Math 23, Sec. 2, Spring 2003,
Differential equations

Last updated May 21, 2003

Covered topics

Text-book: Elementary differential equations and boundary value problems, by W. Boyce and R. DiPrima, 7th edition, 2003, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.


Lectures Sections in Text Brief Description
Day 1:  3/26 1.3, 1.1, 1.2,
2.1
Classification of differential equations; Direction fields;
Linear differential equations
Day 2:  3/28 2.2 Separable DEs
Day 3:  3/31 2.3 Modeling with 1st order DEs
Day 4:  4/2 2.4, 2.6 Linear vs nonlinear equations; Exact equations
Day 5:  4/5
x-hour
3.1 Homogeneous equations with constant coefficients
Day 6:  4/4 3.2 Fundamental solutions
Day 7:  4/7 3.3, 3.4 Linear independence and Wronskian; Complex roots
Day 8:  4/9 3.5 Repeated roots, Reduction of order
Day 9:  4/11 3.6, 3.7 Nonhomogeneous equations, Undetermined coefficients; Variation of parameters
Day 10:  4/14 3.8, 3.9 Mechanical vibrations; Forced vibrations
Day 11:  4/16 4.1, 4.2 Higher order linear equations
Day 12:  4/17
x-hour
7.1 Systems of DEs
Day 13:  4/18 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 Matrices, eigenvalues, eigenvectors etc.
Day 14:  4/21 7.5, 7.6 Systems of DEs: real distinct and complex eigenvalues
Day 15:  4/23 7.6, 7.8 Systems of DEs: complex and repeated real eigenvalues
Day 16:  4/25 2.5,
9.1
Critical points of autonomous 1st order DEs,
Phase portraits of linear systems
Day 17:  4/28 9.2 Autonomous systems and stability
Day 18:  4/30 9.3 Almost linear systems
Day 19:  5/5 5.1 Review of series
Day 20:  5/7 5.2 Series solutions, I
Day 21:  5/9 5.3 Series solutions, II
Day 22:  5/12 10.2 Fourier series
Day 23:  5/14 10.3 Fourier convergence theorem
Day 24:  5/15
x-hour
10.4 Fourier series: even and odd extensions
Day 25:  5/16 10.5 Heat equation; Separation of variables
Day 26:  5/19 10.6 Other heat equations: nonhomogeneous + insulated ends
Day 27:  5/21 10.7 Wave equation
Day 28:  5/22
x-hour
10.7, 10.8 Wave equation; Laplace equation
Day 29:  5/23 10.8 Laplace equation
Day 30:  5/28 :o) Review