MTHE 280 (MATH 280), MTHE 237 (MATH 237) or MTHE 225 (MATH 225), or permission of the instructor
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Offering Term: W
CEAB Units:
Mathematics 28
Natural Sciences 0
Complementary Studies 0
Engineering Science 14
Engineering Design 0
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Computing Fourier series expansions of functions.
- Computing solutions to boundary value problems.
- Proving that a given Sturm-Liouville problem has only positive eigenvalues.
- Selection of Fourier integral or Fourier series for representation of harmonic functions.