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There is also a copy of an old midterm if you would like to use that to help you study for our upcoming test.

I have put a copy of an old final exam if you want to use that as a study guide for the upcoming final. (However, bear in mind that I cover slightly different material each time I teach the course.)

Instructor:

Professor C. Eugene Wayne

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

111 Cummington Street

Room 242

Phone: 617-353-1495

e-mail: cew@bu.edu

Office Hours:

Monday: 2:00-3:00pm

Wednesday: 9:45-10:45am

Friday: 9:45-10:45am

I encourage you to come to my office hours if you have any questions about the course. If you want to speak with me, but are unable to come to see me at any of my regular office hours, please let me know and we can schedule a mutually convenient time.

Text Book: Partial Differential Equations; An Introduction; by Walter Strauss We will cover most of the first six chapters of the textbook this semester - see below for a more detailed outline.

Examinations: There will two midterm exams, on Friday October 12, and Friday November 16. The comprehensive final exam will be on Wednesday December 19 at 12:30 pm.

On the exams I will, of course, expect you to work alone and without outside assistance. However, I encourage you to work together on the homework assignments as I feel that discussing this material with other students is an excellent way of learning this sub ject. To reiterate, while you are encouraged to work together on the homework, you are to rely only on your own ideas and knowledge on the midterms and final exam. Use of another individualÕs work, however it is communicated, is not permitted. Your work in this course is governed by BUÕs Academic Conduct Code (http://www.cs.bu.edu/ugradprogram/conduct.html) which you are expected to be familiar with and abide by. In particular, with the exception of working together on the homework assignments as explained above, all work you submit in this course must be you own, original work.

Grading: In addition to the examinations above, I will assign homework which will be due about every 10 days. This homework will be graded. Your final grade will be determined by the following procedure:

Homework: 30%

Each Midterm: 20%

Final Exam: 30%

Week 1: Sections 1.1-1.3
Week 2: Remainder of Chap. 1
Week 3: First half of Chap. 2
Week 4: Remainder of Chap. 2
Week 5: Sections 3.1-3.3
Week 6: Sections 4.1-4.3
Week 7: Sections 5.1-5.2
Week 8: Section 5.3
Week 9: Section 5.4
Week 10: Section 5.5
Week 11: Sections 5.6 and 6.1
Week 12: Section 6.2
Week 13: Section 6.3
Week 14: Section 6.4