King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Department of Mathematical Sciences

MATH 513   Mathematical Methods for Engineers

Semester II, 2003-2004 (032)

Dr. F. D. Zaman

Text Book: J.W. Brown and R.V.Churchil, Fourier Series and Boundary Value Problem

 (McGraw-Hill Sixth Edition 2001).

Additional Reading: D.W.Trim, Applied Partial Differential Equations (PWS-KENT)

                                   P.V.O'Neil, Advanced Engineering Mathematics (Thomson Brooks)

Objectives: This course is designed to introduce basic methods in Linear Algebra and Partial Differential Equations to students of engineering and science.

Week

Date

Chapter

Topic

 

1 - 2

Feb. 14 – 25

1

Partial Differential Equations of Mathematical Physics – Outline of Method of Separation of Variables

3

Feb.28–Mar 3

3

Orthonormal Sets and Fourier Seies

4

Feb. 6 – 10

4

Convergence of Fourier Series

5

Mar. 13 – 17

6

Sturm Liouvilles Problems

6

Mar. 20 – 24

5

Boundary Value Problems

7

Mar. 27 – 31

6

Fourier Integrals

8

Apr. 3 – 7

7

Fourier Integrals - Applications

9

Apr. 10 – 14

-

Laplace Transform, Properties and Related Results

10

Apr. 17 – 21

-

Solutions of PDES using Laplace Transform

11

Apr. 24 – 28

8

Special Functions, Bessel Function

12

May 1 – 5

9

Legendre Polynomials, Applications

13

May 8 –  12

-

Diagonalization of Matrices

Applications involving Powers of Matrices

14

May 15 –  19

-

First-Order Systems & Applications

Matrices & Linear Systems

15

May 22 –  26

-

Review / Catch up

    Office: 5 - 430 Phone 2189

     Email: fzaman@kfupm.edu.sa 

Major # 1

25 %

Major # 2

25 %

Assignments/Attendance

15 %

Final

35 %

    Evaluation Scheme