Instructor
Prof. Czubak
czubak@math.colorado.edu
Office Hours: Math 319 W 12-1, 3-4
Textbook
Worldwide Differential Equations with Linear Algebra by Robert McOwen
You can buy it
here. Both pdf and hardcopies are available.
Syllabus
HW 1: Due 8/30 Review the limit definition of the derivative; Section 1.1 Ex 1, 2;
HW 2: Due 9/06 Section 1.2 Ex 1 (Use Direction (slope) Field plotter), Ex 3;
HW 3: Due 9/13 Section 1.2 Ex 2; Section 1.3 Ex 1 a, b, d, e;
HW 4: Due 9/20 Section 1.3 Ex 2, 3; Section 1.4 Ex 1, 2 a), b), c) (state the interval of existence in Ex 2);
HW 5: Due 9/27 Section 1.5. Ex 1c), 2; Ex 3 (For now check if exact only) ;
Exam 1: Fri, Oct 4th, in class, 1pm-1:50pm
Covers Chapter 1:
Review HW 1-5 and Quizzes 1-5.
Section 1.5 Ex 3 (after checking exact on the last HW, now solve if exact)
More practice problems: Section 1.5 Ex 4, Section 1.6 Ex 7-9, 15-24
Exam 1: solutions
HW 6: Due 10/11 pdf
solutions
HW 7: Due 10/18 Section 2.2 Ex 1, 3, 5, 8; Section 2.3 Ex 1, 2 a, c, d, g; 3 a, e;
HW 8: Due 10/25 pdf
HW 9: Due 11/01 Section 2.5 Ex 4 a, d; Section 3.1 Ex 3, 4 a, e; 5 b, c, f; 6 a, b; Extra problem: Section 3.1 Ex 3;
HW 10: Due 11/08 Section 3.1 7 a, b, c; , Section 3.2 Ex 3 b, e; Section 3.3 Ex 1 a, d, f; 2 a, c; Ex 3 b, c; 4 a;
Exam 2: Fri, Nov 15th, in class, 1pm-1:50pm
Chapter 2: Sections 2.1-2.3, 2.5; Chapter 3: Sections 3.1-3.4
Review HW 6-10 and Quizzes 6-10
Section 3.4 Ex 2; 3c, d; 4a; 5b, c;
Exam 2: solutions
HW 11: Due 11/22 Section 3.5 1a, d; 2a; 4a, c; Section 7.1 Ex 1 i) a, b, c;
HW 12: Due 12/6 Section 7.2 Ex 1 b, c, d; Section 7.3 Ex 1 b; 2 a, b; 3;
Final Exam Topics
Tue, Dec 17th, 4:30 PM -- 07:00 PM ECCR 1B51 (NOT our usual classroom)
Office Hours: Mon, Dec 16th, 12pm-1pm, Tue, Dec 17th, 11am-12pm
Supplemental materials
Worksheet for the Existence & Uniqueness Thm
Definition of a solution for an ODE
Summary of Exact Equations
More reading: Differential Equations and Their Applications: An Introduction to Applied Mathematics by Martin Braun (free digital copy available from the Library).