FOURIER SERIES: SOLVING THE HEAT EQUATION
math.berkeley.edu › ~jbrere › heatequationStep 2: Plug the initial values into the equation for uto get f(x) = u(x;0) = X n X n(x) Note that this wil be a fourier series for f(x). Step 3: Look at the boundary values to determine if your fourier series should be sines or cosines. If you’re given that u(0;t) = 0 then each X n(0) = 0, so each X n should be a sine. If you’re given that @u @x