MAT 274   SYLLABUS*

SUMMER 2010

Text: Elementary Differential Equations  ....  by Boyce and DiPrima,  8th edition

Instructor:   Hank Kuiper 

Office: PSA 625    phone: 965-5004   messages: 965-3951    email:kuiper@asu.edu

URL: http://math.asu.edu/~kuiper

 

 

DATE      Reading Assignment                                                                                                                               Assigned Homework

                Sections:                                                                                                                                  Section/problem numbers

 

WEEK 1************************************************************************

June                                                                                                                        

1              2.2                                                           Separable equations                                                 Integration/1,2,5-8

2              2.1                                                           Linear first order equations                                     2.1/1,6,14,16,20; 2.2/3,5,6,9,13

3              2.5                                                           Modeling with ODEs                                                               Integration/3,9-25

4              2.8           QUIZ 1 (2.1,2.2)                     Theory, review,                                                       2.5/1,2,3,12,16,20,2.9/36,38,42,47

WEEK 2****************************************************************************

7              3.1                                                           Second order linear equations                                  3.1/3,5,6,8; 2.5/22

8              3.2,3.3     QUIZ 2 (2.5,2.9)                     Real roots for char. equation                    3.1/11,12,16, 27 3.2/4,12,21,23,24

9              3.4                                                           Complex roots                                                         3.3/1,2,9,11,13

10            3.5           QUIZ 3 (3.1,3.2)                     Reduction of order                                                   3.4/1,3,4,9,11,12,18

11            3.5                                                           Undetermined coefficients                                       3.5/2,3,4,12, 23, 26

 

 

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14            3.6                                                           Undetermined coefficients                                       3.6/2,3,4,8,14,15

15            3.7           QUIZ 4 (3.4,3.5)                     Variation of parameters           extra problems: http://math.asu.edu/~kuiper/274files/XtraHW1.pdf

16                                                                            Theory of ODEs                                                      3.7/2,3,4,13,14,16

17            3.8           QUIZ 5 (3.6)                           Elect. and mech. oscillations                                    3.8/1,2,6

18            3.9           QUIZ 6 (3.7)                           Forced oscillations                   extra problems: http://math.asu.edu/~kuiper/274files/XtraHW2.pdf

 

                                                               

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21            6.1           QUIZ 7 (3.8,3.9)                     Laplace transforms                                                  6.1/5,6,8,9,17         

22            6.2,7.1                                                     Solving ODEs with transforms                                6.2/1,2,3,5,6,11,12,13,16,20, extra problems http://math.asu.edu/~kuiper/274files/XtraHW3.pdf

23            6.6,7.2      QUIZ 8 (6.1).                         Convolution Theorem.  Systems                              6.6/4,8,13,17                                                                          

24            7.3,7.4     QUIZ 9 (6.2).                          Eigenvalues, Theory of systems                                              7.3/13,14,15,16,19; http://math.asu.edu/~kuiper/274files/XtraHW4.pdf

25            7.5           QUIZ 10 (6.6,7.1)                   Systems with real eigenvalues                                  7.5/2,3,4,7,8,15,16,29

 

WEEK 5************************************************************************************************

28            7.6                                           Systems with complex eigenvalues                          7.6/2,3,6,9,10

29            2.7,8.1     QUIZ 11 (7.5).                                        Numerical solutions                                                 2.7/ 1a,1b,1d,15a;  8.6/2a – only up to t=0.4

30                            QUIZ 12 (7.6).                        Tie up loose ends, Applications

July 1                                                                       Applications, Review

July 2                                                                                       Final Exam                                            

 

 

*              This syllabus is subject to changes.  Changes will be announced in class.

 

Grading:  The idea is to avoid big exams and test in small “chunks”.  So grading will be based on homework (100 pts) + 10 quizzes (best 10 of 12 = 10 x 20 points) + final exam (200 points), a total of 400 points.

 

Absences: You have 2 unexcused absences.  Additional absences will be severely penalized.  4 unexcused absences will automatically result in an E for the course.

 

IMPORTANT: Do not fall behind.  Do the relevant homework each day after class; ask questions about it during the next class.    If you are having difficulty, do not hesitate to come and see me during my office hours.