Math 216

Differential Equations Spring 2019
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Day-by-day Schedule

Important Dates

Tuesday, May 7 First Day of Classes
Monday, May 20 LSA Early Drop Deadline (Without receiving a "W")
Monday, May 27 Memorial Day—No Class
Wednesday, May 29 Midterm Exam: In Class
Friday, June 7 LSA Late Drop Deadline (Receive a "W")
Monday, June 24 Last Day of Classes
Tuesday–Wednesday, June 25–26 Study Days
Friday, June 28 Final Exam: 1:30 P.M.–3:30 P.M.
Please note that exam dates are absolutely firm. Travel plans will not be considered a sufficient excuse to take an examination on a different date.

Daily Schedule

Please note: material indicated in the daily schedule is that which will tentatively be covered in class. There may be slight variations in the dates that material is covered. All homework and exam dates are, however, firm. Note that assignments (written homework, labs) are due at or by the beginning of the class period indicated.

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1. 5/6
No class
5/7
First class: Intro, phase line, direction fields
B&B 1.1–1.3
Separable equations, first-order linear equations
B&B 2.1, 2.2
5/8
First-order linear equations, Modeling & applications
B&B 2.3
Existence & uniqueness
B&B 2.4
5/9
Lab 0
Systems of two linear algebraic equations
B&B 3.1
5/10
Autonomous equations, phase line; Systems of two linear algebraic equations
B&B 2.5, 3.1
Systems of 2 linear DEs
B&B 3.2
WebHW0 & 1 due
2. 5/13
 
5/14
Systems of 2 linear DEs
B&B 3.2
Theory of systems
B&B 3.3
Quiz 1
5/15
Theory of systems
B&B 3.3
Systems with complex eigenvalues
B&B 3.4
Written HW 1 due
5/16
Lab 1 prelab due
5/17
Systems with complex and repeated eigenvalues
B&B 3.4, 3.5
WebHW2 due
3. 5/20
5/21
Intro to nonlinear systems
B&B 3.6
2nd order linear equations
B&B 4.1, 4.2
Quiz 2
5/22
Theory of 2nd order linear equations, Oscillators
B&B 4.3, 4.4
Method of undetermined coeff.
B&B 4.5
Written HW 2 due
5/23
Lab 1 draft due
Lab 2 prelab due
5/24
Forced oscillators, Variation of parameters
B&B 4.6, 4.7
WebHW3 due
4. 5/27
Memorial Day
5/28
Variation of parameters
B&B 4.6, 4.7
Review
5/29
Midterm Exam
In class
Chapters 1–4
5/30
Lab 1 final draft due
Lab 3 prelab due
5/31
The Laplace transform, Transform rules
B&B 5.1, 5.2
The inverse Laplace transform, Solving DE with Laplace
B&B 5.3, 5.4
WebHW4 due
5. 6/3
6/4
Laplace and DE with discontinuous and periodic functions
B&B 5.5, 5.6
Quiz 3
6/5
Laplace with impulses, Convolution
B&B 5.7, 5.8
Review
Skills Mastery Opens
Written HW 3 due
6/6
Lab 3 draft due
Lab 4 prelab due
Skills Mastery Open
6/7
General linear systems of DE
B&B 6.1, 6.2
General linear systems, solutions
B&B 6.2, 6.3
WebHW5 due
Skills Mastery Open
6. 6/10
Skills Mastery Open
6/11
Solutions to general linear systems of DE
B&B 6.3, 6.4
Skills Mastery Open
Quiz 4
6/12
Solutions to general linear systems of DE, Nonhomogeneous linear systems
B&B 6.4, 6.6
Nonlinear systems, stability
B&B 7.1
Skills Mastery Open
Written HW 4 due
6/13
Lab 3 final draft due
Lab 5 prelab due
Skills Mastery Open
6/14
Almost linear systems
B&B 7.2
Modeling and applications
B&B 7.3
WebHW6 due
Skills Mastery Open
7. 6/17
Skills Mastery Open
6/18
Modeling and applications
B&B 7.3–7.5 (selected topics)
Skills Mastery Open Quiz 5
6/19 Review
Skills Mastery Open
Written HW 5 due
6/20
Lab 5 draft due
Review
Skills Mastery Open
6/21
Review
WebHW7 due
Skills Mastery Open
8. 6/24
Last Skills Mastery Day
Lab 5 final draft due
6/25
Study Day
6/26
Study Day
6/27
 
6/28
Final: 1:30–3:30pm

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