\documentclass[12pt]{article} \usepackage[noTS1]{mathtime} % Use MathTime fonts. \input TS1avoid.tex % Use MathTime fonts. \begin{document} Use the method of separation of variables to show that the 1-D heat conduction problem: find $u = u(x,t)$ so that \begin{eqnarray*} \frac{\partial u}{\partial t}(x,t) - \alpha \frac{{\partial}^2 u}{\partial x^2}(x,t) &=& 0,\;0 < x < l,\;t \geq 0 \\ u(0,t) &=& 0,\;t \geq 0 \\ u(l,t) &=& 0,\;t \geq 0 \\ u(x,0) &=& f(x),\;0 \leq x \leq l \end{eqnarray*} has the solution \[ u(x,t) = \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} c_n \sin \frac{n \pi x}{l} \exp \left[ -\alpha \left( \frac{n \pi}{l} \right)^2 t \right] \] where \[ c_n = \frac{2}{l} \int_0^l f(x) \sin \frac{n \pi x}{l} dx. \] \end{document}