PHY 581 Homework, Due Nov.

7th (at noon)

1. Please write a one page status report on your end of term project. Clearly state
the goal of your project, what you have accomplished, and what steps remain before
completion.
2. Consider the forced oscillator problem
x00 + x = 2 cos t,

(1)

with the boundary conditions x(0) = 4, and x0 (0) = 0. Find the full solution using
Greens function methods.
3. Construct the Greens function for the problem
y 00 + 2 y = f (x),

0 < x < 1,

(2)

with boundary conditions y(0) = 0 = y(1) and with 6= 1.

4. Solve
y 00 + 4y = x2 ,

x [0, 1],

y(0) = y(1) = 0,

(3)

using the Greens function method.

5. Use the Greens function method to solve the initial value problem
x00 + x = 5t2 ,
with initial conditions x(0) = 4, and x0 (0) = 0.

(4)