General Information
Class and Exams Schedule
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General Information

• Recommended Textbook:  "Perturbation methods for Engineers and Scientists" by Alan. W. Bush. You can probably get used copies from last year's AMS students.
• Supplemental material:
• "Perturbation methods" by John Hinch
• "Advanced mathematical methods for scientists and engineers" by Bender and Orszag

• Homework: Homework will be given every week, but will not be graded.
  

• Exams: There will one take-home midterm and one in-class final.
  

• Grading Policy:
  
• Midterm 1: 30 % of total grade.
• Midterm 2: 30 % of total grade.
• Final exam: 40 % of total grade.

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Tentative schedule (this will be updated as the course proceeds)

• Week 1:
• Mar 29: Chapter 1: Introduction to perturbation methods through examples.
• Mar 31: (continued)

• Week 2:
• Apr 5: Chapter 2: General considerations on asymptotic expansions.
• Apr 7: (continued)

• Week 3:
• Apr 12: (continued). Chapter 3: Method of strained coordinates for IVPS.
• Apr 14: (continued)

• Week 4:
• Apr 19: (continued)
• Apr 21: Chapter 4: Method of multiple scales for IVPs.

• Week 5:
• Apr 26: (continued)
• Apr 28: Chapter 5: 2-pt BVPs and boundary layers.

• Week 6:
• May 3: (continued)
• May 5: (continued)

• Week 7:
• May 10: Chapter 6: The method of dominant balance and the WKB approximation
• May 12: (continued)

• Week 8:
• May 18: (continued)
• May 20: (continue)

• Week 9:
• May 24: Chapter 7: Asymptotic expansions of integrals
• May 26: (continued)

• Week 10:
• May 30: (continued)
• Jun 2: Review

• Week 11:
• FINAL: Tuesday, June 7th, time 8:00AM-11:00AM, classroom.