FINAL EXAM

MATH 326:Boundary Value Problems

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August 9, 2024
Instructor: Dr. M. Bautista Class Time:
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1. Fill in all the information requested on this cover page and at the top of each test page before
starting the test. Make sure the information is complete and readable.
2. There are 8 different test pages and this cover page. Make sure you have all of them.

3. Exercise care in solving problems with the symbol .

4. Circle your final answer or write it in the box provided, if appropriate.
5. Show all work to obtain credit. Use the back of the previous sheet if additional space is needed.
Point value is indicated to the left of each question. There are 100 points for the entire test.
6. You have 130 MINUTES to complete the exam.
I have read and understood all the directions printed on this page and I will abide by
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8. GOOD LUCK!
Point Distribution
Problem: 1 2 3 4 5 Total
Points: 26 14 20 20 18 100
Score:
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1. Consider the function f (x) = − sin(x) defined only in the interval −π < x < 0 and whose graph
is shown below:
y
f (x)
1

−2π −π 0 π 2π x
−1

2 points (a) Graph the odd 2π-periodic extension of f (x).

1

-! 0 ! 2!

-1

3 points (b) Find the Fourier Sine series of the odd 2π-periodic extension of f (x). Include all the terms

of the series.

Answer:

Fs (x) =

2 points (c) Graph the even π-periodic extension of f (x).

1

-! 0 ! 2!

-1

5 points (d) Find the Fourier Cosine series of the even 2π-periodic extension of f (x). Include all the
terms of the series.

Answer:

Fc (x) =

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6 points (e) Evaluate the Fourier series in (d) at an appropriate value of x to find the exact sum of the
infinite series
1 1 1 1 1 1
S= + + + + + +···
4 · 12 − 1 4 · 22 − 1 4 · 32 − 1 4 · 42 − 1 4 · 52 − 1 4 · 62 − 1

x= S=

8 points (f) Now find the Fourier series of the 2π−periodic extension of the function
(
0, −π < x < 0,
g(x) =
sin(x), 0 ≤ x ≤ π

and whose graph is shown below. Include all the terms of the series.
y
2
g(x)
1

−2π −π 0 π 2π 3π 4π x
−1

Answer:

G (x) =

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2. Consider the homogeneous boundary value problem



 ut − uxx = 0, 0 < x < π, t > 0
u(0,t) = 0, t ≥ 0

ux (π,t) + u(π,t) = 0, t ≥ 0.


4 points (a) Assume u(x,t) = X(x)T (t). Write the Sturm-Liouville problem in X(x) in standard form in

the box below.

Sturm-Liouvile problem in X(x):

ODE:(

BC:

10 points (b) Show that the Sturm-Liouville problem in X(x) stated in the box in part (a) above has NO
negative eigenvalues. Please do not look at other values.

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3. Consider the following problem for the vertical displacement u(x,t) of a string with fixed ends,
given an initial displacement and struck downwards at time t = 0 giving it an initial velocity:


 utt − uxx = 0, 0 < x < π2 , t > 0

 u(0,t) = 0, t ≥ 0



(∗) ux ( π2 ,t) = 0, t ≥ 0




 u(x, 0) = 8 sin(3x), 0 ≤ x ≤ π2

 u (x, 0) = −2, 0 ≤ x ≤ π .
t 2
Assume that separation of variables leads to nonzero solutions only of the form
u(x,t) = A cos(ωx) cos(ωt) + B sin(ωx) cos(ωt) +C cos(ωx) sin(ωt) + D sin(ωx) sin(ωt), ω > 0.

9 points (a) Find all values of ω > 0 that produce nonzero solutions to the PDE and satisfies the two
homogeneous BC. Also write their corresponding “eigenfunctions”.

From only the work above Answer here is a list of numbers. “Eigenfunctions”: The answer here is an indexed LIST of functions and NOT a sum.
and nowhere else, list your
answers in the boxes on theω= uω (x,t) =
right:

3 points (b) Write the solution u(x,t) to (∗) as a linear superposition/combination of only the functions in
the second box above that will be used in part (c).
Answer:

u(x,t) =

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8 points (c) Apply the remaining nonhomogeneous BC to the answer you wrote in the box in part (b) to
find the function u(x,t) that solves the BVP. You must use the answer you wrote in part (b) to
get any credit.

Final Solution:

u(x,t) =

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4. Consider the problem of finding the temperature distribution u(x,t) of a homogeneous one-dimensional
rod of length π with fixed temperatures at the ends and perfectly insulated lateral sides, no internal
heat generation and a given initial temperature profile. The boundary value problem is:


 ut − uxx = 0, 0 < x < π, t > 0

 u(0,t) = 0, t ≥ 0

 u(π,t) = 9, t ≥ 0

u(x, 0) = 9, 0 ≤ x ≤ π.


4 points (a) Ignore the initial temperature profile and find s(x), the steady-state temperature distribution
along the rod in the form s(x) = Ax + B where A and B are constants.

Answer:

s(x) =

4 points (b) Let u(x,t) = v(x,t) + s(x) where s(x) is the steady-state solution found in part (a) above and
v(x,t) is the time-dependent (transient) part. Formulate a boundary value problem for the
time-dependent part of the solution v(x,t). You need a PDE in v(x,t) and boundary/initial
conditions for v(x,t). There should only be one non-homogeneous equation in the box.

Boundary Value Problem for v(x,t):

PDE:


BC:



12 points (c) Solve the boxed problem in part (b) by looking for nonzero solutions only of the form
n o
−ω 2 t
v(x,t) = e A cos(ωx) + B sin(ωx)
where ω > 0 and A and B are constants, using linear superposition if necessary.

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Continuation of solution to problem (4):

Finally, write the complete solution:

Answer:

u(x,t) =

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5. Consider the boundary value problem


 tut = uxx + 2u, 0 < x < π, t > 0

u(0,t) = 0, t > 0

u(π,t) = 0, t > 0.


10 points (a) Use separation of variables to find ALL the nonzero solutions to the problem.

The answer here is an indexed LIST of functions un (x,t) and NOT a sum.

8 points (b) Show that there are an infinite number of solutions from part (a) that also satisfy the initial
condition u(x, 0) = 0. (So uniqueness is false for this equation!)

End of exam! Please go back and check your work AGAIN.