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(GEM 601) Exercises On Fourier Series
(GEM 601) Exercises On Fourier Series
3. Find the Fourier expansion of the function whose definition over one period is
t 0 t 1
f t
0 1 t 2
4. For c units of time water flows through a turbine at a constant rate b . During the next 2 c units
of time the constant rate of flow is a . Then for c more units of time the flow rate is b again.
Thereafter, water discharges through the turbine in the same way periodically. Find a half-range
cosine expansion for the periodic rate r t at which water flows through the turbine.
6. Suppose a uniform beam of length L is simply supported at x 0 and at x L . If the load per unit
w0 x
length is given by w x , 0 x L , then the differential equation for the deflection y x is
L
d4y
EI 4 w x
dx
where E , I , and wo are constants.
a) Expand wx in a half-range sine series.
b) Use the method of undetermined coefficients to find a particular solution y x of the differential
equation.