Data for the 1-dimensional Dirichlet problem for the heat equation on a rod of length $L$ over the time interval $[0, T]$: diffusion constant $D > 0$, internal forcing $f(t, x)$, initial profile $g(x)$, and boundary data $h_0(t), h_L(t)$ at $x = 0$ and $x = L$ respectively.
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The squared $L^2([0, 1])$ norm: $\|f\|_{L^2}^2 = \int_0^1 |f(x)|^2\, dx$.
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The $m$-th eigenvalue of $-\partial_x^2$ with Dirichlet conditions on $[0, 1]$: $-m^2 \pi^2$.
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Basic facts about the Fourier sine series on $[0, 1]$ (Theorem 4.1): for $f \in L^2([0, 1])$, the Fourier sine partial sums converge to $f$ in $L^2$, the Parseval identity $\|f\|_{L^2}^2 = \sum_m \tfrac{1}{2} A_m^2$ holds, and if $f$ is continuous on $[0, 1]$ then the convergence is uniform on any closed subinterval $[a, b] \subset (0, 1)$.
Uniform convergence statement extracted from Theorem 4.1: if $f$ is continuous on $[0, 1]$, then the Fourier sine partial sums converge to $f$ uniformly on any closed subinterval $[a, b] \subset (0, 1)$.