MTH 3330 -- Partial Differential Equations, Spring 2024

Instructor:   Mohamed Sulman
Office:   Math & Micro room 234
Email:   mohamed.sulman[at]wright.edu
Lectures:   Tuesday and Thursday 12:30 PM -- 1:50 PM (Oelman 306)
Office hours:   Tuesday, Thurssday 2:30 --3:30 and by appointment  

Prerequisite:   MTH 2320 -- Calculus III with minmum grade of D and (MTH 2330--Differential Equations or MTH 2350 --Differential Equations with Matrix Algebra, with minimum grade of D).

Textbook: Partial Differential Equations: An Introduction, 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2008, by Walter A. Strauss.

Course Description: This course provides an introduction to partial differential equations (PDEs) with some applications in physical and engineering sciences. Topics include: Linear first oder PDEs; Method of characteristics; Classification of second order PDEs; Separation of variables; Maximum principles; Green's functions.

Homework Assignments: There will be weekly assignment to be submitted to the instructor at the beginning of the class on the assigment due date.

Midterm Exam: Tuesday 3/5, 12:30 -- 1:50 in room 306 Oelman.


Final Exam: Tuesday 4/24/2018, 12:30 - 2:30.

Grades: Final grade percentage is calculated as the best of the schemes:
Scheme 1
Class participation                 5%
Homework Assignments      25%
Midterm Exam                      40%
Final Exam                           30%


Scheme 2
Class participation                  5%
Homework Assignments      25%
Midterm Exam                     20%
Final Exam                           50%


Grades Scaling: A > = 90 %; B > = 80%; C >= 70%; D >= 60%; F less than 60% of total points.