Schedule for Math 309A, Winter 2011

Week

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

1. Read 7.2, 7.3

1/3 – Review of matrices and vectors

1/5 Matrix inverse and "dot product"

1/7 – No class

2. Read 7.4, 7.5, some of 7.6

1/10 Eigenvalues & Eigenvectors, including complex

1/12 Eigenvalues and DE solutions; complex exponential

Assignment #1 Due

1/14 – Fundamental Solutions and Wronskian

3. – Read more 7.5, 7.6, also 7.7

1/17 Holiday

1/19 Fund Matrix,  matrix exp

Assignment #2 Due

1/21 – examples and graphics

4. – Read 7.8, 7.9

1/24 – Repeated Eigenvalues

1/26 – Inhomogeneous Equations

Assignment #3 Due

1/28 – Inhomogeneous Equations and review

5. – Read 9.1, 9.2

1/31 MIDTERM 1

2/2 – More inhomogeneous Equations

2/4 Repeated Eigenvalues

6. Read 10.1, 10.2

2/7 – Fourier Series: Sec 10.1

2/9– Fourier Series: Sec 10.2

Assignment #4 Due

2/11– Fourier Series: Sec 10.3

7. – Read 10.2 – 10.4

2/14– Fourier Series: Sec 10.4

2/16– Fourier Series & Heat Eq: Sec 10.5

Assignment #5 Due

2/18– Fourier Series / Heat / Review

8. – Read 10.5

2/21 - Holiday

2/23 MIDTERM 2

2/25 – Heat Equation: Sec 10.6

9. – Read 10.5, 10.6, 10.7

2/28 - Heat Equation - begin Wave Eq: Sec 10.7

3/2 – Wave Equation: Sec 10.7

Assignment #6 Due

3 /4 - Wave Equation - begin Laplace: Sec 10.8

10. - Read 10.8

3/7 – Laplace's Equation: Sec 10.8

3/9 - Phase Plane: Sec 9.1, 9.2

Assignment #7 Due

3/11 - Review

 

3/14 FINAL EXAM