Math 307J, Fall 2009

Course Information

Instructor: Sasha Aravkin
Email: aleksand [at] math.washington.edu
Office: Padelford C-114
Problem Session: Thursday 2:30-4:00 pm in Thomson 135
Office Hour: Thursday5-6 pm in Padelford C-114, and by appointment - write me an e-mail!
Lectures: MWF 9:30-10:20 in Thomson 125
Text: Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems (9th edition, 8th OK), by Boyce and DiPrima
Syllabus: Course Syllabus (pdf)

Assignments

Homework 1 (pdf)
Homework 2 (pdf)
Homework 3 (pdf)
Homework 4 (pdf)
Homework 5 (pdf)
Homework 6 (pdf)
Homework 7 (pdf)

Announcements

October 2nd: Homework 1 is up! Its due October 9th.
October 9th: Our first exam is October 21st!! Homework 2 is up.
October 16th: Our first exam is October 21st!! Midterm Review (Optional HW) is up.
EXTRA Midterm Review: Tuesday, October 20, 2:30-3:30, PDL C-401
NO PROBLEM SESSION Thursday, October 22nd.

Tentative Schedule

M W F
9/30

Introduction

10/02

2.2: Separable Equations and IVP

10/5

2.1: Integrating factors

10/7

2.3: Modeling

10/9

2.3: Modeling II

HW 1 due

10/12

2.4: Fun with Existence and Uniqueness

10/14

2.5: Autonomous Equations and Pop. Models

10/16

2.7: Numerical Approximations: Euler's Method

HW 2 due

10/19

Review for Exam

10/21

Chapter 2 Exam

10/23

3.1: Second Order Equations

10/26

3.2: Wronskian

10/28

Complex Numbers

10/30

3.3, 3.4: Complex roots, ROO

11/2

3.5: Nonhomogeneous Equations

11/4

3.6: Nonhomogeneous Equations

11/6

3.6: Variation of Parameters

11/9

3.7: Springs/Vibrations

11/11

Veteran's Day

11/13

3.7: Springs Continued

11/16

3.8: Forced Vibrations

11/18

Midterm Review

11/20

Midterm Exam

11/23

6.1: Laplace Transform

11/25

6.2: IVPs

11/27

Thanksgiving

11/30

6.2: Cont

12/2

6.3

12/4

6.4

12/7

TBA

12/9

TBA

12/11

Final Review

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