Math 23

Differential Equations

Tentative Lecture plan

 

 

 

This lecture plan is tentative and it will not be updated. The homework page will be updated on the regular basis

 

Lectures

Sections in Text

Brief Description

Monday January 5

1.1, 1.2 and start 1.3

Differential equations, solution, direction fields

Wednesday January 7

1.3, 2.1 

Classification of differential equations, Linear and Separable equations, integrating factors

Friday January 9

2.2, 2.4

Nonlinear equations, and more about

Monday January 12

2.3

Modeling with differential equations

Wednesday January 14

2.5, 2.6

Autonomous equations and population dynamics. Start Exact equations.

Friday January 16

2.6

Exact equations integrating factors

Monday January 19

MLK day classes moved to x-hour

3.1, 3.2

Homogeneous equations with constant coefficients, their solutions, Wronskian

Wednesday January 21

3.3, 3.4

Complex roots, repeated roots

Friday January 23

3.4

Reduction of order

Monday January 26

3.5

Non-homogeneous equations, method of undetermined coefficients

Wednesday January 28

First Midterm Exam is

6-8 PM Thursday January 29

in Silsby 028

3.6

Variation of parameter

Friday January 30

3.7, 3.8

Mechanical and Electrical vibrations, forced vibrations

Monday February 2

4.1, 4.2 

N-th order linear differential equations, homogeneous equations with constant coefficients 

Wednesday February 4

4.3

Method of undetermined coefficients

Friday February 6

Carnival Holiday classes moved to x-periods

4.4

Variation of parameter

Monday February 9

5.1, 5.2

Powers series and series solutions near an ordinary point

Wednesday February 11

5.3, 5.4

Series solutions near an ordinary and near a regular singular point

Friday February 13

7.1, 7.2

Introduction to systems of first order linear differential equations, review of matricies

Monday February 16

7.3

Linear independence, eigen values and eigen vectors

 Wednesday February 18

Second Midterm Exam is

6-8 PM Thursday February 19 in Silsby 028

7.4, 7.5

Some basic theory of systems of first order differential equations, systems with constant coefficients

Friday February 20

7.6

Complex Eigen Values

Monday February 23

7.8

Repeated eigen values

Wednesday February 25

10.1 

Two point boundary value problem 

Friday February 27

10.2

Fourier Series

Monday March 2

10.3, 10.4

Fourier Convergence Theorem, Even and odd functions and their fourier series

Wednesday March 4

10.5

Separation of variables heat conduction in a rod

Friday March 6

10.6

Other heat conduction problems

Monday March 9

10.7

Wave Equation

Wednesday March 11- Thursday March 12

Pre-Examination Break

 

 

Math 23 Final Exam is 3-6 PM on Monday March 16 in Wilder 111