Semester: Spring 2013
Course:  Introduction to Applied Mathematical Methods II
Course code: ACMS 20750

Course information and Syllabus

Textbook:
Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences, third edition by Mary L. Boas. ISBN-13: 978-0-471-19826-0. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Note: If you do not purchase your textbooks at our university bookstore, it is your responsibility to make sure you have the correct textbooks.

Class time and place: Mon Wed & Fri 10:40am - 11:30am, Haggar Hall 117 (Lecture).
Lecture Instructor:  Yongtao Zhang
E-mail:  yzhang10@nd.edu
Office location: HAYE 242
Office phone: (574) 631-6079 
Office hours:  Mon, 2:00pm - 3:00pm, Fri, 2:00pm - 3:00pm, or by appointment.

Teaching Assistants and Tutorial Sessions: You are required to attend the tutorial you signed-up for.

• Tian Jiang (tjiang@nd.edu), Tutorial I: Tue, 11:00am - 11:50am, Pasquerilla Center 107.
• Amy Buchmann (abuchman@nd.edu), Tutorial II: Tue, 12:00pm - 12:50pm, Hayes Healy 127.

Exam Dates:

• Midterm 1: Wed, March 6, in-class exam.
• Midterm 2: Wed, April 17, in-class exam.
• Final Exam: Mon, May 6, 4:15pm - 6:15pm, Haggar Hall 117.

Homework assignments:

Set 1: (Due Jan 22)

• Jan 16, page 394, sec1: 1, 2, 3;
• Jan 18, page 394, sec1: 4, 5; page 398, sec2: 1, 5. (ignore the computer plot questions)

Set 2: (Due Jan 29)

• Jan 21, page 398, sec2: 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. (ignore the computer plot questions)
• Jan 23, page 403, sec3: 1, 2, 3, 4. (ignore the computer solution question)
• Jan 25, page 406, sec4: 1, 2. (ignore computer solution question)
  

Set 3: (Due Feb 05)

• Jan 30, page 414, sec5: 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 12. (ignore computer question)
• Feb 01, page 414, sec5: 3, 6, 9; page 422, sec6: 1, 2. (ignore computer questions)

Set 4: (Due Feb 12)

• Feb 04, page 422, sec6: 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. (ignore computer questions.)
• Feb 06, page 422, sec6: 5, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18. (ignore computer questions.)
• Feb 08, page 423, sec6: 20, 21, 23, 25. (ignore computer questions.)

Set 5: (Due Feb 19)

• Feb 11, page 429, sec6: 33, 34, 36, 38.
• Feb 13, page 438, sec8: 2, 3, 4, 5.
• Feb 15, page 442, sec9: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

Set 6: (Due Feb 26)

• Feb 18, page 448, sec10: 3, 4, 5, 14, 15.
• Feb 22, page 540, sec3: 2, 4, 6, 7.

Set 7: (Due Mar 05)

• Feb 25, page 540, sec3: 8, 9, 10, 11. (skip computer question.)
• Feb 27, page 543, sec6: 2; page 544, sec7: 3, 4, 5, 7. (skip computer question.)

Set 8: (Due Mar 26)

• Mar 08, page 564, sec1: 1, 2, 3. (skip computer question.)
• Mar 18, page 564, sec1: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. (just do the question: "solve the ODEs by series method)
• Mar 20, page 568, sec3: 2, 3, 4, 5.
• Mar 22, page 569: 3; page 573: 3; page 577: 3.

Set 9: (Due Apr 02)

• Mar 25, page 580, sec8: 1, 2, 3.
• Mar 27, page 581, sec9: 1, 2, 3, 5.

Set 10: (Due Apr 09)

• Apr 03, page 586, sec11: 2, 3, 4, 6.
• Apr 05, page 587, sec11: 12.

Set 11: (Due Apr 16)

• Apr 08, page 594, sec16: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.

Set 12: (Due Apr 26 in class)

• Apr 19, page 626, sec2: 1, 3.
• Apr 22, page 626, sec2: 4.

Set 13: (Not collected)

• Apr 26, page 632, sec3: 2.