King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Department of Mathematical Sciences

MATH 514   Advanced Mathematical Methods

Semester II, 2003-2004 (042)

Dr. F. D. Zaman

Text Book: James P. Keener, Principles of Applied Mathematics

 (Addison Wesley Publishing Company)

Additional Reading: Carrier, Krook and Pearson, Functions of a Complex Variable,McGraw Hill,1966.

Objectives: This course is designed to introduce advanced mathematical methods to graduate students in Mathematics, Science and Engineering.

Bulletin Description: Integral transforms; Fourier, Laplace, Hankel and Mellin transforms and their applications. Singular integral equations. Wiener Hopf technique. Applications of conformal mapping. Introduction to asymptotic expansions.

 

Week

Date

Chapter

Topic

 

1 - 2

Feb. 12 – 23

 

6.1, 6.2

Review of Complex integration. Branch points and integration along branch cuts.

3-4

Feb.26–Mar 9

 

7.2

Fourier and Laplace transforms, analyticity of transforms and inversion.

5-6

Mar. 12 – 23

Additional material

Applications of Fourier and Laplace transforms.

7

Mar. 26 – 30

 

7.3

Hankel transform; properties and applications

8

Apr. 2 – 6

Additional material

Mellin transform; properties and applications

                                  April 7 – 15 : Midterm Break

9

Apr. 16-20  

3.1, class notes

Singular integral equations

10

Apr.23 – 27

Additional material

Wiener-Hopf method for singular integral equations

11

Apr.30-May4

Additional material-

Wiener-Hopf method for mixed boundary value problems

12

May 7 – 11

6.3

Conformal mappings; applications.

13

May 14 – 18

 

10.1

Little o and big O symbols; asymptotic functions

14-15

May21–June1

 

10.2, 10.3

Asymptotic sequences and series. Asymptotic approximation of integrals.

    Office: 5 - 430 Phone 2189

     Email: fzaman@kfupm.edu.sa 

Major # 1

25 %

Major # 2

25 %

Assignments/Attendance

15 %

Final

35 %