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General Information:
MATH 2410 covers material from chapters of the textbook. The topics include first and second order equations, systems, Laplace transforms.
All classes start in ACD 206.
Textbooks:
Required:
The textbook for the course is “A First Course in Differential Equations with Modeling Applications” by Dennis G. Zill, 11th edition.
Homework Policy:
The homework for Math 2410 is assigned at the end of each class and is collected every Thursday.
The total weight of the homework grades is
150 point of the total 500 course points.
Exam
Schedule:
Exam 1: Thursday, February 21
, 2:00 - 3:15p.m., Room: ACD 206
Exam 2: Thursday, March 28
, 2:00 - 3:15p.m., Room: ACD 206
Final Exam: Tuesday, May 1, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., Room: ACD 206
Grading
Policy:
Homework: 150, Exam 1: 100, Exam 2: 100, Final Exam: 150.
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| Date | Chapter | Topic | Homework | |
| Week 1 | Tues. 1/22 | 1.1 | Definitions and Terminology | Ch. 1.1 Exercises: 1,2,5,6,15,16,21,22,35,36,43,44 |
| Thur. 1/24 | 1.2 1.3 |
Initial-Value problems Differential Equations as mathematical models |
Ch. 1.2 Exercises: 3,4,7,8,11,12,17,18 Ch. 1.3 Exercises: 3,9,10,14 |
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| Week 2 | Tues. 1/29 | 2.1 | Solution curves without a solution (Direction fields/Autonomous). | Ch. 2.1 Exercises: 1,2,5,6,14,15,16,20,28 |
| Thur. 1/31 | 2.2 | Phase portraits. Separable equations | Ch. 2.2 Exercises: 3,4,7,8,9,10,27,28,40,51 | |
| Week 3 | Tues. 2/5 | 2.3 | Linear equations | Ch. 2.3 Exercises: 3,4,5,6,25,26,31,32 |
| Thur. 2/7 | 2.4 | Exact equations. | Ch. 2.4 Exercises: 1,2,7,8,12,13,19,20,40 | |
| Week 4 | Tues. 2/12 | Snow Day! | ||
| Thur. 2/14 | 2.5 | Solutions by substitutions. | Ch. 2.5 Exercises: 5,7,8,9,15,16,28,29,32 | |
| Week 5 | Tues. 2/19 | 2.6 | Euler's method. | Ch. 2.6 Exercises: 3,4,7,8,13 |
| Thur. 2/21 | Review. Practice Exam 1 Practice Exam 1. Solutions |
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| Week 6 | Tues. 2/26 | |
Exam 1 | |
| Thur. 2/28 | 3.1 | Linear models. | Ch. 3.1 Exercises: 1,2,10,11,13,23 | |
| Week 7 | Tues. 3/5 | 3.2 | Nonlinear models. | Ch. 3.2 Exercises: 1,4,8,9,13 |
| Thur. 3/7 | 3.3 | Modeling with Systems of 1st order Equations | Ch. 3.3 Exercises: 1,2,7,8,9,12,13 | |
| Week 8 | Tues. 3/12 | 8.1 | Linear systems. | Ch. 8.1 Exercises: 1,3,4,6,11,12,18,21 |
| Thur. 3/14 | 8.2 | Homogeneous linear systems. | Ch. 8.2 Exercises: 1,4,7,8,9,10,13,16 | |
| Week 9 | Tues. 3/19 | Spring recess | ||
| Thur. 3/21 | Spring recess | |||
| Week 10 | Tues. 3/26 | 8.2 | Homogeneous linear systems. Repeated eigenvalues. | Ch. 8.2 Exercises: 21,23,24,27,28,35,37,38 |
| Thur. 3/28 | 8.2 | Homogeneous linear systems. Complex eigenvalues. | ||
| Week 11 | Tues. 4/2 | Review. Practice Exam 2 Practice Exam 2. Solutions |
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| Thur. 4/4 | Exam 2 | |||
| Week 12 | Tues. 4/9 | Review. | ||
| Thur. 4/11 | 4.1 | Linear equations. | Ch. 4.1 | |
| Week 13 | Tues. 4/16 | 4.1 | Linear equations. | Ch. 4.1 Exercises: 1,2,15,16,18,22,34,36 |
| Thur. 4/18 | 4.1 | Linear equations. | Ch. 4.1 | |
| Week 14 | Tues. 4/23 | 4.3 | Homogeneous linear equations with constant coefficients. | Ch. 4.3 Exercises: 1,3,4,7,11,13,17,24 |
| Thur. 4/25 | 4.4 | Undetermined coefficients. Superposition approach. | Ch. 4.4 | |
| Week 15 | Tues. 4/30 | 7.1 | The Laplace Transform | Ch. 7.1 |
| Thur. 5/2 | 7.2 | Inverse Transforms and Transforms of Derivatives | Ch. 7.2 | |
| Week 16 | Tues. 5/7 | Final Exam, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Practice Final Exam Practice Exam 2. Solutions |
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