Preface These lecture notes are designed to accompany the first year course “<strong>Fourier</strong> <strong>Series</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Partial</strong> <strong>Differential</strong> <strong>Equations</strong>” <strong>and</strong> are taken largely from notes originally written by Dr Yves Capdeboscq, Dr Alan Day <strong>and</strong> Dr Janet Dyson. The first part of this course of lectures introduces <strong>Fourier</strong> series, concentrating on their practical application rather than proofs of convergence. We will then discuss how the heat equation, wave equation <strong>and</strong> Laplace’s equation arise in physical models. In each case we will explore basic techniques for solving the equations in several independent variables, <strong>and</strong> elementary uniqueness theorems. Reading material <strong>Fourier</strong> series. • D. W. Jordan <strong>and</strong> P. Smith, Mathematical Techniques (Oxford University Press, 3rd Edition, 2003), Chapter 26. • E. Kreyszig, Advanced Engineering Mathematics (Wiley, 8th Edition, 1999), Chapter 10. • W. A. Strauss, <strong>Partial</strong> <strong>Differential</strong> <strong>Equations</strong>: An Introduction (Wiley, 1st Edition, 1992), Chapter 5. Heat equation. • G. F. Carrier <strong>and</strong> C. E. Pearson, <strong>Partial</strong> <strong>Differential</strong> <strong>Equations</strong>: Theory <strong>and</strong> Technique (Academic Press, 2nd Edition, 1998), Chapter 1. • W. A. Strauss, <strong>Partial</strong> <strong>Differential</strong> <strong>Equations</strong>: An Introduction (Wiley, 1st Edition, 1992), Chapters 1–4. • E. Kreyszig, Advanced Engineering Mathematics (Wiley, 8th Edition, 1999), Chapter 12. Wave equation. • G. F. Carrier <strong>and</strong> C. E. Pearson, <strong>Partial</strong> <strong>Differential</strong> <strong>Equations</strong>: Theory <strong>and</strong> Technique (Academic Press, 2nd Edition, 1998), Chapter 3. • W. A. Strauss, <strong>Partial</strong> <strong>Differential</strong> <strong>Equations</strong>: An Introduction (Wiley, 1st Edition, 1992), Chapters 1–4. 4
CONTENTS 5 • E. Kreyszig, Advanced Engineering Mathematics (Wiley, 8th Edition, 1999), Chapter 12. Laplace’s equation. • G. F. Carrier <strong>and</strong> C. E. Pearson, <strong>Partial</strong> <strong>Differential</strong> <strong>Equations</strong>: Theory <strong>and</strong> Technique (Academic Press, 2nd Edition, 1998), Chapter 4. • W. A. Strauss, <strong>Partial</strong> <strong>Differential</strong> <strong>Equations</strong>: An Introduction (Wiley, 1st Edition, 1992), Chapter 6.