Indian Institute of Technology Indore
MA203 Complex Analysis and Differential Equations-II
(Autumn Semester 2024)
Instructor: Dr. Santanu Manna
Tutorial Sheet 5
1. Classify the following partial differential equations :
(a) 5uxx − 3uyy + (cos x)ux + ey uy + u = 0,
(b) ex uxx + ey uyy u = 0,
(c) sin2 xuxx + sin 2xuxy + cos2 xuyy = x,
2. Solve the following PDEs by the method of separation of variables :
(c) uxx = uy + 2u, with u(0, y) = 0 and ux (0, y) = 1 + e−3y ,
(d) zxx − 2zx + zy = 0,
(e) ux = 2ut + u where u(x, 0) = 6e−3x .
3. Find the solution u(x, t) of heat equation
∂u ∂2u
= k 2 , 0 < x < 1, t > 0,
∂t ∂x
∂u(1,t)
with initial and boundary conditions u(x, 0) = 1 − x and u(0, t) = 10, ∂x = 0.
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4. Solve the differential equation ∂u 2∂ u
∂t = α ∂x2 for the condition of heat along a rod without
radiation, subject to the following conditions:
i. u ̸= ∞ as t → ∞ ,
∂u
ii. ∂x = 0 for x = 0 and x = l ,
iii. u = lx − x2 for t = 0, between x = 0 and x = l.
5. The ends A and B of a rod 20 cm long have the temperature at 30o C and 80o C until steady-
state prevails. The temperature of the ends are changed to 40o C and 60o C respectively.
Find the temperature distribution in the rod at time t.
6. Find the solution of the Laplace equation
∂ 2 u 1 ∂u 1 ∂2u
+ + = 0,
∂r2 r ∂r r2 ∂θ2
outside the circle r = a, that satisfies the boundary condition
u(a, θ) = f (θ), 0 ≤ θ < 2π,
on the circle.
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7. Let u(x, t) be a continuously differential function and satisfying the equation
∂2u ∂2u
= k , 0 < x < l, t > 0,
∂t2 ∂x2
subject to the initial conditions
∂u(x, 0)
u(x, 0) = C sin3 (πx/l) and = 0,
∂t
and boundary conditions
u(0, t) = u(l, t) = 0, ∀ t.
Then find u(x, t) (C and k are constants).
8. A bar AB of length 10 cm has its ends A and B kept at 30◦ and 100◦ temperatures re-
spectively, until steady-state condition is reached. Then the temperature at A is lowered
to 20◦ and that at B to 40◦ and these temperatures are maintained. Find the subsequent
temperature distribution in the bar.
9. Solve ut = c2 uxx when
i. u ̸= ∞ as t → ∞ ,
ii. ux = 0 when x = 0 for all t ,
iii. u = 0 when x = L for all t ,
iv. u = u0 = constant when t = 0 for 0 < x < L .
10. Find the displacement of a string stretched between two fixed points at a distance 2c apart
when the string is initially at rest in equilibrium position and points of the string are given
initial
( velocities v where
x
c, if 0 < x ≤ c
v = 2c−x , and x being the distance measured from one end.
c , if c < x < 2c.
11. Find the displacement of a string stretched between the fixed points (0, 0) and (1, 0) and
released from rest from the position A sin πx + B sin 2πx.
12. If u(r, θ) satisfying the equation
∂ 2 u 1 ∂u 1 ∂2u
+ + = 0,
∂r2 r ∂r r2 ∂θ2
π
within the region of the plane bounded by r = a, r = b, θ = 0 and θ = 2. Its value along
the other boundary is zero (see, Fig). Then prove that
∞
2 X (r/b)4m−2 − (b/r)4m−2 sin(4m − 2)θ
u(r, θ) = .
π (a/b)4m−2 − (b/a)4m−2 (2m − 1)3
m=1