Math 217 Differential Equations, Summer 2008
Textbook
Differentail Equations and Boundary Value Problems (4th Ed) by C. Henry Edwards and David E. Penney
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This course is an introduction to differential equations, mainly ordinary differential equations. The core is to get familiar with common types of first order equations and some types of second order equations.
We will see how to solve those kind of equations with several methods including series solution of second order equations with non-constant coefficients, Laplace transform methods, etc. We will also simply discuss dynamical systems and phase plane methods, Fourier series methods and partial differential equations using seperation of variables. Besides, we will do practise in applications, modeling.
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11:00AM - 12:45PM MTWR--- from June 9th to August 1st(actually July 31st) at Eads 103
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4:00-5:00 PM Wednesdays and Thursdays at Whispers Cafe
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There will be bi-weekly homework assignments and several mid-term exams and a final exam. Your final grade will be based on your performance on all of them. To be in details:
Homework 30% Mid-terms 30% Final 40%
The final will be on the last day of class, that is July 31st at the same room, i.e. Eads 103
Since there are only eight weeks for this session, so every week, you will be expecting either a homework assiangment or an exam. I know this is not very comfortable, but, "Practice makes the master" :-)
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Mid-term 1 on June 19, Thursday
Mid-term 2 on July 3, Thursday
Mid-term 3 on July 17, Thursday
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HW1, due on June 16, at the beginning of the Class
Monday Assignment: Page 8, Problems 10, 12; Page 17, Problem 6; Page 22, Problem 22
Tuesday Assignment: Page 43, Problems 12, 16, 18; Page 74, Problems 32, 38, 40
Wednesday Assignment: Page 56, Problems 24, 30, 32
Thursday Assignments: Page 74, Problems 2, 44, 48, 63, 64
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No need to hand in so that you will have time to prepare for your exam: Monday Assignment
to top↑HW2, due on July 2, at the beginning of the class
Monday Assignment: Page 132, Problems 6, 8
Tuesday Assignment: Page 170, Problems 9, 11
Wedenesday Assignment: Page 183, Problems 4, 6
Thursday Assignment: Page 159, Problems 20, 24, 25, 26, 39, 42; Pages 170 to 171, Problems 13, 14, 27, 28; And practices for your own sake, no need to hand in: Page 183, Problems 1 to 20
The Second Monday Assignment: Page 184, Problems 52, 56; Page 210, Problems 10, 20, 52, 56
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Page 255: Problems 3, 4, 14, 17
One problem in class
Page 316: Problems 9, 20
Problems 346: Problems 12, 16
to top↑HW4, due on July 28
Redo the Midterm III problems you missed.
Page 516: Problem 14
Page 346: Problems 21, 26
to top↑Handouts
Generalized Integrating Factor Method
Linear Space, Linear Independence
General High Order Linear Equations: The Solution Structures
Another Way to Deal with Undetermined Coefficients
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