Math 400 FALL 2020: SCHEDULE |
| Week 1: Tue Aug 25 | Introduction to applied mathematics: dimensional analysis. Logan IV (1-8) |
| Week 2: Tue Sep 1 | The Buckingham Pi Theorem: Statement, Proof & Application. Section 1.1 of Logan IV. |
| Week 3: Tue Sep 8 | Introduction to scaling. Section 1.2 of Logan IV. |
| Week 4: Tue Sep 15 | Scaling continued. Section 1.2 of Logan IV. |
| Week 5: Tue Sep 22 | Introduction to Perturbations of Algebraic Equations. Section 3.1 of Logan IV. |
| Week 6: Tue Sep 29 |
Completion of (Regular and Singular) Perturbation of Algebraic Equations |
| Week 7: Tue Oct 6 |
Regular Perturbations of Ordinary Differential Equations. |
| Week 8: Tue Oct 13 |
Poincare'-Lindstedt Method applied to Duffing's Equation |
| Week 9: Tue Oct 20 |
Introduction to Boundary Layer Theory. |
| Week 10: Tue Oct 27 |
Advanced Boundary Layer Theory. |
| Week 11: Tue Nov 3 | ELECTION DAY! (NO CLASS. GO VOTE!!!) |
| Week 12: Tue Nov 10 | Practicum: Student 1-on-1 oral presentations |
| Week 13: Tue Nov 17 |
Practicum: Student 1-on-1 oral presentations |
Last Updated October 31, 2020