A first course in ordinary differential equations. First order equations and applications, linear equations with constant coefficients, linear systems, Laplace transforms, numerical methods of solution. Prereq: MATH 223.
We will cover most of the material in chapters 1–3 of the textbook, and selected topics from chapters 4–7. In addition to attending the lectures, you should be reading the text book since there won't be time to discuss all the material in class.
For courses in lecture format, one credit-hour represents the subject content that can be delivered in one academic hour of contact time each week for the full duration of one academic semester, typically fourteen weeks along with a final examination period. For undergraduate courses, one credit-hour also includes associated work that can be completed by a typical student in 2-3 hours of effort outside the classroom. (Emphasis mine)If you are spending more than three hours outside of class per lecture on a regular basis, please let me know.
Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits appeared in the Times in Fall 2010. It offers some advice about studying based on current pedagogical research.
Teaching and Human Memory, Part 2 from The Chronicle of Higher Education this past December. Its intended audience is professors, but I think it's worth it for students to take a look as well.
Class date | Book section(s) | Homework problems | Homework due date |
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October 24 | 3.1 | 2, 6, 17, 19, 20, 21. | October 26 |
October 26 | 3.1, 3.2 | Section 3.1: 24, 26, 32, 33.
Section 3.2: 2, 6, 14, 16, 19. |
November 2 |
October 29 | 3.3 | 2, 12, 14, 20, 24. | November 2 |
October 31 | 3.4 | 4, 6, 10, 12, 15, 22. | November 2 |
November 2 | 3.5 | 2, 4, 6, 8, 18. | November 9 |
November 5 | 3.6 | 2, 10, 18, 26, 39, 40. | November 9 |
November 7 | 3.7 | 1, 3, 6, 8, 12. | November 9 |
November 9 | 3.8 | 4, 8, 9, 16, 19, 20. | November 16 |
November 12 | 4.1 | 2, 6, 10, 14, 22, 26. | November 16 |
November 14 | 4.2 | 4, 14, 17 | November 16 |
November 16 | 4.3 | 2, 12, 16, 21. | November 19 (Monday!) |
November 16 and 21 | 5.1 | 2, 4, 8, 12, 27. | November 26 (Monday!) |
November 21 | 5.2 | 2, 4, 6, 10, 15. | November 26 (Monday!) |
November 26 | 6.1 | 2, 4, 10, 16, 19, 25. | November 30 |
November 28 | 6.2 | 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. | November 30 |
November 30 | 6.3 | 4, 8, 28, 30, 32. | December 7 |
December 3 | 6.4 | 2, 4, 5, 6, 7. | December 7 |
December 5 | 7.1 | 1(a,b,c,d), 2(a,b,c,d), 6, 10. In #1(d) and #2(d), use n=20, 40, 60, 80, 100. |
December 7 |
December 7 | 7.2 7.3 |
Section 7.2: 1, 2, 9, 10. Section 7.3: 2, 4, 6. On all these use technology to carry out the Runge-Kutte method. |
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