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Boundary Values & Fourier Series · Superchallenge problem

A rod 0≤x≤π0 \le x \le \pi with ends held at 00 is heated by a periodic source: ut=uxx+sin⁡3xcos⁡2tu_t = u_{xx} + \sin 3x\cos 2t, with u(x,0)=0u(x, 0) = 0. After transients die out, u ⁣(π2,t)u\!\left(\dfrac\pi2, t\right) oscillates sinusoidally. Find the amplitude of that oscillation.