Math 121A Mathematical Tools for the Physical Sciences

Instructor: Chung Pang Mok
Lectures: MWF 10:00 - 11:00 p.m. room 3 Evans
Office hours: Tu 11:00 - 12:00, Th 5:00 - 6:00
Email address: mok@math.berkeley.edu

Topics to be covered

  • Fourier Series
  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Eigenfunctions expansions

    Texts for the course

    The official text is

  • Brown and Churchill, "Fourier Series and Boundary Value Problems McGraw-Hill , 7th edition.

    from where most of the homework problems will be taken.

    Grading Policy

    20% homework, 30 % for two mid-terms, 50% final. Homeworks problems will be assigned weekly, and due the following week. Check this page for the assignments.
    Collaboration is encouraged, but you have to write the final solution on your own.

    Assignments

  • Homework # 1 due 09/11 Solutions
  • Homework # 2 due 09/21 Solutions
  • Homework # 3 due 09/28 Solutions
  • Homework # 4, due 10/19: p.117-119 of text, problems 1, 2, 8. Solutions
  • Homework # 5, due 10/26: p.122-125, problems 2, 4, 5. Solutions
  • Homework # 6, due 11/04: p.129, problem 3, p.133, problem 4, 5 Solutions
  • Homework # 7, due 11/11: p. 143, problem 1, p.146, problem 1, 2 Solutions li> Homework # 8, due 11/30: p.222, problem 2,3, 4.