Math 20D: Introduction to Differential Equations, Fall 2003.
B-sections: Cristian Popescu

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Syllabus

       Approximate syllabus.   Please read the text BEFORE the lecture!
 week   ending
 Monday  Wednesday  Friday
  0   Sept. 26
   
 11.1
  1  Oct. 3
 11.2  11.3-4  11.5
  2  Oct.10  11.6  11.7  11.8
  3  Oct. 17
 11.9   11.10
  11.12
  4  Oct. 24
 1.1   review
  MIDTERM
  5  Oct. 31
  Cancelled
 Cancelled
  1.1, 1.2
  6  Nov.7   1.3, 2.1
 2.2  2.3
  7  Nov. 14
  2.5   2.6
  2.4
  8  Nov. 21
  3.1, 3.2
 review   MIDTERM
  9  Nov. 28
  3.3, 3.4
  3.5, 3.6
  holiday
 10  Dec. 5
  3.7, 5.1
  5.2, 5.3
  6.1, 6.2

 FINAL EXAM: Thursday, Dec. 11, 8-11am. Location: CENTR 109 (B01-03), CENTR 115 (B04-06).
Final exam topics: all sections covered in class, except for 6.1 and 6.2 (Boyce and DiPrima).
You will be provided with a sheet with formulae identical to this one ! Please DO NOT bring your own formula sheet !

Homework Assignments 

Notes: 

HW #1 Due Oct. 9.    Leonardo Fibonacci lived 1170-1250 in Pisa, Italy. Statue at the Leaning Tower
     Stewart 5th ed. (4th ed.)
     11.1 # 3, 13, 16, 19, 32, 42, 46, 54, 59, 63  (3, 13, 16, 19, 32, 40, 44, 52, 57, 61)
     11.2 # 8, 21, 27,  39, 65 (8, 21, 29, 39, 65)
     11.3 # 2, 7,17, 20, 25, 29, 32 (2, 7, 17, 22, 25, 29, 32)
     11.4 # 4, 21, 29, 36 (4, 21, 29, 36)
     11.5 # 3, 13, 30, 32 (3, 13, 29, 32)
     MATLAB #1

HW #2 Due Oct. 16.     Bernhard Riemann lived 1826-1866 in Germany.
     Stewart 5th ed.
     11.6 # 7, 8, 20, 31
     11.7 # 2, 9, 12, 25, 26, 31
     11.8 # 3, 12, 25, 29, 35
     MATLAB #2

HW #3 Due Oct. 23.     Brook Taylor lived 1685-1731 in England.
     Stewart 5th ed.
     11.9 # 2, 4, 11, 20, 37
     11.10 # 2, 7, 8, 14, 34
     MATLAB #3

Midterm 1 on Friday, Oct. 24 covers the material from Stewart.  Old exams.
*** CALCULATORS, NOTEBOOKS, OR TEXTBOOKS ARE NOT ALLOWED. ***
Solutions to Midterm I (in .pdf format) - click HERE !

HW #4 Due Oct. 30.   Sir Isaac Newton lived 1643-1727 in England.
Not collected.     


HW #5 Due Nov. 6 .   The Bernoulli family Jacob, Johann , Nicolaus , Daniel , Nicolaus(II) , Johann(II) , Johann(III) , Jacob(II) lived mostly in Switzerland around 1700.
Stewart (5-th edition)
11.12 # 25, 26, 27, 29, 31

Boyce & DiPrima 7th ed.
1.1 # 4, 6, 22 
1.2 #1
MATLAB#4

HW #6 Due Nov.13. Josef Wronski was born 1778 in Poland and lived mostly in France.
Boyce & DiPrima 7th ed.
     1.3 # 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12
     2.1 # 3, 6, 10
     2.2 # 3, 10, 11
     2.3 # 7, 14
     2.4 # 25, 27, 29
     MATLAB #5
       
HW #7 Due Nov.20.  Niels Abel was born 1802 in Norway and died at the age of 27. Last year, the Norwegian government began funding a yearly million dollar Abel Prize for mathematics. It is hoped to become the analogue of the Nobel Prize in the other sciences.
Boyce & DiPrima 7th ed.
     2.5 # 3, 4
     2.6 # 4, 10, 21
   

Midterm 2 on Friday, Nov. 21 covers 1.1 through Section 3.7 of Boyce & DiPrima.  Old exams.  
 
*** CALCULATORS, NOTEBOOKS, OR TEXTBOOKS ARE NOT ALLOWED. ***
Solutions to Midterm II (in .pdf format) - click HERE !

HW #8 Due Dec. 4.  Pierre Laplace lived 1749-1827 in France.
     Boyce & DiPrima 7th ed. 
    2.4 # 25, 27, 29
     3.1 # 1, 4, 8, 17, 21
     3.2 # 2, 4, 9, 10
     3.3 # 1, 4, 6, 15, 16
    3.4 # 1, 10, 22, 28, 29
    3.5 # 6, 14, 18, 38
   
    3.6 # 6, 13, 32, 33, 35

     MATLAB #6, MATLAB #7. 

HW #9 (This will not be collected. However, this is part of the final examination material.)
Boyce & DiPrima 7th ed.

3.7# 1, 2, 5, 10
5.1 # 17, 21, 22, 28
5.2 # 1, 2, 11, 19, 22
5.3 # 1, 4, 7, 10, 18
6.1 #
6.2 #
MATLAB #8


Final Exam on Thursday, Dec. 11, 8-11am.   Old exams.
Final exam topics: all sections covered in class, except for 6.1 and 6.2 (Boyce and DiPrima).
You will be provided with a sheet with formulae identical to this one ! Please DO NOT bring your own formula sheet !
*** CALCULATORS, NOTEBOOKS, OR TEXTBOOKS ARE NOT ALLOWED. ***