Math 30: Differential Equations Schedule

 

Date Topic
Tues 1/21 Introduction, 1.1: Modeling
Thurs 1/23 1.2, 1.3: Separation of variables, slope fields
Tues 1/28 1.4, 1.5: Numerical methods, existence and uniqueness
Thurs 1/30 1.6, 1.7: Equilibria, bifurcations
Tues 2/4 Catch up, lab
Thurs 2/6 1.8: Linear equations
Tues 2/11 2.1: Systems
Thurs 2/13 2.2: Geometry
Tues 2/18 2.3: Analytic methods
Thurs 2/20 2.4, 7.1: Numerical methods
Tues 2/25 2.5: Lorenz equations
Thurs 2/27 Dr. Amgott - ODE Architect and Mathematica
Tues 3/4 FIRST MIDTERM
Thurs 3/6 No class - reading assignment on series solutions
Tues 3/11 SPRING BREAK
Thurs 3/13
Tues 3/18 3.1: Linear systems
Thurs 3/20 3.2: Eigenvectors and solutions
Tues 3/25 3.3: Real eigenvalues
Thurs 3/27 3.4: Complex eigenvalues
Tues 4/1 Catch up, lab
Thurs 4/3 3.5: Degenerate cases
Tues 4/8 3.6: 2nd-order linear equations, 3.8: 3-dim systems
Thurs 4/10 4.1: Linear nonhomogeneous
Tues 4/15 6.1, 6.2: Laplace transform
Thurs 4/17 6.3, 6.4, 6.5: More Laplace transform
Tues 4/22 SECOND MIDTERM
Thurs 4/24 5.1, 5.2: Nonlinear systems
Tues 4/29 5.3, 5.6: Hamiltonians, Poincare maps & chaos
Thurs 5/1 Catch up, lab
Fri 5/9 FINAL EXAM, 9-12, Kohlberg 115