461 Fourier Series and Boundary Value Problems

Fall 2015

Instructor: Greg Fasshauer

Class-related Information

Syllabus (updated 10/08 with final exam date/time)

Homework Assignments

Handouts or Worksheets

Practice Tests

Solutions to Tests

Additional Sources of Information

• Joseph Fourier and PDEs
  • Joseph Fourier at Wikipedia
  • Biography of Fourier at the MacTutor site (University of St. Andrews, Scotland)
  • Joseph Fourier - Politician and Scientist by David A. Keston
  • The (unfinished) PDE Coffee Table Book by Nick Trefethen and Kristine Embree (Oxford University)
  
  
• Mathematica
  • Official Site for Mathematica
  • Mathematica Learning Resources
  • Wolfram Alpha
  • A Beginner's Guide to Mathematica (by Richard Sorbello, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
  
  
• MATLAB (and alternatives)
  • Official MATLAB Site
  • The MathWorks Student Center (all sorts of useful information)
  • Getting Started in MATLAB (pdf) (some very basic info to get you off the ground)
  • Octave and Scilab, two inexpensive (FREE) alternatives to MATLAB
  
  
• MuPAD (now a part of MATLAB Symbolic Toolbox)
  • MuPAD Info at MATLAB's Site
  • MuPAD Tutorial at the Univeristy of Wisconsin
  
  
• Other Info
  • Understanding Mathematics: A Study Guide by Peter Alfeld (University of Utah)
  • How to Study Mathematics by Paul Dawkins (Lamar University)
  • Study Skills Online by Martin Greenhow (Brunel University)
  • How to Study Math, Science and Engineering by Phillip Rosenkrantz (California State Polytechnic University)
  • LaTeX resources at IIT's applied math department
  • In Introduction to LaTeX from LaTeX-Project.org
  • Obtaining LaTeX from LaTeX-Project.org
  • LaTeX at WikiBooks.org