Practice Solution of the Heat Equation by Separation of Variables - 12.3 | 12. One-Dimensional Heat Equation | Mathematics - iii (Differential Calculus) - Vol 2
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12.3 - Solution of the Heat Equation by Separation of Variables

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does the assumption \( u(x,t) = X(x) T(t) \) represent?

💡 Hint: Think about how we can break the problem into simpler parts.

Question 2

Easy

Name one type of boundary condition we could apply.

💡 Hint: What specifies temperature at the boundaries?

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Question 1

What does the method of separation of variables aim to do?

  • Combine variables into one
  • Split functions into separate dependent variables
  • Eliminate PDEs altogether

💡 Hint: Think about the word 'separation'.

Question 2

True or False: The solution to the heat equation can include both sine and cosine functions.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Recall how we solved the spatial part.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given a rod of length \( L \) with heat starting at a linear distribution, derive the temperature at later times using separation of variables.

💡 Hint: Begin with writing the equation and identify the boundaries.

Question 2

How would the solution change if we modified the boundary condition to Neumann conditions?

💡 Hint: Consider how heat flux will reflect in the function behavior.

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