Tentative Schedule and Homework Assignments for MATH 0290 Honors

Spring 2008

The schedule below is tentative and will be updated as the course progresses. Homework is due on Fridays at the end of class. Unless otherwise indicated, the problem numbers are the same for old and new editions of the book.
 
 

Date
Sections
Topics
Homework due
Mon., Jan. 7 1.1, 1.2 Introduction to differential equations and mathematical modeling, 
integrals as general and particular solutions
Wed., Jan. 9 1.3 Slope fields and solution curves, existence and uniqueness theorem
Fri., Jan. 11 1.4 Separable ODEs and applications
Mon., Jan. 14 1.5 Linear first-order ODEs
Wed., Jan. 16 1.5, 1.6 Applications of linear first order ODEs, substitution methods
Fri., Jan. 18 1.6 Substitution methods (cont'd) HW#1 due: 
1.1: 10, 21, 25, 42
1.2: 7, 16
1.3: 11, 18, 23*, 26*
1.4: 6, 15, 25, 44, 49
* Use this or similar programs
to plot the slope fields
Mon., Jan. 21 No class (MLK day)
Wed., Jan. 23 2.4 Numerical approximation: Euler method
Fri., Jan. 25 2.5, 2.6 Modified Euler and Runge-Kutta methods HW#2 due:
1.5: 10, 19, 24, 26, 37, 38
1.6: 4, 14, 16, 21, 29, 36, 56, 59, 60
Mon., Jan. 28 3.1 Second-order linear ODEs
Wed., Jan. 30 3.1, 3.3 Second-order linear ODEs (cont'd), complex roots
Fri., Feb. 1 3.2 Higher-order linear ODEs: general solution HW#3 due:
2.4: 3, 7, 10
2.5: 3, 7, 10
2.6: 3, 7, 10
Mon., Feb. 4 3.3 Homogeneous equations with constant coefficients
Wed., Feb. 6 3.4 Mechanical vibrations
Fri., Feb. 8 Review HW#4 due:
3.1: 10, 15, 34, 39, 51, 54
3.2:  4, 6, 37, 38, 44
3.3: 14, 26, 31, 32, 41
Mon., Feb. 11 Exam 1 (up to 3.3)
Wed., Feb. 13 3.5 Nonhomogeneous equations: method of undetermined coefficients
Fri., Feb. 15 3.5 Undetermined coefficients (cont'd), variation of parameters HW#5 due:
3.4: 15, 17, 21, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33
Mon., Feb. 18  3.5 Variation of parameters (cont'd)
Wed., Feb. 20 3.6, 3.7 Forced oscillations and resonance, analogy with electrical curcuits
Fri., Feb. 22 4.1 First-order systems and applications HW#6 due:
3.5: 5, 7, 8, 11, 16, 20, 44, 50, 53, 55, 58, 61
Mon., Feb. 25 5.1 Matrices and linear systems 
Wed., Feb. 27 5.1 Matrices and linear systems (cont'd)
Fri., Feb. 29 5.2 Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, distinct eigenvalues HW#7 due:
3.6: 2, 5, 6, 11, 12, 16, 17, 25, 26, 27
4.1: 4, 8, 11, 12, 21 (use pplane to plot the direction field for problems 11 and 12)
Mon., Mar. 3 5.2, 5.4 Complex and repeated eigenvalues
Wed., Mar. 5 5.5 Matrix exponentials and linear systems
Fri., Mar. 7 5.6 Nonhomogeneous linear systems HW#8 due:
5.1: 5, 6, 7, 20, 28
solve the hwk problems in the supplementary notes
5.2: 4, 9, 16 (use pplane to plot the phase portraits), 18, 23 
Mar. 9-16 No classes - spring break
Mon., Mar. 17 6.1 Stability and phase plane analysis
Wed., Mar. 19 6.2 Linear and almost linear systems
Fri., Mar. 21 Review HW#9 due:
5.4: 3, 4, 8, 10
5.5: 7, 10, 15, 31, 32
5.6: 10, 14, 25, 27, 31
Mon., Mar. 24 Exam 2 (3.4-5.6)
Wed., Mar. 26 6.3 Predator-prey and competition models
Fri., Mar. 28 7.1 Laplace transform and its inverse HW#10 due:
6.1: 14, 15, 24, 26
6.2: 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 30, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38
Use pplane to plot the phase portraits where needed.
Mon., Mar. 31 7.2 Solution of initial value problems via Laplace transform
Wed., Apr. 2 7.3 Partial fractions and translation
Fri., Apr. 4 7.4 Derivatives, integrals and products of transforms HW#11 due:
6.3: 2, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 33
7.1: 5, 8, 10, 15, 19, 39, 40
Mon., Apr. 7 7.5 Periodic and piecewise continuous input functions
Wed., Apr. 9 7.6 Impulses and Delta functions 
Fri., Apr. 11 9.3 Fourier sine and cosine series HW#12 due:
7.2: 4, 7, 16, 28, 31, 36
7.3: 11, 16, 21, 27, 35
7.4: 13, 17, 22, 27, 31
Mon., Apr. 14 9.5 Heat conduction and separation of variables
Wed., Apr. 16 Review and catch up
Fri., Apr. 18 Review, take-home Exam 3 given HW#13 due:
7.5: 7, 12, 17, 26, 27, 32, 42
7.6: 2, 7, 12, 14, 15
9.5: 10, 11, 17, 20
Friday, Apr. 25, 11 am Take-home Exam 3 (covers 6.1-6.3, 7.1-7.6, 9.3, 9.5) 
due in 611 Thackeray