COURSE PAGE FOR MATH 3400

INTRODUCTION TO DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS


Professor Robert Carlson
Office: EAS 288
Phone: 255-3561
email: [email protected]
Class meets Tues-Thurs 1:40-2:55 in Centennial 192

Office hours: Normal office hours for this class are Tues-Thurs 3:00-4:00.
You are also WELCOME TO DROP IN or make an appointment to see me at another time.
I am normally in my office 9:30 - 4:30, except for lunch 12-1,
and when I'm teaching TTh 10:50-12:05, TTh 1:40-2:55.

NEWS:



The FINAL EXAM is Tuesday 5/14 from 12:40-2:40.

Homework 10, due Tuesday 5/7
Section 6.1 # 4,5,6,7,12
Section 6.2 # 1,2,8-10

Test 2 solutions

Homework 9, due Thursday 4/18
Section 5.2 # 1-5

Homework 9 solutions


In addition to my office hours, the Math Dept offers extra help (PASS sessions) for this course.
This semester the Math 3400 PASS sessions are run by Katerina Gkogkou. The times and locations are
Tuesdays 12:15-1:45 Columbine 105
Thursdays 4-5:30 OCSE (Osborne) B117

Here is a short list, with biographical links, of modern mathematicians who are well known for their work in differential equations.
Modern researchers in differential equations

Legal fine print:

The administration of the course described below is subject to change as deemed necessary by the instructor.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Text

Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems,
by W. Boyce, R. Diprima and D. Meade
Eleventh edition

Prerequisites:

Calculus III (Math 235)

Grading

In this course I expect 2 midterm examinations and a comprehensive final.
In addition there will be graded homework, assigned more or less weekly.
LATE HOMEWORK IS ONLY ACCEPTED FOR 1 WEEK AFTER THE DUE DATE AND RECEIVES A GRADE PENALTY.
To deal with occasional illness, brain malfunctions, important but disruptive social events, or outbursts of bizarre canine eating disorders,
I will discard the lowest 2 homework scores.
Homework and test solutions will be available on this web page.

Relative weights for grading purposes:
Homework 10 %
Each midterm 25 %
Final 40 %

Here is a tentative list of topics and approximate test dates Course calendar

Drop dates:

Please review the Campus Calendar in the university's schedule of courses. Students who drop a course may be eligible for partial refunds if the drop is completed before a certain date.
Except for really exceptional circumstances, THE LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW IS APRIL 5, 2019.

Disability Services

Students with disabilities may be entitled to support from Disability Services, including extra time for examinations, in Main Hall 104, phone 255-3354.
Students who may fall into this group should talk to Disability Services as soon as possible.
The Disability Certification Letter to the professor is to be submitted within the first two weeks of classes.



COMMENTS ON COLLABORATION: Students are encouraged to discuss homework problems with their classmates or with the professor to share ideas, or detect and correct errors.
However, the written material handed in by the student is expected to be the work of that student.
Copying homework solutions, or partial solutions, from another student or source is a serious violation of the university's cheating policy.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS AND SOLUTIONS will be available here
Homework 8, due Thursday 4/11
Section 3.5 # 1-5
Section 3.6 # 1-3, 23

Homework 8 solutions

Homework 7, due Tuesday 4/2
Section 3.3 # 1, 2, 5-8, 12, 13, 21
Section 3.4 # 1-3, 9, 10

Homework 7 solutions

Homework 6, due Thursday 3/14
Section 3.2 # 1, 2, 6, 7, 27, 28, 29

Homework 6 solutions

Homework 5, due Thursday 3/7
Section 2.7: Use Euler's method with h = 0.25 to approximately solve
1) y' = 3+t-y, y(0) = 1,
2) y' = y(1-y/10), y(0) = 1
Section 3.1 # 1-4, 7, 9

Homework 5 solutions

Homework 4, due Thursday 2/28
Page 47 # 9
Page 67 # 1-4, 14, 15, 19
Homework 4 solutions

Homework 3, due Thursday 2/21
Page 32 # 19, 20
page 38 # 1, 2, 5, 6, 19, 23
Homework 3 solutions

Homework 2, due Thursday 2/14
Page 15 of the text, # 7, 10-12
page 22 # 1-4
page 31 # 9-12
Homework 2 solutions

Homework 1, due Thursday 2/7
Page 8,9 of the text, # 1-6, 18-20
Homework 1 solutions TEST SOLUTIONS will be available here
Test 2 solutions

Test 1 solutions



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