Errata

Partial Differential Equations: Analytical and

Numerical Methods
Second Edition
Mark S. Gockenbach
(SIAM 2010)

June 19, 2012

Note: Positive line numbers start at the top of the page, negative line numbers
start at the bottom.
1. Page 22, line 9: (2.2) should be (2.13).
2. Page 23, line -9: (2.2) should be (2.13).
3. Page 29, lines 5, 8, 16, 18, 19: For each integral, the variable of integration
is s, not t; thus, replace ds by dt throughout this page (seven integrals).
4. Page 57, Exercise 5: The given polynomials are linearly independent and
therefore do form a basis of P2 .
5. Page 107: Equation (4.42) should read
dk u
dk1 u
du
+
a
+ + a1
+ a0 u
k1
k
k1
dt
dt
dt
u(0)
du
(0)
dt
..
.
dk2 u
(0)
dtk2
dk1 u
(0)
dtk1

0,

0,

0,
..
.

0,

= c,

6. Page 107: Equation (4.43) should read

dk1 u
du
dk u
+ ak1 k1 + + a1
+ a0 u
k
dt
dt
dt
u(0)
du
(0)
dt
..
.
dk2 u
(0)
dtk2
dk1 u
(0)
dtk1

f (t),

0,

0,
..
.

0,

7. Page 108: Equation (4.45) should read

dk u
dk1 u
du
+
a
(t)
+ + a1 (t)
+ a0 (t)u
k1
k
k1
dt
dt
dt
u(s)
du
(s)
dt
..
.
dk2 u
(s)
dtk2
dk1 u
(s)
dtk1

0,

0,

0,
..
.

0,

= f (s)

8. Page 108: Equation (4.46) should read

dk u
dk1 u
du
+ ak1 (t) k1 + + a1 (t)
+ a0 (t)u
k
dt
dt
dt
u(0)
du
(0)
dt
..
.
k2
d
u
(0)
dtk2
dk1 u
(0)
dtk1

= f (t),
=

0,

0,
..
.

0,

9. Page 193, Exercise 9: The ODE should include the interval: 0 < x < 1.
10. Page 301, line -5: In (7.44), the second occurrence of (xi ) should be
(xi+1 ). That is, (7.44) should be


c2 t2
c2 t2
t2
(1)
ui = 1
(xi )+t(xi )+
((xi1 ) + (xi+1 ))+
f (xi , 0).
2
2
t
2t
2
2

11. Page 322, Exercise 1(b): Should read Describe the set of all (x, t), t > 0,
for which the solution is uniquely defined.
12. Page 333, Exercise 3: Part (b), as stated, is not true. It should be changed
to: Solve the IVP.
13. Page 333, Exercise 4: The initial condition (Line -9) should read
u(x, 0) = (x), < x < .
14. Page 350, line -2: solves should be solve.
15. Page 353, Equation (9.23): The ODE (the first line of (9.23)) should read


d
du

P (x)
+ R(x)u = 0, a < x < b.
dx
dx
16. Page 356, Line 14: holds for all C 1 [1, 1] satisfying (1) = (1) =
0 should be holds for all D(R).
17. Page 361, Exercise 5: The exercise should read: Consider the BVP
x

du
1
d2 u
+ (x + 3)
3u = f (x),
< x < 1,
2
dx
dx
2
u(1/2) = 0,
du
(1) = 0.
dx

Find the Greens function for this BVP and solve the BVP for f (x) = x.
Two solutions to the homogeneous version of the ODE are
u1 (x) = ex , u2 (x) = 6 + 6x + 3x2 + x3 .
18. Page 361, Exercise 7: Let G by the . . . should be Let G be the . . . .
19. Page 363: (9.35) should read
dk u
dk1 u
du
+
a
+ + a1
+ a0 u
k1
dtk
dtk1
dt
u(0)
du
(0)
dt
..
.
dk2 u
(0)
dtk2
dk1 u
(0)
dtk2
3

0,

0,

0,
..
.

0,

f (s),

20. Page 364: (9.36) should read

dk1 u
du
dk u
+ ak1 k1 + + a1
+ a0 u
k
dt
dt
dt
u(0)
du
(0)
dt
..
.
k2
d
u
(0)
dtk2
dk1 u
(0)
dtk1

f (t),

0,

0,
..
.

0,

21. Page 366, Exercise 1: The first initial condition should be u(0) = u0 .
22. Page 383, Exercise 1:
Z tZ

x+c(ts)

u(x, t) =

f (y, s) dy ds
0

should be
1
u(x, t) =
2c

xc(ts)

Z tZ

x+c(ts)

f (y, s) dy ds
0

xc(ts)

23. Page 383, Exercise 3: Add: (The two formulas for G differ when c(ts) =
|x y|, but this does not affect integrals involving G.)
24. Page 516, Equation (11.108): Poissons integral formula is stated incorrectly (the factor in front of the integral should be 1/(2), not 1/(2R).
The correct equation is
Z 2
1
R2 r 2
u(r, ) =
() d.
2
2
2 0 R + r 2Rr cos ( )
25. Page 517, Exercise 13: The final sentence . . . if we identify as (a, b).
should be changed to . . . if we identify as (a, b) and take P (x) = 1 in
(9.23).
26. Page 522, Lines 67: The limits of integration on the second integral are
incorrect; the correct formula is
Z
f (x + c(t s)y, s) dy
B1 (0)

Z
=

Z 1y12

2
1

1y12

f (x1 + c(t s)y1 , x2 + c(t s)y2 , s)

p
dy2 dy1 .
1 y12 y22

27. Page 530, Exercise 3: The boundary condition should read

u(x, t) = 0, x , 0 < t < T.
Also, the hint should read Define v(x, t) = u(x, T t) . . . .
28. Page 531, Exercise 5: The last integral is over , not over :



Z TZ  
v
u
u
kv v
ku
dx dt
t
t
0


Z
Z TZ 
v
u
=
(u(x, T )v(x, T ) u(x, 0)v(x, 0)) dx + k
v
u
dx dt.
n
n

29. Page 627, Exercise 2: There is a small typo (missing parenthesis) in the
formula; it should read . . . of the operator (k(x)u) . . . .
30. Page 652 (index): The three sub-entries under Pascal should be listed
under partial differential equation (PDE).