Mathematics 6A

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Department of Mathematics

Synopsis:

Introduction to partial differential equations. Boundary value problems. Wave equation, eliptic equations, variational methods of solution. Mathematical statistics.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Heat equation as an example of a boundary value problem

2. Variational from of boundary value problems, Ritz and Galerkin approximation

3. One-dimensional finite elements method

4. Basic partial differential equations

5. Boundary value problems and their physical interpretation

6. One-dimensional wave equation, d'Alembert method

7. Variation methods for elliptic problms, minimum of energy functional

8. Ritz and Galerkin method, finite elements method

9. Constructing finite elements

10. Random variables, elementary statistics

11. Simle tests on parameters

12. Empirical distribution function, histogram

13. Testing hypotheses

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Heat equation as an example of a boundary value problem

2. Variational from of boundary value problems, Ritz and Galerkin approximation

3. One-dimensional finite elements method

4. Basic partial differential equations

5. Boundary value problems and their physical interpretation

6. One-dimensional wabe equation, d'Alembert method

7. Variation methods for elliptic problems, minimum of energy functional

8. Ritz and Galerkin method, finite elements method

9. Constructing finite elements

10. Random variables, elementary statistics

11. Simle tests on parameters

12. Empirical distribution function, histogram

13. Testing hypotheses

Study Objective:

Study materials:

[1] M. K. Ochi: Applied Probability & Stochastic Processes in Engineering. Wiley 1989.

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