Math 244 Schedule Sections 05, 06, 08
Spring 2006
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The following is a rough outline of the course. This is essentially
identical to the main
syllabus.
All section numbers refer to Boyce and DiPrima, Elementary Differential Equations, 8th edition.
Homework is due in discussion section the Thursday following the listed week unless otherwise noted (for example, the first homework is due 1/26).
| Week |
(date of Monday) | Topics | Sections |
Homework |
Event |
| 1 |
1/16 |
Introduction |
1.1, 1.2 |
1.1: 1,2,5
1.2: 1,2,7, 9, 12, 13 |
No class Monday |
| 2 |
1/23 |
First order Differential equations |
1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 |
1.3: 1,3,4,6,8,13,18
2.1: 2,8, 13,22
2.2: 3,8,9, 17 |
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| 3 |
1/30 |
More first order differential equations. |
2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 |
2.3: 7, 8, 13, 14, 16, 30
2.4: 1, 7, 15, 18
2.5: 2, 7, 9, 22
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Maple Lab 0 due Wednesday |
| 4 |
2/6 |
Numerical methods |
2.7, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 |
2.6: 2, 8, 14, 19, 26
2.7 : 2
8.1: 8, 16, 19
8.2: 2, 7
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| 5 |
2/13 |
Second order linear equations |
3.1, 3.2, 3.3 |
8.3: 2, 7
3.1: 3, 6, 10, 16, 18, 21
3.2: 2, 6, 7, 11, 13, 23
3.3: 1, 4, 7, 13, 15, 19
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Maple Lab 1 due Wednesday |
| 6 |
2/20 |
Solving second order linear equations |
3.4, 3.5 |
3.4: 1, 4, 7, 16, 17, 22, 24
3.5: 2, 7, 11, 14, 15, 19, 23 |
Midterm 1 Wednesday |
| 7 |
2/27 |
Non-homogeneous second order equations |
3.6, 3.7, 3.8 |
3.6 : 4, 10, 17, 20, 25
3.7: 1, 7, 15 |
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| 8 |
3/6 |
Applications to springs. Higher order linear equations with constant coefficients |
3.8, 3.9, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 |
3.8: 1, 4, 5, 8, 15, 19
3.9: 2, 5, 7, 11
4.1:1, 6, 7, 13, 17, 20, 21
4.2: 2, 10, 11, 19, 23, 28
4.3:3, 9, 12, 17
| Maple Lab 2 due Wednesday |
| 9 |
3/13 |
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No classes - Spring Break!!! |
| 10 |
3/20 |
Euler's equation, Systems of equations, Linear algebra |
5.5, 7.1, 7.2 |
5.5: 2, 9, 15, 17
7.1: 4,5,6,7
7.2: 2, 8, 11, 22, 26
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Mable Lab 3 due Wednesday |
| 11 |
3/27 |
More linear algebra. Systems of first order equations. Homogeneous systems with constant coefficients. |
7.3, 7.4, 7.5 |
7.3 3, 6, 10, 13, 15
7.4 4, 6
7.5 3, 12, 19
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| 12 |
4/3 |
More homogeneous systems with constant coefficients |
7.6, 7.8 |
7.6: 3,8, 9, 13
7.8: 3, 8
(both due 4/20) |
Midterm 2 Wednesday |
| 13 |
4/10 |
Phase plane and stability |
9.1, 9.2, 9.3 |
9.1: 13, 18 (also look at Q1-12, but don't hand in)
9.2: 2,8
(also due 4/20) |
Mable Lab 4 due Wednesday |
| 14 |
4/17 |
Examples of nonlinear equations |
9.4, 9.5 |
9.3: 4, 13, 16
9.4: 5, 8
9.5: 1, 6, 11
(due 4/27)
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| 15 |
4/24 |
Series solutions |
5.1,5.2, 5.3 |
5.1: 1, 6, 8, 9, 14, 18
5.2: 2, 6, 12, 15, 18
5.3: 1, 3, 7, 8, 12, 16
Will not be collected but WILL be on the exam!
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Maple Lab 5 due Wednesday. Here is the seed file and project description. See the announcement page. |
| 16 |
5/1 |
Review |
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No class Wednesday |
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