Textbook: "Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems" by W. Boyce and R DiPrima, 9th edition
Grading: 50% final exam, 2x20% midterm exams, 10% quizzes (given almost every Friday). The homework is not graded, however, quizzes will be based on homework problems.
Tentative syllabus and homework:
| Week | Chapter, homework problems |
|---|---|
| Week 1, Aug 24—28 |
5.1: 3, 5, 8, 10, 14, 21, 25 5.2: 2, 8, 12, 21, 23 5.3: 6, 11, 17 5.4: 2, 6, 12, 21, 23 |
| Week 2, Aug 31 — Sep 4 |
5.5: 1, 4, 9, 20 5.6: 2, 4 5.7: 3, 5 |
| Week 3, Sep 9—11 |
7.1: 3, 6, 10 7.2: 2, 8, 11, 14, 22 |
| Week 4, Sep 14—18 |
7.3: 1, 4, 6, 18, 22 7.4: 2ab, 6 7.5: 1, 5, 7, 15, 30 |
| Week 5, Sep 21—25 |
7.6: 3, 9, 11abc, 14 7.7: 1, 11 7.8: 1, 7 |
| Week 6, Sep 28 — Oct 2 | First midterm, Chapters 5 and 7 |
| Week 7, Oct 5—9 |
2.5: 2, 5 9.2: 2, 7, 9, 16 9.3: 2, 6, 5, 13, 16, 25 |
| Week 8, Oct 12—16 |
9.4: 3, 12 9.5: 4 |
| Week 9, Oct 19—23 |
9.6: 2, 4, 6 9.7: 1, 4, 11, 16 9.8: 1, 2, 4 |
| Week 10, Oct 26—30 |
10.1: 1,3, 6, 8, 14, 16, 20 10.2: 13, 14 10.3: 1, 2, 13, 14 10.4: 1-6, 7, 9, 15, 18 |
| Week 11, Nov 2—6 | Second midterm, Chapters 9 and 10 |
| Week 12, Nov 9—13 |
10.6: 1, 4, 8, 12 11.1: 3, 5, 8, 13 |
| Week 13, Nov 16—20 |
11.2: 1, 4, 6, 11 11.3: 2, 10, 13, 19 |
| Week 14, Nov 23—25 |
11.4: 1 11.5: 2, 3, 7 |
| Week 15, Nov 30 — Dec 4 | Overview and preparation for final exam |