MA 527
MA 527 Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Physicists I
Instructor: Zhiqiang Cai
Office: Math 412
Office Phone: 765-494-1921
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 9:00 to 10:00am
E-Mail: zcai@math.purdue.edu
Graders for On-Campus Students:
"Sung won Ahn" ahn8@purdue.edu
Office: Math 707
Office Hours: Tuesday 4:30-5:30pm
Graders for On-Campus Students for HW5 and HW10:
"Wei Zhang" zhang406@purdue.edu
Office: Math 709
Office Hours: Tuesday 3:30-4:30pm
Graders for Off-Campus Students:
"Mihnea-Paul Luca" mihneapaul@yahoo.com
and "Vivek Mukundun" vmukunda@math.purdue.edu
Text: Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 10th edition for Purdue with WileyPlus, ISBN 781118139707-(WCLS)
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UPDATE Sept 5: For on-campus students, if you cannot come to Wednesday lectures,
you need to drop your homework in Mr. Sung won Ahn's mailbox located in Math 835
before 3pm. His email address is ahn8@purdue.edu.
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UPDATE Sept 28: Access to the video lectures. The ID number this generic account is: 9999906482 and the course name is: ma527 To access the sessions, log in at: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ProEd/OnCampus They will need to log in from a computer or mobile device on the West Lafayette campus. Our login process checks for a Purdue IP address before granting access. Once they log in and download a session to their device, they can view it anywhere..
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UPDATE October 17: The second midterm is in class from 10:30am to 11:30am on Wednesday November 7. Lectures on November 2 and 5 are reviews for the exam. The exam problems are very simlinar to Practice Problems for Exam 2.
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If you don't have access to the 10th edition, you may find the homework problems Chapter 7a, Chapter 7b, Chapter 8, Chapter 4, Chapter 6, Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Appendix 2.
Syllabus: Schedule and assignments
Blackboard: We will use Blackboard Learn (not vista) to record grades and for submission of off-campus homework. To access Blackboard Learn, log in here using your Purdue career account user name and password. Use the tabs along the left to navigate: check announcements, assignments, and grades, and communicate with others in the class. For off-campus students, submit homework by clicking on Assignments, then clicking on the appropriate assignment. Click Browse My Computer to upload a pdf file of your work, and then click 'Submit'.
Important: In the event of a major campus emergency, course requirements, deadlines, and grading percentages are subject to changes that may be necessitated by a revised semester calendar or other circumstances beyond the instructor's control. Information about such changes will be posted on this web page and/or via email.
Overview: In this class we'll study several of the major areas of mathematics that are useful in engineering, including linear algebra and methods of analysis and solution for ordinary and partial differential equations.
Grading:Course grading will be based on 2 midterms (10/3 Wednesday and 11/7 Wednesday in class), a final, and regular homework. The distribution will be roughly 20% per midterm, 40% for the final, and 20% for the homework. The lowest three homework scores will be dropped, but in return, late homework will not be accepted. Notes, books, and calculators are NOT allowed during midterm and final exams.
The course topics will include the following.
- Chapter 7: Linear Algebra: Basics
- Chapter 8: Linear Algebra: Eigenvalue Problems
- Chapter 4: Systems of ODEs
- Chapter 6: Laplace Transforms
- Chapter 11: Fourier Analysis
- Chapter 12: Partial Differential Equations
- Chapter 8: Linear Algebra: Eigenvalue Problems
An interesting article on studying: To Really Learn, Quit Studying and Take a Test
An applet for hearing and seeing Fourier series: Fourier series applet.