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This document contains tutorial problems and practice problems related to Fourier series for the course Partial Differential Equations - MSO 203B. The tutorial problems involve finding the Fourier series for various periodic functions. The practice problems involve proving properties of Fourier series, finding Fourier series representations of specific functions, and determining Fourier expansions.

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This document contains tutorial problems and practice problems related to Fourier series for the course Partial Differential Equations - MSO 203B. The tutorial problems involve finding the Fourier series for various periodic functions. The practice problems involve proving properties of Fourier series, finding Fourier series representations of specific functions, and determining Fourier expansions.

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Partial Differential Equations - MSO 203B

Assignment 1 - Fourier Series

Tutorial Problems
(
x; 0 ≤ x ≤ π
1. Find the Fourier series of f (x) = and f is extended
0; −π ≤ x < 0
periodically to whole of R.

1; 0 ≤ x < 21



0; 1 ≤ x < 1

2
2. Find the Fourier series of f (x) = 1
and f is ex-


 −1; − 2
≤ x < 0
0; −1 ≤ x < 12

tended periodically to whole of R.

3. An elastic string of length 4m with fixed ends is raised by 2m and then


released from rest. Assume the displacement satisfies utt − 25uxx = 0
for 0 ≤ x ≤ 4; t ≥ 0. Describe the motion of the string in terms of a
Fourier series solution.
Rπ
4. Prove that π1 −π f (x) dx = 2a20 + Σn∈N (a2n + b2n ) where ai and bi are
Fourier coefficients of the square summable function f .
n
5. Comment on the convergence of Σn∈N (−1)
n2
using the Fourier series of
2 1 1
f (x) = x on [− 2 , 2 ].

Practice Problems
1. Show the convergence of the series 1 − 31 + 15 − 17 +(.... using the Fourier
−k; −π < x < 0
Convergence theorem on the function g(x) =
+k; 0 < x < π

1
with g(x + 2π) = g(x).

2. Prove that all functions of period π forms a vector space.

3. Find the Fourier series of cos x in [−π, π].

4. Find the Fourier Series of the sawtooth wave function which is 2π pe-
riodic and is given by f (x) = x + π; −π < x < π

5. Let f be an odd function, write the Fourier series of such a function in


terms of only bn ’s.

6. Find the Fourier half range expansion of the function f (x) = ex on


0 < x < 1 (Either one of sine/cosine is OK).
(
x; 0 < x < 1
7. Find the Fourier sine series for the function f (x) =
2 − x; 1 < x < 2

END

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