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This document outlines Homework 1 for a Partial Differential Equations course at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, due on October 28, 2024. It includes a series of problems related to vector-valued functions, field lines, and solutions to partial differential equations, with specific tasks and references to textbook exercises. Each problem is assigned a value of 10 points.

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This document outlines Homework 1 for a Partial Differential Equations course at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, due on October 28, 2024. It includes a series of problems related to vector-valued functions, field lines, and solutions to partial differential equations, with specific tasks and references to textbook exercises. Each problem is assigned a value of 10 points.

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Homework 1 MA 4473-B24 - Partial Differential Equations

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Prof. B.S. Tilley Due: 28 October 2024


Each problem is worth 10 points
1. Consider the following path
x(s) = a (cos (s))3 i + a (sin (s))3 j , 0 ≤ s ≤ 2π
(a) Find the tangent (velocity) vector for this curve on 0 < s < 2π.
(b) For what values of s does the tangent vector vanish?
(c) Graph this curve. Describe the behavior of the curve at the points where the tangent
curve vanishes.
2. Find the vector-valued function that describes the curve of intersection of the following sur-
faces
(a)
z − (x + y) = 0 , x2 + y 2 = 4
(b)
z = x2 + y 2 , y = x2 + z 2 .
3. Calculate the field lines for the following vector fields V. After finding the representation as
a vector-valued function, write the curve in terms of the coordinate variables (x, y).
(a) V = −xi + yj , x(0) = (2, 1)
(b) V = −yi − xj , x(0) = (1, 0).
4. Calculate the field line for the vector field V = 2 i − 3y j + z 2 k , x(0) = (3, 5, 7).
5. Find the general solution to ut + ux + 3 u = 7 , −∞ < x < ∞ , t > 0
6. Olver, pg. 23, 2.2.5
7. Olver, pg. 30, 2.2.16
8. Olver, pg. 30, 2.2.19
9. (a) Find the solution to the partial differential equation
(cos t) ut + x ux = 0 , −∞ < x < ∞ , t > 0
2
u(x, 0) = e−x
(b) The solution is valid only on 0 < t < t1 . What is the value of t1 ?
(c) What do the graphs of the solution u(x, t) look like at times t = t1 /2, t = 3t1 /4 and
t = 7t1 /8? Use Matlab or some other graphic package to plot u as a function of x at
each of thee times on a single graph. Make sure that the axes are labelled clearly, and
use a different line style (e.g. solid, dahsed, dot-dashed) to represent u at each of these
times.
10. Olver, pg. 30, 2.2.24

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