Announcments and class schedule and summaries, Math 309A, Autumn 2012
This page has announcements, and a schedule showing
plans for future classes, including quiz and test dates,
and brief summaries of past classes.
Ideally, you will look over the sections to be covered in class
before coming to class. Then you will have some idea of the basics,
and will be able to focus on, or maybe even ask questions about,
the points which are hardest for you.
Note: The plans for future classes are subject to revision at any time.
The
calendar for the B & C sections has the same homework, quiz, and midterm
schedule as for our class (section A) and close to the same schedule
for lecture topics.
The summaries of past classes are not a replacement for
attending class, but rather alert you to what you missed.
After reading the summary and the corresponding sections of the book,
see a classmate or instructor if you have questions.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: [date posted]
CLASS SCHEDULE/SUMMARIES
- M 9/24: Course intro:
see information on all the links on class homepage.
Intro to §§7.1-7.5.
- W 9/26: Substitute Instructor: Matt Ward, instructor for 309E.
Worksheet on §7.2-7.3, review of linear algebra, esp. row reduction,
eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Ask Professor Arms if you want a hard copy.
- F 9/28: §7.2-3.
- M 10/1: §§7.3 & 7.4.
- W 10/3: HW 2 due, QUIZ 1 on §§7.2-3.
Sample quiz problems: see
Quiz 1 from either Autumn quarter, and
also problem 1 from Quiz 1 in Spring 2010.
Lecture will finish up §7.4 and start §7.5.
- F 10/5: §7.5.
- M 10/8: §7.5, start §7.6
- W 10/10: HW 3 due, §7.6.
- F 10/12: §§7.6-7.
- M 10/15: §§7.7-7.8, start §7.9.
Note: we will study only 2 methods in §7.9, diagonalization and
variation of parameters.
- W 10/17: HW 4 due, QUIZ 2 on §§7.4-7.6.
Sample quiz problems: see
Quiz 2 from either Autumn quarter. Lecture continues on §7.9.
- F 10/19: Finish §7.9, start Ch. 9: selected topics from
§§9.1-9.3
- M 10/22: Continue with Ch. 9 as above.
- W 10/24: HW 5 due; catchup and review.
- F 10/26: MIDTERM:
Midterm information, including rules for notes, link to sample test.
- M 10/29:
Worksheet to introduce Chapter 10. If you missed class, do this
worksheet! Ask Prof. Arms if you want a hard copy.
- W 10/31:, §§10.1 & 10.5 (up through (18) on p. 615).
- F 11/1: continue §10.5 (up through (18) on p. 615).
Possibly start §10.2.
- M 11/5: §10.2, §10.4 (1st 2 pages)
- W 11/7: HW 7 due, §§10.2 & 10.4.
- F 11/9: §10.3-10.4.
- M 11/12: Holiday, no classes.
- W 11/14: §§10.3-10.5
- F 11/16: HW 8 due, QUIZ 3: quiz on topics from Homework 6-8,
Practice problems. This quiz will focus on differential equations
- boundary value problems, separation of variables, the basic heat equation
problem - and not on computation of Fourier Series.
- M 11/19: §§10.5-6.
- W 11/21: §10.6.
- F 11/23: Holiday, no classes.
- M 11/26: §10.7.
- W 11/28: HW 9 due. Lecture, §§10.7-8.
- F 11/30: QUIZ 4
information. Lecture on §10.8.
- M 12/3: More chapter 10 examples.
- W 12/5: HW 10 will not be collected, but you should have most of
it done by this date. More chapter 10 examples.
- F 12/7: More chapter 10 examples.
- Final Exam: Wed. Dec.12, 2:30-4:20. This date and time are assigned
by the university and cannot be changed.
Final exam information.
Homework, including scans of textbook pages with homework problems
until there are more books at the bookstore.
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Most recently updated on December 6, 2012