Boundary Value Problems and
Partial Differential Equations
Fall 2009

Instructor: Hrant Hakobyan
E-mail: hhakob@math.toronto.edu
Office: 2110T South Building
Phone: 905-569-4250
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 14:00-15:00.

Tutor: TBA
Tutoring: Fridays 12:00-13:00 at NE 129
Office hours: TBA

Textbook: Boundary Value Problems and Partial Dierential Equations. by David Powers.

Prerequisites: MAT102H5, 137Y5/138Y5/232H5, 242H5/258Y5

Syllabus and Homeworks. This is an introductory course to the theory of Partial Differential Equations. We will start with a quick review of ODEs, their Boundary Value Problems and Fourier series (Chapters 0 and 1). Then we will cover as much as possible from Chapters 2 to 6. Weekly homework assignments will be due on Tuesdays at the beginning of the lecture, starting September 15. The lowest homework grade will be dropped. Homework assignments and the topics covered in the lectures during the week will be posted on Thursdays on the course web page.

Evaluation. The term mark will be based on

• homeworks (20%)
  
• two midterm tests (20% each)
  
• final examination (40%).

Tests. There will be two in-class midterms and a final exam. Textbooks, notes, or calculators are not allowed for these tests. There will be no make-up midterm tests or final, an undocumented absence will result in zero credit.

• Midterm I: Thursday, October 8
  
• Midterm II: Thursday, November 12
  
• Final: TBA

Plagiarism and Academic Honesty. Students are expected to adhere to the academic regulations of the Uni- versity as outlined in the "Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters" which can be found in the UTM Calendar or on the web at www.utm.utoronto.ca/regcal/WEBGEN117.html. The work you submit must be your own and cannot contain anyone else's work or ideas without proper attribution. Plagiarism is a form of academic fraud and is treated very seriously. Please have a look at www.utoronto.ca/writing/plagsep.html .