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HW5
HW5
Assignment 5
DUE DATE: December 6
1. Use Laplace transform with respect to t to solve the problem:
𝜕𝑤 𝜕𝑤
+ = 𝑤 𝑥 > 0 ,𝑡 > 0
𝜕𝑡 𝜕𝑥
subject to:
𝑤(𝑥, 0) = 1
𝑤(0, 𝑡) = 1
3.
Find the temperature distribution in a semi-infinite rod by using Laplace transforms if the
mathematical problem is given by
𝜕𝑤 𝜕 2𝑤
= 𝛼2 2
𝜕𝑡 𝜕𝑥
subject to:
𝑤(𝑥, 0) = 0
𝑤(0, 𝑡) = 𝑓(𝑡) , 𝑤(∞, 𝑡) = 0
Use Table of Laplace transforms and the convolution theorem.
4. Find the Fourier series representation of the following function with period 2. Write out the
first three nonzero terms in the series expansion.
f (t ) sin 3 t 0 t 2
5. Find the Fourier series representation of the following function with period 2. Write out the
first three nonzero terms in the series expansion.
0 1 x 1 / 2
1 1/ 2 x 0
g ( x)
1 0 x 1/ 2
0 1/ 2 x 1
6. Find the Fourier cosine or sine series for the following function with period 2. Write out the
first three nonzero terms.
t
2
t 0
f (t ) 2
t 0 x
7. Find an odd periodic extension and write the Fourier sine series. Graph the periodic extension.
f (t ) exp( t ) 0 t 1
9. Find the displacement of an elastic string fixed at its ends with zero initial velocity by using
separation of variables and Fourier series:
𝜕 2𝑤 2
𝜕 2𝑤
=𝛼 0 < 𝑥 < 𝐿 = 2𝜋
𝜕𝑡 2 𝜕𝑥 2
subject to:
𝑤(𝑥, 0) = 𝑓(𝑥) = 0.25𝑥(2𝜋 − 𝑥)
10. A uniform beam of length L and α=1 is subjected to pinned-pinned boundary conditions, zero
2x
initial velocity, and an initial displacement described by f ( x) 2 sin . Determine the
L
displacement u(x,t).
11. Find the temperature distribution in a semi-infinite rod by using separation of variables and
Fourier series. The mathematical problem is given by
𝜕𝑤 2
𝜕 2𝑤
=𝛼 0<𝑥<𝐿
𝜕𝑡 𝜕𝑥 2
subject to:
𝑤(𝑥, 0) = 𝑓(𝑥)
𝑤(0, 𝑡) = 𝑤1 , 𝑤(𝐿, 𝑡) = 𝑤2