Minor Typo in Solution to Problem 7.6

Becky Shipley points out: "There is a minor typo in the solution to qu 6 from sheet 7- at the top of page 3 the initial condition should be y(0)=1 (not y(0)=0) to get C_2 and hence eqn (6)."

I don't have the latex file for that solution (just the .pdf), so I am announcing the correction here rather than updating the file.

Minor Correction to Lecture Notes

I made a slight correction to the printed lecture notes in the nonlinear oscillator discussion from today. As I mentioned today in lecture, what I wrote on the board is correct, but I had forgotten to change it in the lectures notes when I was making my compiled corrections in September.

Welcome to Perturbation Methods (Fall 2009)

The lectures will be held on Mondays and Thursdays from 12:00--1:00 pm in L2 in the MI.

There are 6 classes, which are configured as follows:

Wednesday: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, LR1 in the MI, Tutor: Rebecca Shipley, TA: Thomas Woolley

Wednesday: 12:30 - 1:30 pm, LR1 in the MI, Tutor: Rebecca Shipley, TA: Thomas Woolley

Wednesday: 2:00 - 3:00 pm, SR2 in the MI (except for week 6, when it will be in DHSR1), Tutor: Cameron Hall, TA: Jean-Charles Seguis

Wednesday: 3:00 - 4:00 pm, SR2 in the MI (except for week 6, when it will be in DHSR1), Tutor: Cameron Hall, TA: Jean-Charles Seguis

Friday: 12:00 - 1:00 pm, DHSR3, Tutor: Phil Trinh, TA: Cara Morgan

Friday: 1:00 - 2:00 pm, DHSR3, Tutor: Phil Trinh, TA: Cara Morgan


The lecture notes and 7 problem sheets have all been posted. Problem sheet N will be due on Monday (1:00 pm) of Week N + 1 for the Wednesday classes and on Wednesday (10:00 am) of Week N + 1 for the Friday classes. Make sure to place your sheets in the proper pigeonholes, which will magically appear at some point in the basement of the Mathematical Institute.

8 May consultation session in MI (SR2)

Tomorrow's consultation session is still at 3pm, but we have changed rooms. We will be in SR2 in the MI.

Consultation Sessions

I will be running three consultation sessions for C6.3a:

They will start on Friday at 3pm during weeks 1--3. The first two will last one hour and will take place in my office (DH 2). The one during third week will last from 3pm--5pm and will take place in L1 in the main building. This third consultation session will be a 'revision lecture' to cover the problems and solutions from the June 2008 exam. Note that I lectured this course last year, so I wrote the 4 questions in last year's exam. (The ones from 2007 and before were written by other people.)