Syllabus:
- << the syllabus will go here >>
Study Guides:
- << study guides will go here >>
Test Solutions:
- << test solutions will go here >>
Page of notes for test ("Cheat sheet" for test):
- Here is a formula sheet that I will give you on each test.
My notes for the class:
These are notes I use to lecture from.
LOOK BELOW IN THE CALENDAR FOR THE DAILY NOTES FROM CLASS.
- Topic 0 - Review of integration and differentiation
- Topic 1 - What is a differential equation?
- Topic 2 - Theory of first order ODEs
- Topic 3 - First order linear ODEs
- Topic 4 - First order separable ODEs
- Topic 5 - First order exact ODEs
- Topic 6 - Theory of second order linear ODEs
- Topic 7 - Second order homogeneous constant coefficient ODEs
- Topic 8 - Second order ODEs - undetermined coefficients
- Topic 9 - Second order ODEs - variation of parameters
- Topic 10 - Second order ODEs - reduction of order
- Topic 11 - Review of power series
- Topic 12 - Power series solutions to linear ODEs
- Topic 13 - Eulers method
- Topic 14 - Laplace transforms
Homework:
HW - Topic 0 | HW 0 is optional. It's a review of derivatives and integration. We use these techniques a lot throughout the course so it would be good to review if you need to do so. |
HW - Topic 1 | |
HW - Topic 2 | We are SKIPPING topic 2. |
HW - Topic 3 | |
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HW - Topic 5 | |
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HW - Topic 7 | |
HW - Topic 8 | |
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HW - Topic 11 | |
HW - Topic 12 | |
HW - Topic 13 |
Schedule and lecture notes:
week | Monday | Wednesday |
1 | 1/22 - | |
2 | 1/27 - | 1/29 - |
3 | 2/3 - | 2/5 - |
4 | 2/10 - | 2/12 - |
5 | 2/17 - | 2/19 - |
6 | 2/24 - | 2/26 - |
7 | 3/3 - | 3/5- |
8 | 3/10 - | 3/12 - |
9 | 3/17 - TEST 1 | 3/19 - |
10 | 3/24 - | 3/26 - |
SPRING BREAK | 3/31 - HOLIDAY | 4/2 - HOLIDAY |
11 | 4/7 - | 4/9 - |
12 | 4/14 - | 4/16 - |
13 | 4/21 - | 4/23- |
14 | 4/28 - TEST 2 | 4/30 - |
15 | 5/5 - | 5/7 - section 1 notes section 2 notes |
Finals week | 5/12 -
| 5/14 - Section 2 Final - 12:00-2:00 Section 1 Final - 2:30-4:30 |
Optional textbooks:
- Lectures on Ordinary Differential Equations, by Hendrata and Subramanian.
- A first course in differential equations, classic 5th edition, by Zill.
Free online notes and books:
- Elementary differential equations by William Trench
- Math 204 at the University of Victoria
- Gabriel Nagy book from Michigan State University
- Paul Dawkins online notes