Differential Equations - MATH 2420



Syllabus for Summer 2010 Semester

REQUIRED TEXTS
The required textbook for this course is:  Differential Equations with Boundary Value Problems: An Introduction to Modern Methods and Applications, Brannan and Boyce, Wiley Publications  ISBN # 978-0-470-41850-5

MATH 2420 Differential Equations Summer 2010 Tentative Course Schedule

Date

Sections Covered

6/2

1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4

6/7

2.1, 2.2

6/9

2.3, 2.4

6/14

2.5, 2.6

6/16

2.7, 2.8

6/21

Test 1

6/23

3.1, 3.2, 3.3

6/28

3.4, 3.5, 3.6

6/30

6.1, 6.2

7/5

6.3, 6.4

7/7

6.5, 6.6 (Test 2 - TC)

7/12

4.1, 4.2, 4.3

7/14

4.4, 4.5

7/19

4.6, 4.7, 4.8

7/21

 5.1, 5.2 (Test 3 - TC)

7/26

5.3, 5.4

7/28

5.5, 5.6

8/2

8.1, 8.2

8/4

8.3, 8.4

8/9

9.1, 9.2 or Test 4

8/11

Final Exam

Please note: Schedule changes may occur during the semester. Any changes will be announced in class.

Notes

Linear and Beginning Material Systems of Equations 2nd Order Linear Equations
Section 1 Introduction to ODE's Section 1 Systems of Equations Section 1 Second Order Linear Equations
Section 2 Direction Fields Section 2 Matrices for DE- pt1 Section 2 Reduction of Order
Section 3 Seperable Equations Section 3 Matrices for DE pt 2 Section 3 Variation of Paramters
Section 4 Population Models Section 4 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors Section 4 Euler's Equation
Section 5 Autonomous Equations and Stability Section 5 Solving Systems with Eigenvalues Section 5 Oscillations
Section 6a First Order Linear Equations   Laplace Transform
Section 6b Output depends on Initial data and ...   Section 1 Laplace Transform
Section 7 Existence and Uniqueness   Section 2 Discontinuity and Shift
Section 8 Exact Equations and Integrating Factors   Section 3 Impulse
     

Old Tests

Test 1 Summer 2002

Answer Key

Test 1 Summer 2009 key
Test 1A Summer 2005 Test 2 Practice with some solutions
Test 1B Summer 2005  
Some extra problems for Test 1, worked out with solutions:
DE Homogeneous Sample Problems
DE Linear Sample Problem Handout 1
DE Linear Sample Problem Handout 2
DE Separable Sample Problems
 


Projects

Project 1 Cholesterol  
Project 2 Antihistamine  
Project 3 Lanchester's Model of Warfare  
   


Mathematica Notebooks

Direction Field/Integral Curves  
   
   
   
   

MATH 2420 Homework List Summer 2010    

BB: Brannon/Boyce                  


Section

Pages

Problems

1.1 Basic Models/ Direction Fields

911

1, 3, 5, 11, 12, 13, 15-20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 30

1.2 Solutions of Some DE's

2022

1,5,11, 15, 17, 19, 23

1.4 Classification of DE's

3839

1 – 15, 17, 19

1.3 Numerical Approximations 3233 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11

2.1 Linear equations

39 – 41

1 – 19 ODD, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42

2.2 Separable Eqautions 47, 48

1 – 27 odd and 31, 33, 35, 36, 37

2.3 Modeling 65

1, 7, 12, 16, 20, 21, 22

2.4 Differences between Linear and Non-Linear 79

1 – 11, ODD, 17, 19, 27, 28, 29, 30

2.5 Autonomous Equations ... 91

3, 5, 9, 10, 12

2.6 Exact Equations and Integrating Factors 102 1, 3, 5, 9, 23, 25, 27

3.1 Systems

139

1, 2, 3, 5, 21, 22, 23, 33, 35

3.2 Systems of ODEs

147

15, 16, 17, 24

3.3 Homogeneous Linear Systems

162

1, 3, 5, 6, 15, 25, 27

Appendix A.2 2, 3, 10, 11

Appendix A.4 1,2,3,7

3.4 Complex eigenvalues

173

1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 21

3.5 Repeated Eigenvalues

186

1, 3, 7, 9, 11

4.3 2nd Order Homogeneous with Constant Coefficients including Repeated Roots; Reduction of Order

242

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 19, 20, 22, 26, 28, 37, 39, 41, 43

4.2 Theory

231

1, 7, 9, 11, 13, 21

4.4 Complex Roots

250

11, 13, 15, 16, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 28, 39, 40

4.6 Nonhomogeneous Equations - Method of Undetermined Coefficients

271

4.6 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25

4.8 Variation of Parameters

190

11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 29

5.1 Definition of Laplace Transform

314

5.1: 1 – 4 , 13a,b, 18, 20, 22, 25, 31, 33, 36

5.2 Properties of the Laplace Trans 321 5.2: 1-4, 7, 11a, 13, 15, 17, 19 , 23
5.3 The Inverse Laplace Transform 323 5.3: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15
5.4 Solving DE's with Laplace Transform 339 5.4: 1, 2, 3, 5, 10

8.1, 8.2 Series Solutions

 

BB: 8.1 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 21, 23, 25__& _8.2 1,3,4,5,7

5.1 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13 __&__ 5.2 1, 3, 4, 5, 7

6.1

312

1 – 4, 5A, 5B, 7, 9, 11, 15, 21, 23 --Check out 26!

BB: 5.1 1-4, 13a&b, 18,20, 22, 25, 31, 33 Check out 36!

6.2

322

1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 23

BB: 5.3 9,11,13,15,23 5.4: 1,2,3,5,10

BB: 5.2 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17 5.4 #15

6.3

329 – 630

1 – 17 ODD

6.4

337

1 – 9 ODD

3.8

203

1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12

     

6.6

351

1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 16

4.3: 1 – 4
4.4: 1, 2, 3


Click here to return to the main website.