Math 2326 (12304), Differential Equations

MWF 9:30-10:20, LART 303

Instructor: Granville Sewell

Office hours: MWF 10:30-11:20, 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 Sept 5
1.2 1,4,5,7,9,13,15,33,39,41 Sept 5
1.3 2*,3*,6*,7*,8*,14,16,18 Sept 12
1.4 3*,4*,6*,10*,15* Sept 12
1.5 13 Sept 19
1.6 2,7,9,14*,21*,37,38 Sept 19
1.8 1,3,4,5,6,7,11,17,22,23,33 Sept 26
Test I Chapter 1 Sept 28
First-order Systems 2.1 1,2,3,4,5,6,20 Oct 5
2.2 3*,5*,7*,11 Oct 5
2.3 1b,3b Oct 12
2.4 1,3,7 Oct 12
2.5 1*,2* Oct 12
Linear Systems 3.1 7,8,16,24,27,29,34 Oct 19
3.2 1,2,9,12c,16,17,21,23 Oct 19
3.3 1,2,13,15,21 Oct 26
3.4 3,5,7,9,11,13,23abc Oct 26
3.5 1ab,5ab Nov 2
3.6 1,3,5,11,15ab,17ab,23ab,25ab Nov 2
Test II Chapters 2,3 Nov 5
Forcing and Resonance 4.1 1,3,5,7,34 Nov 14
4.2 1,5 Nov 14
Nonlinear Systems 5.1 1,3,4,11 Nov 21
Laplace Transforms 6.1 5,7,8,10,13,15,19,25 Nov 21
6.2 1,4,5,9 Nov 30
6.3 8,15,17,27,29,32 Nov 30
6.4 2,3 Nov 30
Test III Chapters 4,5,6 Dec 3
Final comprehensive Dec 12, 10am

* = 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

Fall 2012: Test I | Test II | Test III | Final

Note: Drop Deadline is Nov 2

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): 21,23,25,27,29,31

Antiderivatives Review