Day | Topics | Sections | Events |
M |
Intro. to differential equations Direction fields and phase lines |
1.1 - 1.2 1.3 |
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T |
Euler's method Separable equations |
1.4 2.1 - 2.2 |
HW 1 due |
W |
Integrating factors Mathematica exploration |
2.3 |
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M |
Modeling with differential equations |
3.1 - 3.4 |
HW 2 due |
T |
Homogeneous second order linear equations |
4.1 - 4.3 |
HW 3 due |
W |
Nonhomogeneous linear equations: Undetermined coefficients |
4.4 - 4.5 |
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Th |
Nonhomogeneous linear equations: Variation of parameters Damping, forcing and resonance |
4.6 4.9 - 4.10 |
HW 4 due |
F |
HW 5 due Group Work Day |
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M |
Group Work 1 due Test 1 |
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T |
Systems of differential equations Method of elimination The phase plane |
5.1 5.2 5.4 |
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W |
Applications of systems Matrix methods |
5.5 - 5.6 9.1, 9.4 |
HW 6 due |
Th |
Analysis of linear systems |
9.5 - 9.6 |
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F |
The matrix exponential function Linearization and bifurcations of nonlinear systems |
9.8 |
HW 7 due |
M |
Laplace transform: Definition and properties |
7.1 - 7.3 |
HW 8 due |
T |
Laplace transform: Solving differential equations |
7.4 - 7.5 |
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W |
Laplace transform: Convolutions and impulses |
7.7 - 7.8 |
HW 9 due |
Th |
HW 10 due Group Work Day |
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F |
Group Work 2 due Test 2 |