Math 520
Spring 2007

Instructor: Scott Hansen
Office: Carver 494
Telephone: 294-8171
E-mail: shansen@iastate.edu
Office Hours: see homepage
Class Meetings: MWF 2:10-3 pm, Carver 68
Textbook: Green's Functions and Boundary Value Problems by Ivar Stakgold, second edition, Wiley
Class Policy and Syllabus : Syllabus

Here is link to last semester's 519 homepage.

Homework 1: (Due friday Jan 26) p. 296 5.4, 5.5, 5.6; p, 312 6.7

Presentation problems (volunteers needed) p. 296 5.10, 5.11

Here is HW2 .

HW3: p. 340: 4.3, 4.4; p. 357: 6.4, 6.5; p. 360 7.3

Presentation problems: p. 357 6.2, p. 360 7.2

HW4: p. 369 8.1, 8.2; p. 378 1.1a; p. 391 2.4, p. 417 4.3

Presentation probs: p. 378 1.2 b; p. 400 3.2 (for 2 people)

Here is HW5 .

Some presentation problems: 1) Prove Holmgren kernels generate bounded operators (Ch. 5, prob 1.3); 2) p. 418 (a), (b) (for separate people), p. 432 prob 5.3.

Here is HW6 .

A presentation problem: p. 590 prob 4.2.

TAKEHOME FINAL: Directions: Do at least 3 of your 4 problems. If you do a 4th problem correctly it will count as extra credit. All problems are due during the final exam period (no late final problems!) tuesday noon. Be prepared to present 2 of your solutions during final exam period. Please either email or put in my mailbox by 2pm monday a write-up of one of the problems you will present so I can look it over ahead of time for mistakes. The final is worth 15pts (4 for each problem, 3 for presentations, with possible 4 pts extra credit for a 4th problem.)

1. (Sukhoy): Spring 2000: 3,4,6,9

2. (Rasberry): Fall 2000: 4,5; Fall 2002: 5,7

3. (Willson): Spring 2001: 1,2,3,7

4. (Jiang): Spring 2003: 4,7,9; Fall 2006: 4

5. (Ozer): Fall 2004: 6,9; Fall 2005: 5, 9

6. (Liu): Fall 1998: 1,2,7,8

7. (Yakhnenko): Fall 1999: 3,5,8; Spring 1999: 3