Math 2326 (22531), Differential Equations

TR 12:00-13:20, LART 307

Instructor: Granville Sewell

Office hours: MTWR 9:30-10:20, BELL 200

Course Description

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 covered
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

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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

Antiderivatives Review