MATH3403 | Assignment 1

This assignment is due at 9am August 9th at the lecture. It is worth 3% of the total assessment. Late
penalties are listed in the prole. If you hand it in late, you must hand it to the MATH3403 assignment
box (Level 4) AND email your tutor jon.klaric@gmail.com saying that you have done so.
Clear and consise presentation of mathematics (or any work) is an important skill. Of the 30 marks
associated with this assignment, 2 marks will be allocated for clarity and consiseness and 1 mark for
neatness (in proportion to number of questions completed).
1. Solve yu
x
xu
y
= 1 + u
2
subject to u(x, 0) = 0 (Ans. u(x, y) = y/x). Write down the pde/fo005.tex
general solution for u(x, 0) = f(x).
2. On tutorial sheet one you are asked to solve the equation xu
x
+yu
y
= ku with initial conditions pde/fo012.tex
u(x, 1 x) = H(x). Sketch the characteristics of the equation and determine the domain of
validity of the solution.
3. Derive new variables to reduce pde/cov005.tex
3y
2
u
xx
4xyu
xy
+ x
2
u
yy
to one of the three standard forms, and carry out the reduction (One choice is = x
2
+ 3y
2
,
= x
2
+ y
2
.)
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