Math 20D

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• You have unlimited attempts on the standard "fill-in-the-blank" assignments, but you have only THREE attempts for each question in an assignment labeled "Multiple Choice".
• All homework is due at 11:00 P.M.

Late Homework

Homework may not be submitted late. Homework due dates are chosen to help students keep to the pace of the course and stay current with the topics covered in the lectures. The "No late homework" policy is designed to encourage students to complete homework assignments on time and reward those who do.

Please understand that individual exceptions cannot be made to the "No late homework" policy. If the system is down at the specified due date, we can postpone the due date for the entire class, but there are far too many students in this class to make individual accommodations.

Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Comments:  We will not discuss these sections in detail in class, but you should read them. They introduce several key ideas that we will revisit throughout the course.

Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Comments:  We will not spend time in class discussing 2.3 (Modeling with First Order Equations), but this section gives valuable insight into why exactly we want to study differential equations and find their solutions. You should definitely read it.

Sections 2.4, 2.5, 2.6

Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6

Comments:  Pay special attention to Table 3.5.1. We likely will not have time to deal with each case in class.

Sections 7.1, 7.2

Comments:  Read Sections 1 and 2 in the Math 20D Supplement. These are based on Sections 7.1 and 7.2 in the textbook, but restricted to the 2x2 matrix case.

Sections 7.3, 7.4

Comments:  Read Sections 3 and 4 in the Math 20D Supplement. These are based on Sections 7.3 and 7.4 in the textbook, but restricted to the 2x2 matrix case.

Sections 7.5, 7.6

Comments:  Read Sections 5 and 6 in the Math 20D Supplement. These are based on Sections 7.5 and 7.6 in the textbook, but restricted to the 2x2 matrix case. We will not cover Section 7.7, which applies to matrices larger than 2x2.

Sections 7.8, 5.1, 5.2

Comments:  (1) Read Section 8 in the Math 20D Supplement. This is based on Section 7.8 in the textbook, but restricted to the 2x2 matrix case.  (2) Section 5.1 is a review of power series. Since this was covered in Math 20B, which is a prerequisite for this course, we will not discuss 5.1 explicitly in class. You are, however, expected to know this material, and so you should read it before we discuss Section 5.2 in class.

Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3

Sections 6.4, 6.5, 6.6