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MATH 307 Sections B and C, Spring 2009
Introduction to differential equations

Instructor: Paul Hacking
Email: hacking@math.washington.edu

Office: Padelford C-524
Office Hours: MTu 4:00-4:50PM, F 1:30PM-2:20PM (in my office)

Classes

MWF 9:30-10:20AM (B) / 10:30-11:20AM (C) in WFS201 map

Homework

There is weekly homework, due at the beginning of Wednesday's class (first homework due 4/8/09).

For each homework set, two questions will be selected at random for grading (unfortunately we do not have enough graders to grade all the homework questions).

The homework makes up 10% of your course grade.

Homework sets

Exams

Practice final exams: 307F (Fall 2007) and 307G (Fall 2006)

Practice second midterms: 307A and solutions (Winter 01), 307B and solutions (Winter 08).

Practice first midterms: 307F 307G (Fall 07)

There are two midterm exams and one final exam. The midterm exams will be held in the Wednesday class on 4/22/09 and 5/20/09 (weeks 4 and 8). The final exam will be Monday 6/8/09, 8:30-10:20AM for Section C and Wednesday 6/10/09, 8:30-10:20AM for Section B, in WFS201.

You should bring your student ID and a photo ID to each exam. You may bring one 8.5x11 handwritten sheet of notes (writing allowed on both sides). You may use a scientific (but *not* graphing) calculator.

The exams count for 90% of your course grade -- 25% for each midterm and 40% for the final.

Calculator policy

Graphing calculators are *not* allowed on exams and quizzes. You may use a scientific calculator with trigonometric functions, logarithms and exponential functions.

Textbook

The course text is Elementary differential equations and boundary value problems by Boyce and DiPrima (8th ed.).

It is important to read the text book as well as attending the lectures -- there is not enough time in class to cover all the material. The sections we will cover are listed in the syllabus below.

Syllabus

Review of first order equations (8 lectures): Chapter 2, sections 2.1-2.8.

Second order ordinary differential equations (12 lectures) : Chapter 3, sections 3.1-3.9

Laplace transforms (6 lectures): Chapter 6, sections 6.1-6.4

Class log

Useful links

Differential equations course at MIT (course materials freely available) here

Interactive computational tools for differential equations (by the d'Arbeloff Interactive Mathematics Project) here

CLUE (Center for Learning and Undergraduate Enrichment) here



MATH 307 Sections B and C, Spring 2009 Introduction to differential equations Instructor: Paul Hacking Email: hacking@math.washington.edu Office: Padelford C-524 Office Hours: MTu 4:00-4:50PM, F 1:30PM-2:20PM (in my office) Classes MWF 9:30-10:20AM (B) / 10:30-11:20AM (C) in WFS201 map Homework There is weekly homework, due at the beginning of Wednesday's class (first homework due 4/8/09). For each homework set, two questions will be selected at random for grading (unfortunately we do not have enough graders to grade all the homework questions). The homework makes up 10% of your course grade. Homework sets Exams Practice final exams: 307F (Fall 2007) and 307G (Fall 2006) Practice second midterms: 307A and solutions (Winter 01), 307B and solutions (Winter 08). Practice first midterms: 307F 307G (Fall 07) There are two midterm exams and one final exam. The midterm exams will be held in the Wednesday class on 4/22/09 and 5/20/09 (weeks 4 and 8). The final exam will be Monday 6/8/09, 8:30-10:20AM for Section C and Wednesday 6/10/09, 8:30-10:20AM for Section B, in WFS201. You should bring your student ID and a photo ID to each exam. You may bring one 8.5x11 handwritten sheet of notes (writing allowed on both sides). You may use a scientific (but not graphing) calculator. The exams count for 90% of your course grade -- 25% for each midterm and 40% for the final. Calculator policy Graphing calculators are not allowed on exams and quizzes. You may use a scientific calculator with trigonometric functions, logarithms and exponential functions. Textbook The course text is Elementary differential equations and boundary value problems by Boyce and DiPrima (8th ed.). It is important to read the text book as well as attending the lectures -- there is not enough time in class to cover all the material. The sections we will cover are listed in the syllabus below. Syllabus Review of first order equations (8 lectures): Chapter 2, sections 2.1-2.8. Second order ordinary differential equations (12 lectures) : Chapter 3, sections 3.1-3.9 Laplace transforms (6 lectures): Chapter 6, sections 6.1-6.4 Class log Useful links Differential equations course at MIT (course materials freely available) here Interactive computational tools for differential equations (by the d'Arbeloff Interactive Mathematics Project) here CLUE (Center for Learning and Undergraduate Enrichment) here
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