Applied Mathematics 2360

Differential Equations and Linear Algebra

Course Schedule - Spring 2008

Week Date Section # Lecture Topic HW # Assignments Due Dates
1 Jan 14 1.1

Review of basic concepts: Roots of polynomials; differentiation; integration techniques

Characterization of differential equations

1  
Jan 16
1.2 Solutions of ODEs: Qualitative analysis and direction fields
Mathematica Example [sfe.nb]
Matlab Example [sfe.m]
1 7, 11, 14, 16-21, 23, 37, 38
 
Jan 18
1.3 Separation of variables: Quantitative analysis 1 15, 18, 24, 31, 43, 59
 
2 Jan 21
No Class Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
Jan 23
1.4 Numerical Analysis: Euler's Method 2 2, 3, 6, 17  
Jan 24  
HW due in recitation
HW 1
Jan 25
1.5 Picard's Theorem 2 5, 6, 23
3 Jan 28
2.1 Linear equations 2 6, 31, 45
Jan 30
2.2 First order linear ODEs 2 11, 19, 26, 37, 41
 
Feb 1
2.2
4 Feb 4
2.3 Growth and Decay 3 5, 13, 22, 29
 
 
Feb 6
2.4 Mixing and Cooling 3 8, 15, 22
 
Feb 7  
HW due in recitation
HW 2
Feb 8
2.5 Nonlinear Models 4 5, 15, 16, 30
 
5 Feb 11
2.6 Systems of ODEs 4 4, 14, 20
 
HW 3
Feb 13
Review Exam 1 (weeks 1-4)
Feb 15
3.1 Matrices 4 8, 12, 27, 28, 61, 67
 
6 Feb 18
3.2 Systems of linear equations 5 11, 17, 23, 30
 
Feb 20
3.2
Feb 22
3.3 The inverse matrix 5 11, 20, 32, 34
 
Lab 1 due
7 Feb 25
3.4 Determinants 5 13, 28, 32
 
 
Feb 27
3.5 Vector spaces and subspaces 5 15, 22, 38, 65
 
Feb 28  
HW due in recitation
HW 4
Feb 29 3.5      
8 Mar 3
3.6 Basis and dimension 5 25, 31, 39, 51
 
 
Mar 5
4.1 The harmonic oscillator 6 2, 11, 29
 
 
Mar 6  
HW due in recitation
HW 5
Mar 7 4.2 Real characteristic roots 6 11, 16, 25, 26, 40,46, 51
9 Mar 10
4.2   HW 6
Mar 12
Review Exam 2 (weeks 5-8)
Mar 14
4.3 Complex characteristic roots 7 3, 16, 17,31, 32, 60
10 Mar 17
4.4 Undetermined coefficients 7 5, 17, 24, 28, 47  
Mar 19
4.5 Variation of parameters 7 8, 9, 11, 16
Mar 21
4.6 Forced oscillations 7 3, 6, 10, 19  
11 Mar 24 No Class Spring Break  
Mar 26 No Class Spring Break  
Mar 28 No Class Spring Break  
12 Mar 31
4.6 Lab 2 due
Apr 2
5.3 Eigenvalues and eigenvectors 8 12, 15, 22, 24, 43, 46, 63
Apr 3  

HW due in recitation

HW 7
Apr 4
5.3
13 Apr 7
6.2 Linear systems with real eigenvalues 8 20, 21, 31, 40, 42
Apr 9
6.2
Apr 11
6.3 Linear systems with nonreal
eigenvalues
9 10, 16, 36
14 Apr 14
6.3/6.4 Stability and linear classification HW 8
Apr 16
Review Exam 3 (weeks 9-13)
Apr 18
6.4 9 4, 6, 8, 9  
15 Apr 21
7.1 Nonlinear systems 9 14, 18, 22, 36
Apr 23
7.1/7.2 Linearization
Apr 25
7.2 9 6, 9, 11, 12, 20 Lab 3 due
16 Apr 28
7.2/7.4 Chaos  
Apr 30
Review  
May 1  
HW due in recitation
HW 9
May 2
Review
May 3
  Final Exam