Prerequisites: Math 1312
The text is "Differential Equations, Fourth Edition," Blanchard, Devaney and Hall, Brooks & Cole, 2012.
Problem list may change during semester, so re-check each week
Topics | section | quiz over problems | quiz date |
---|---|---|---|
First-order Differential Equations | 1.1 | 4,5,7,10ab | Jan 24 |
1.2 | 1,4,5,7,9,13,15,33,39,41 | Jan 24 | |
1.3 | 2*,3*,6*,7*,8*,14,16,18 | Jan 31 | |
1.4 | 3*,4*,6*,10*,15* | Jan 31 | |
1.5 | 13 | Feb 7 | |
1.6 | 2,7,9,14*,21*,37,38 | Feb 7 | |
1.8 | 1,3,4,5,6,7,11,17,22,23,33 | Feb 14 | |
Test I | Chapter 1 | Feb 16 | |
First-order Systems | 2.1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,20 | Feb 23 |
2.2 | 3*,5*,7*,11 | Feb 23 | |
2.3 | 1,3 | March 1 | |
2.4 | 1,3,7 | March 1 | |
2.5 | 1*,2* | March 1 | |
Linear Systems | 3.1 | 7,8,16,24,27,29,34 | March 8 |
3.2 | 1,2,9,12c,16,17,21,23 | March 8 | |
3.3 | 1,2,13,15,21 | March 22 | |
3.4 | 3,5,7,9,11,13,23abc | March 22 | |
3.5 | 1,5 | March 29 | |
3.6 | 1,3,5,11,15ab,17ab,23ab,25ab | March 29 | |
Test II | Chapters 2,3 | April 3 | |
Forcing and Resonance | 4.1 | 1,3,7 | April 12 |
4.2 | 1,5 | April 12 | |
Nonlinear Systems | 5.1 | 1,3,4,11 | April 19 |
Laplace Transforms | 6.1 | 5,7,8,10,13,15,19,25 | April 19 |
6.2 | 1,4,5,9 | April 26 | |
6.3 | 8,15,17,27,29,32 | April 26 | |
6.4 | 2,3 | April 26 | |
Test III | Chapters 4,5,6 | May 1 | |
Final | comprehensive | May 8, 1pm | |
* = computer problem requiring DE Tools
Here is problem list if you are using Edition 3.
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
Spring 2012: Test I | Test II | Test III | Final
Note: Drop Deadline is March 30
Chapter 1 Review problems (p136ff): 6,9,21,22,23,25,29,30,32,46,47,48,49,54
Chapter 2 Review problems (p224ff): 2,3,5,12,36
Chapter 3 Review problems (p376ff): 19,21,23,25,27,29,31