EXAMINATIONS

FACULTY OF SCIENCE (1-YEAR)

MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.Sc) M.Sc (MATHEMATICS)
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 70
Note: 1-Attempt any Seven questions. Paper Code: 103
2-All questions carry equal marks.

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Q.1 a) List any four assumptions made in the derivations of the equations of the
vibrating membrane.
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b) Find the general solution of x uxx +2xy uxy +y uyy = 0

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2Q.2. a) Define the Cauchy data for the equation A uxx + Buxy +Cuyy = F(x, y, u, ux, uy )
b) Interprêt the D’ Alembert s formula when g(x) = 0

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3 Q.3. a) Obtain u (x , t) = X(x)T(t ) for utt +a uxxxx = 0
b) Obtain u (x , t) = X(x)T(t ) for u tt =k u xx, 0 < x< l satisfying
u ( o ,t ) = u ( , t) , t ≥ 0

Q.4 a) Prove the solution of the Direchlet problem , if it exists , is unique .

b) Explain the method of solution of the Direchlet problem involving the Poisson
equation

Q.5 a) state the three properties to be satisfied by the Green’s function for the
Dirchilet problem involving the Laplace operator

b) Show that ∂ G/ ∂ n is discontinuous at ( ξ, η ) and and lim ∫ ∂G / ∂n ds =1,

∈→0
 C∈
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C∈ : ( x- ξ ) + ( y- η) =∈

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Q.6 a) Reduce x uxx +2xy uxy +y uyy = 0 to the canonical form

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b) Reduce uxx +x uyy = 0 to the canonical form

Q.7 a) Solve uxx - uyy = 1 , u(x , 0)=sin x , uy(x,0)=0

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b) Solve utt =c uxx , 0<x<l ,t>0 satisfying u( x, 0)= sin( π x/l), ut(x,0)=0 ,
0 ≤ x ≤ l and u(0 ,t) = u(l,t)= 0, t ≥ 0

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Q.8 a) Prove that there exist atmost one solution of the wave equation utt =c xx
0<x <l , t>0 satisfying initial conditions u( x, 0)=f(x), ut(x,0)=g(x) , 0 ≤ x ≤ l
and the boundary conditions u ( l , t ) = 0 ,t ≥ 0 where u(x, t )is a twice
continuously differentiable function with respect to both x and t
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b) solve ∆ u = 0 , 0<x<a 0<y<b given that u( x, 0)= f(x), 0 ≤ x ≤ a
u( x, b) = ux(0,y)=ux(a,y)=0 ,