Prerequisites: Math 1312
The text is "Differential Equations, Third Edition," Blanchard, Devaney and Hall, Brooks & Cole, 2006.
Problem list may change during semester, so re-check each week
Topics | section | quiz over problems | quiz date |
---|---|---|---|
First-order Differential Equations | 1.1 | 2,4,5,11,14ab | Aug 30 |
1.2 | 1,4,5,7,9,11,13,29,33,35 | Aug 30 | |
1.3 | 2*,3*,4*,7*,8*,14,15 | Sept 8 | |
1.4 | 3*,4*,6*,10*,14* | Sept 8 | |
1.5 | 14 | Sept 15 | |
1.6 | 2,7,9,14*,21*,37,38 | Sept 15 | |
1.8 | 1,3,4,5,6,7,11,17,22,23,33 | Sept 22 | |
Test I | Chapter 1 | Sept 24 | |
First-order Systems | 2.1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,20 | Oct 1 |
2.2 | 3*,5*,7*,11 | Oct 1 | |
2.3 | 1,3,7,15b,17b | Oct 8 | |
2.4 | 1*,2* | Oct 8 | |
Linear Systems | 3.1 | 7,8,16,24,27,29,34 | Oct 15 |
3.2 | 1,2,9,12c,16,17,21,23 | Oct 15 | |
3.3 | 1,2,13,15,21 | Oct 22 | |
3.4 | 3,5,7,9,11,13,23abc | Oct 22 | |
3.5 | 1,5 | Oct 29 | |
3.6 | 1,3,5,11,15ab,17ab,23ab,25ab | Oct 29 | |
Test II | Chapters 2,3 | Nov 1 | |
Forcing and Resonance | 4.1 | 1,3,7 | Nov 10 |
4.2 | 1,5 | Nov 10 | |
Nonlinear Systems | 5.1 | 1,3,4,11 | Nov 17 |
Laplace Transforms | 6.1 | 5,7,8,10,13,15,19,25 | Nov 17 |
6.2 | 1,4,5,9 | Nov 24 | |
6.3 | 8,15,17,27,29,32 | Nov 24 | |
6.4 | 2,3 | Nov 24 | |
Test III | Chapters 4,5,6 | Nov 29 | |
Final | comprehensive | Dec 6, 10am | |
* = computer problem requiring DE Tools
Grades
90-100% | guaranteed A |
80-89% | guaranteed B or better |
70-79% | guaranteed C or better |
60-69% | guaranteed D or better |
below 60% | no guarantees |
Old Tests
Fall 2006: Test I | Test II | Test III | Final
Spring 2007: Test I | Test II | Test III | Final
Fall 2007: Test I | Test II | Test III | Final
Spring 2008: Test I | Test II | Test III | Final
Fall 2009: Test I | Test II | Test III | Final
Fall 2010: Test I | Test II | Test III | Final
Note: Drop Deadline is Oct 29
Chapter 1 Review problems (p138ff): 6,9,21,22,23,27,28,29,33,36,47,48,49,57
Chapter 2 Review problems (p220ff): 2,3,5,10,27
Chapter 3 Review problems (p370ff): 19,21,23,25,27,29,31