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Course syllabus can be found here.
And here is the standard cut-off scheme that will be used in the course:
F D C C+ B- B B+ A- A 0 60 70 77 80 83 87 90 93
Exams schedule will be posted here. I will update the information as soon as the rooms are assigned.
Midterm Exam I : Wednesday October 9, 6:30 - 7:45 pm, 121 Sparks
Midterm Exam II : Tuesday November 12, 6:30 - 7:45 pm, 262 Willard
Practice Exam 2
Practice exam answer key
Additional practice problems
Answer key
Final Exam: Monday December 16, 8 am 100 Thomas
Conflict final signup period: till November 15
Here I will be posting important announcements as we go along. If you missed class for some reason, be sure to check here.
Thursday, August 28 - calculus quiz in class (not to be counted towards your grade)
Wednesday, September 4 - test on calculus formulae.
Friday, September 6 - Homework 1 is due
Monday, September 9 - Quiz 1 online. Material: 1.1-1.3, 2.1, 2.2
Friday, September 13 - Homework 2 is due
Monday, September 16 - Homework 2 solution set discussion + Chapter 2.4(cont.)
Wednesday, September 18 - Quiz 2 in class. Material: 2.1-2.4
Friday, September 20 - Homework 3 is due
Tuesday, September 24 - Quiz 3 online. Material: 2.4-2.6
Friday, September 27 - Homework 4 is due
Monday, September 30 - Quiz 4 in class. Material: 2.5,2.6,3.1
Friday, October 4 - Homework 5 is due
Monday, October 7 - Homework 6 is due
Tuesday, October 9 - Review session is going to be held in 101 Osmond at 6pm
Monday, October 21 - Quiz 5 online. Material: 3.5,3.6,3.8,3.9
Thursday, October 24 - Homework 7 is due
Friday, October 25 - Quiz 6 in class. Material: 3.8,3.9,6.1,6.2
Friday, November 1 - Homework 8 is due
Friday, November 1 - Sunday, November 3 - Quiz 7 online. Material: 6.1 - 6.5
Friday, November 8 - Homework 9 is due
Friday, November 8 - Quiz 8 in class. Material: 7.1,7.5,7.6,7.8
Monday, November 11 - Review session is going to be held in 105 Osmond at 6pm
Wednesday, November 20 - Homework 10 is due
Thursday, November 21 - Quiz 9 in class. Material: 7.9, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
Class canceled on Wednesday, Nov 27
Wednesday, December 4 - Homework 11 is due
Thursday, December 5 - Quiz 10 online. Material: 10.1 - 10.6
Friday, December 13 - Homework 12 is due
Thursday, December 12 - Quiz 11 in class. Material: 10.1 - 10.7
Sunday, November 15 - Review session is going to be held in 303 Willard at 4pm
Homeworks will be posted here approx. every 1-2 weeks. They will be due ONE week after they are assigned and no late submissions will be permitted. Solutions will be given out as soon as the papers are collected. Most quizzes are going to be online at Angel, or in class. They will be announced in class and in the Announcements section.
Homework/quizzes score distribution:
Homeworks - 20 points
Online quizzes - 20 points
In class quizzes - 60 points
Total - 100 points
Homework 1 is due on Friday, Sept 6
(correction: last problem (#26) in last problem set (1.3) eliminated)
Solution Set
Homework 2 is due on Friday, Sept 13
Solution Set
Homework 3 is due on Friday, Sept 20
Solution Set
Homework 4 is due on Friday, Sept 27
Solution Set
Homework 5 is due on Friday, Oct 4
Correction: in problem set 2.7, do #3 ab and #14 a for t=0.5 only!
Solution Set
Homework 6 is due on Monday, Oct 7
Solution Set
Homework 7 is due on Thursday, Oct 24
Solution Set
Homework 8 is due on Friday, Nov 1
Correction: Problem 6.4 #9 added
Solution Set
Homework 9 is due on Friday, Nov 8
(Graphs of solutions are not required)
Solution Set
Homework 10 is due on Wednesday, Nov 20
(You can use the software provided online here to graph nonlinear system portraits)
Solution Set
Homework 11 is due on Wednesday, Dec 4
Solution Set
Homework 12 is due on Friday, Dec 13
Solution Set
Here is the list of software tools available for your use on homework assignments.
ODE Software: powerful Dfield and PPlane Matlab tools
Every now and then I find interesting information on the web or in press. I'll be putting this stuff here, since it could help some of you with the general understanding of the course. If you find something useful yourself, please let me know, I'll be really happy to expand this list with your suggestions.
S.O.S. Math - nice short Differential Equations course online
S.O.S. Mathematics - CyberExam - sample exams online
Nagle's ODE book: Interactive Differential Equations supplement
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