MATH 2410

Elementary Differential Equations

Spring 2020

Dmitriy Leykekhman

dmitriy.leykekhman@uconn.edu

Office: ACD 114A
Phone: (860) 405-9294
Office Hours: on demand
Open Door Policy: You are welcome to drop by to discuss any aspect of the course, anytime, on the days I am on campus-- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

General Information:

MATH 2410 covers material from chapters of the textbook. The topics include first and second order equations, systems, Laplace transforms.


Class Meeting Times/Place: Tuesday, Thursday 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. Classroom  ACD 206.

Due to Corona Virus outbreak, all the classes after the spring break will take place online at the usual class time, TuTh 2:00-3:15 p.m.

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. 1/21 1.1 Definitions and Terminology Ch. 1.1

Thur. 1/23 1.2
1.3		 Initial-Value problems
Differential Equations as mathematical models		 Ch. 1.2
Ch. 1.3





Week 2 Tues. 1/28 2.1 Solution curves without a solution (Direction fields/Autonomous). Ch. 2.1

Thur. 1/30 2.2 Phase portraits. Separable equations Ch. 2.2





Week 3 Tues. 2/4 2.3 Linear equations Ch. 2.3

Thur. 2/6 2.4 Exact equations. Ch. 2.4





Week 4 Tues. 2/11 2.5 Solutions by substitutions. Ch. 2.5

Thur. 2/13 2.6 Euler's method. Ch. 2.6





Week 5 Tues. 2/18
Review.
Practice Exam 1
Practice Exam 1. Solutions

Thur. 2/20
Exam 1





Week 6 Tues. 2/25 3.1 Linear models. Ch. 3.1

Thur. 2/27 3.2, 3.3 Linear models. Modeling with Systems of 1st order Equations. Ch. 3.2, 3.3





Week 7 Tues. 3/3 8.1 Linear models. Ch. 8.1

Thur. 3/5 8.2 Homogeneous linear systems. Ch. 8.2





Week 8 Tues. 3/10 8.2 Homogeneous linear systems. Repeated eigenvalues. Ch. 8.2

Thur. 3/12 8.2 Homogeneous linear systems. Complex eigenvalues. Ch. 8.2





Week 9 Tues. 3/17
Spring recess

Thur. 3/19
Spring recess





Week 10 Tues. 3/24 8.3 Nonhomogeneous linear systems. Ch. 8.3

Thur. 3/26 8.3 Nonhomogeneous linear systems. 8.3





Week 11 Tues. 3/31
Review.
Practice Exam 2
Practice Exam 2. Solutions

Thur. 4/2
Exam 2





Week 12 Tues. 4/7 4.1 Exam review. Linear equations, part 1.

Thur. 4/9 4.1 Linear equations. part 2. Ch. 4.1





Week 13 Tues. 4/14 4.2, 4.3 Reduction order. Homogeneous linear equations with constant coefficients. Ch. 4.1

Thur. 4/16 4.4 Undetermined coefficients. Superposition approach. Ch. 4.1





Week 14 Tues. 4/21 7.1 The Laplace Transform Ch. 4.3

Thur. 4/23 7.2 Inverse Transforms and Transforms of Derivatives. Ch. 4.4





Week 15 Tues. 4/28 7.3 Operation properties 1. Ch. 7.1
Thur. 4/30 7.4 Operation properties 2. Ch. 7.2





Week 16 Tues. 5/5
Final Exam, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Practice Final Exam
Practice Final Exam. Solutions


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