Jeffery J. Leader's MA 490/590 Page

Advanced Engineering Mathematics


This is a course in vector analysis and partial differential equations, from a linear algebra perspective. We will cover (parts of) chapters 3-8 and 13 of the text. This is material similar to that found in MA330, MA336, and MA371/373, but the material from the first two courses is covered at a higher level and from an integrated, linear algebra based perspective. The purpose of the course is to prepare students for the mathematics typically encountered in first-year graduate-level courses in the physical sciences and engineering. The MA590 version will require additional homework.

There will be three midterm exams (10% each), a final exam (30%), and ten weekly homework assignments (40% total). Attendance is expected, and absences beyond four may result in a grade penalty.

MA490 Prerequisite: MA211 and MA212 and Y4 standing.

MA590 Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Text: Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences (3rd ed.), Mary L. Boas


Exam   I: Monday 9 Jan.
Exam  II: Tuesday 31 Jan.
Exam III: Friday 17 Feb.

HW:


Assignment  1 (Due Dec.  2): 3.10 #2,4,6; 3.11 #3,15,27,28,33,37,38,40,41,57,58,59,60
Assignment  2 (Due Dec.  9): 3.12 #1,2,10,11,12,13,14,19,20; 3.13 #1; 3.14 #2,5,7,15,16; 3.15 #34,35
Assignment  3 (Due Dec. 16): 4.1  #6,7,8; 4.2 #1,2,7; 4.3 #1; 4.4 #3,4,6,7,8,10; 4.5 #1; 4.6 #1; 4.7 #1,2,22
Assignment  4 (Due Jan.  6): 4.8  #1,2,3,4,7,8,15,16,17; 4.9 #2,4,6,8,9; 4.10 #4,5,10,11
Assignment  5 (Due Jan. 13): 4.11 #1,2,3,7,8; 5.1 #2,3,5; 5.2 #7,33,34,46; 5.3 #7,17,18,19,20; 5.4 #5,11,14
Assignment  6 (Due Jan. 20): 5.4 #15,16,17,19,20; 5.5 #3,6; 6.3 #7,12; 6.4 #5,8,9; 6.6 #2,3,7,11,12,13,16,17
Assignment  7 (Due Jan. 27): 6.7 #1,3,5,9,10,14,16,20; 6.8 #1,2,6,8,13; 7.2 #3,6,10,11,12; 7.3 #7; 7.4 #2,9,14; 7.5 #1,2; 7.6 #1,2,14,15 
Assignment  8 (Due Feb.  3): 7.7 #1,2,13; 7.8 #1; 7.9 #1,5; 7.10 #4; 7.11 #2,4; 8.1 #2,3,7; 8.2 #8,14,16; 8.3 #1,16,17,18
Assignment  9 (Due Feb. 10): 8.4 #1,2,5,6,7,9,17,23,25; 8.5 #1,2,13,19,28,36; 8.6 #6,39,41,42; 8.7 #1,3,5,7,8,13,16,25; 8.8 #25,26; 8.9 #3,36 
Assignment 10 (Due Feb. 17): 13.1 #2,3; 13.2 #1,2,5; 13.3 #1,2,7,8; 13.4 #1,2,4,10


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