Math 30 Differential Equations Schedule

Math 30 Differential Equations Schedule, taught by Jim Wiseman

Date Topic
Mon 1/17 1.1 Introduction
Wed 1/19 1.2 Solutions of ODEs
Fri 1/21 1.3, 2.1 Classifying ODEs, 1st order linear
Mon 1/24 2.2, 2.3 Separable ODEs, modeling
Wed 1/26 2.3 Modeling
Fri 1/28 2.4, 2.5 Nonlinear ODEs, autonomous ODEs
Mon 1/31 2.5 Autonomous ODEs, modeling
Wed 2/2 2.6, 2.7 Exact equations, Euler's method
Fri 2/4 2.8 Existence and uniqueness
Mon 2/7 3.1 2nd order linear ODEs
Wed 2/9 3.2, 3.3 Fundamental solutions, independence
Fri 2/11 3.4, 3.5 Complex and repeated eigenvalues
Mon 2/14 3.6 Nonhomogeneous equations
Wed 2/16 3.7 Variation of parameters
Fri 2/18 First midterm
Mon 2/21 4.1, 4.2 Higher order linear equations
Wed 2/23 5.1 Power series
Fri 2/25 5.2 Series solutions to ODEs
Mon 2/28 5.3 More series solutions to ODEs
Wed 3/2 5.4, 5.5 Series solutions at singular points
Fri 3/4 2.9 Difference equations
Mon 3/7 SPRING BREAK
Wed 3/9
Fri 3/11
Mon 3/14 6.1 Laplace transform
Wed 3/16 6.2 Laplace transform and ODEs
Fri 3/18 6.3, 6.4 Discontinuous forcing functions
Mon 3/21 6.5, 6.6 Impulse functions and convolution
Wed 3/23 7.1 Systems of ODEs
Fri 3/25 7.2 Matrices
Mon 3/28 7.3 Systems of algebraic equations
Wed 3/30 7.4, 5 Solving linear systems of ODEs
Fri 4/1 7.6, 7.7 Complex eigenvalues and fundamental matrices
Mon 4/4 7.7, 7.8 Fundamental matrices, repeated eigenvalues
Wed 4/6 Second midterm
Fri 4/8 8.2 Better numerical integration
Mon 4/11 8.3 Runge-Kutta
Wed 4/13 8.5 Error estimates and stability
Fri 4/15 9.1 Phase plane
Mon 4/18 9.2 Nonlinear autonomous systems
Wed 4/20 9.4, 9.5 Population dynamics
Fri 4/22 9.8 Chaos and strange attractors
Mon 4/25 PDEs
Wed 4/27 PDEs
Fri 4/29 Catch up, review
Fri 5/6 Final exam - 9:00-12:00 in Sci. 183.
   

 



Jim Wiseman
Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
Swarthmore College