Instructor:
Helena McGahagan
Office: South Hall, Room 6515
Email: helena-A.T-math.ucsb.edu
Lectures: TR 12:30-1:45am, Girv 2129
Office Hours: I will have office hours in South Hall 6515 on Tuesday 3:00-5:00pm; Wednesday 4:30-5:30pm; Thursday 2:00-3:00pm; and by appointment.
Textbook: Partial Differential Equations: An Introduction by Walter Strauss
Outline: We will cover Fourier series (and integrals) and applications to PDEs, basic numerical schemes, and other topics, possibly including harmonic functions, distributions or Green's functions.
Homework: There will be weekly homeworks, usually due on Thursday, posted on the course website. You are encouraged to discuss problems with other students in the class, but you must write up all solutions on your own.
Grading: Grading for the course will be determined by homework assignments (30%), a midterm (30%) (tentatively scheduled for Tuesday February 12th), and a final exam (40%) (to be held on Tuesday March 18th from 12-3pm).