Math 442 Class Preparation, Spring 2008

Homework study session every Monday 4:30-5:30pm, in Altgeld 345.

Daily Reading
I recommend working with a partner or study group, when doing the reading. Stuck? Try emailing me...

• Days 1--43 Reading

In-class Worksheets

• Day 42
• Day 40
• Day 37
• Day 35 notes
• Day 30
• Day 29
• Day 28
• Day 23
• Day 22
• Day 20
• Day 11
• Day 9
• Day 7
• Day 5
• Day 3
• Day 2

Reserve Books

The following books are on reserve at the Mathematics Library, in Altgeld Hall. They each offer a different perspective on differential equations, and might help you learn the subject.

• Walter A. Strauss, "Partial Differential Equations, An Introduction".
  This book is the text for the course.
• Stanley J. Farlow, "Partial Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers", 2nd ed.
  A lovely and inexpensive book. Farlow is less theoretical than Strauss, and he goes less deeply - but he is wonderfully clear.
• J. W. Brown and R. V. Churchill, "Fourier Series and Boundary Value Problems", 6th ed.
  A classic text. Particularly strong on separation of variables in one, two and three dimensions. But not as good as Strauss on the physical motivations of PDEs and the qualititative properties of their solutions.
• C. H. Edwards and D. E. Penney, "Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems: Computing and Modeling".
  This book is the text for Math 285 Ordinary Differential Equations, and is a good basic reference for that subject. Chapter 9 covers the heat and wave equations, at an introductory level.
• R. Haberman, "Elementary Applied Partial Differential Equations: with Fourier Series and Boundary Value Problems".
  This book is perhaps less insightful than Strauss's text, but is more comprehensive. If you want to look up a solution formula for equation X in region Y, then it's a good book to try.