MA 298W: Mathematical Modeling of Nonlinear Waves

Announcements:

Update of classnote

Instructor: Dr. Min Chen

TR: 1:30-2:45, REC 114

Office: MATH 818
Office Hours: T 3:00-5:00pm or by appointment;

Phone: 41964
Email: chen45@purdue.edu

Text Books:

1. Class note (PDF)
2. Introduction to Vector Analysis by Harry F. Davis & Arthur David Snider, Wm C. Brown Publisher, ISBN: 0-697-05921-9 (reference).
3. Hydrodynamics by Horace Lamb, Dover Publisher, ISBN: 0-486-60256-7 (reference).
4. Linear and Nonlinear Waves by G.B.Whitham, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0-471-94090-9 (reference).
5. Soliton: an introduction by P. G. Drazin & R. S. Johnson, Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 0-521 33655 4 (reference).

Homeworks:

Homeworks and projects will be assigned and collected.

Grading Policy:

Your course grade will be determined from attendance record, homework scores and final presentation.

Other interesting sites:

• Diane Henderson's wave tank experiments
• Phase, Group, and Signal Velocity
• Animation of group velocity

Last modified August 25, 2003 by Min Chen.