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Partial differential equations and Fourier series

Partial differential equations and Fourier series

Warm-upHuman

Which function solves the heat equation ut=uxxu_t = u_{xx}?

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Partial differential equations and Fourier series

Warm-upHuman

Let f(x)=3sin⁡x−5sin⁡4xf(x) = 3\sin x - 5\sin 4x on [0,π][0, \pi]. What is its Fourier sine coefficient b4=2π∫0πf(x)sin⁡4x dxb_4 = \frac{2}{\pi}\int_0^\pi f(x)\sin 4x\,dx?

Partial differential equations and Fourier series

CoreHuman

Solve utt=4uxxu_{tt} = 4u_{xx} on R\R with u(0,x)=x2u(0, x) = x^2 and ut(0,x)=0u_t(0, x) = 0. What is u(1,0)u(1, 0)?

Partial differential equations and Fourier series

CoreHuman

Let SNS_N be the partial sums of the Fourier series of the square wave f=sign⁡(sin⁡x)f = \operatorname{sign}(\sin x). Which statements are true? Choose all that apply.

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Partial differential equations and Fourier series

CoreHuman

In the proof of the weak maximum principle (Theorem 6), why do we work with v=u+εx2v = u + \varepsilon x^2 rather than with uu itself?

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Partial differential equations and Fourier series

CoreFormal

Let u : ℝ → ℝ → ℝ take time first, u t x. Which Lean statement says that u satisfies the heat equation u_t = k u_xx at the point (t, x)?

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Partial differential equations and Fourier series

CoreHuman

Apply Parseval's identity to the square wave f=sign⁡(sin⁡x)f = \operatorname{sign}(\sin x), whose sine coefficients are bn=4πnb_n = \frac{4}{\pi n} for odd nn and 00 for even nn. In the real form, Parseval reads 1π∫−ππf2 dx=a022+∑n≥1(an2+bn2)\frac1\pi\int_{-\pi}^{\pi} f^2\,dx = \frac{a_0^2}{2} + \sum_{n\ge1}(a_n^2 + b_n^2). You get ∑n odd1n2=π2k\displaystyle\sum_{n \text{ odd}}\frac{1}{n^2} = \frac{\pi^2}{k}. What is kk?

Partial differential equations and Fourier series

CoreComputational

Write sine_coefficients(f, N, M) returning the list [b_1, ..., b_N] of Fourier sine coefficients bn=2π∫0πf(x)sin⁡(nx) dxb_n = \frac{2}{\pi}\int_0^\pi f(x)\sin(nx)\,dx of f on [0,π][0, \pi], each computed by the midpoint rule with M subintervals.

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Partial differential equations and Fourier series

StretchHuman

On (−π,π)(-\pi, \pi), x=2∑n≥1(−1)n+1sin⁡nxnx = 2\sum_{n\ge1}(-1)^{n+1}\frac{\sin nx}{n} and x2=π23+4∑n≥1(−1)ncos⁡nxn2x^2 = \frac{\pi^2}{3} + 4\sum_{n\ge1}(-1)^n\frac{\cos nx}{n^2}. Which statements are true? Choose all that apply.

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Partial differential equations and Fourier series

StretchHuman

For n≥1n \ge 1, un(x,y)=sin⁡(nx)sinh⁡(ny)n2u_n(x, y) = \dfrac{\sin(nx)\sinh(ny)}{n^2} solves Laplace's equation with un(x,0)=0u_n(x, 0) = 0 and ∂yun(x,0)=sin⁡nxn\partial_y u_n(x, 0) = \dfrac{\sin nx}{n}. Which conclusion is correct?

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