A predicate asserting that $u : [0, T] \times [0, L] \to \mathbb{R}$ is a classical solution to the inhomogeneous heat equation $u_t - u_{xx} = f(t, x)$ with initial condition $u(0, x) = g(x)$ and Dirichlet boundary conditions $u(t, 0) = \alpha(t)$, $u(t, L) = \beta(t)$, together with the regularity (continuity and differentiability) hypotheses needed for the uniqueness argument via the energy method.