16 - Partial Differential Equations
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Define what a boundary condition is.
💡 Hint: Think about the different conditions affecting a physical system's limits.
What do initial conditions provide in a PDE?
💡 Hint: Consider when a system starts evolving.
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What is a boundary condition?
💡 Hint: Think about how the edges of a physical system restrict the overall behavior.
T/F: Initial conditions are used to specify the values at the boundaries of a PDE.
💡 Hint: Consider what initial versus boundary means.
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Consider a heat equation for a metal rod of length L with ends fixed at temperature 0 degrees. Write down the PDE with appropriate boundary and initial conditions.
💡 Hint: Think about the physical constraints given to the ends of the rod.
A vibrating string of length L is fixed at both ends. If initially displaced at a height described by f(x) and released with zero initial velocity, formulate the initial conditions for the wave equation.
💡 Hint: Notice how both displacement and speed are essential for this physical context.
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