MTH 244, Spring 2015

Topics and Assignments

Week-of Topics Assignments

1/21 - 1/23

Section 1.1: Modeling via Differential Equations
Section 1.2: Analytic Technique: Separation of Variables

Section 1.1 #4,5,7,8,9,12,13,15,17,19,21,22
Section 1.2 #2,4,7,10,15,18,26,28,32,33,35,39

1/26 - 1/30

Section 1.2: Analytic Technique: Separation of Variables
Section 1.3: Qualitative Technique: Slope Fields
Section 1.4: Numerical Technique: Euler's method

Section 1.3: #1,2,3,10,12,13,14,15,16,17
Section 1.4: #2,6,7,8,10,11,13,15,18

2/2 - 2/6

Section 1.5: Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions
Section 1.6: Equilibria and the Phase Line
Section 1.8: Linear Equations

Section 1.5: #1,4,6,7,9,10,13,15
Section 1.6: #5,8,17,20,23,24,30,31,35,37
Section 1.8: #1,5,7,9,15,16,19,20,22,31

2/9 - 2/13

Section 1.9: Integrating Factors for Linear Equations
Section 1.7: Bifurcations
Section 2.1: Modeling via Systems

Section 1.9: #1,5,11,24
Section 1.7: #2,7,9,12,17,22
Section 2.1: #7,8,15,16,20,21,22,23,24

2/16 - 2/20

Section 2.2: The Geometry of Systems
Section 2.3: The Damped Harmonic Oscillator
Section 2.4: Additional Analytic Methods for Special Systems

Section 2.2: #6,7,10,11,16,19,21,22,27
Section 2.3: #4,7,9,10
Section 2.4: #1,5,7,8,9,10

2/23 - 2/27

Section 3.1: Properties of Linear Systems and the Linearity Principle
Section 3.2: Straight-Line Solutions

Section 3.1: #4,6,9,10,13,16,24,28,33,34
Section 3.2: #2,5,7,8,12,16,17,18,22

3/2 - 3/6

Section 3.3: Phase Portraits for Linear Systems with Real Eigenvalues
Section 3.4: Complex Eigenvalues

Section 3.3: #2,5,6,10,14,19,20,21
Section 3.4: #1,3,5,9,11,15,22,24

3/9 - 3/13

Review
Exam I

Thursday, March 12, 2015

3/16 - 3/20

Spring Break

3/23 - 3/27

Section 3.5: Special Cases: Repeated and Zero Eigenvalues
Section 3.6: Second-Order Linear Equations

Section 3.5: #3,7,13,15,16,19,21,22,24
Section 3.6:#7,10,12,29,34,36,40

3/30 - 4/3

Section 3.7: The Trace-Determinant Plane
Section 4.1: Forced Harmonic Oscillators

Section 3.7: #3,9,12,14
Section 4.1: #1,8,11,16,20,27,31,34,36,42

4/6 - 4/10

Section 4.2: Sinusoidal Forcing
Section 4.3: Undamped Forcing and Resonance

Section 4.2: #9,11,14,15,16,17,19,23
Section 4.3: #5,6,13,14,16,21,24

4/13 - 4/17

Section 5.1: Equilibrium Point Analysis
Section 5.2: Qualitative Analysis

Section 5.1: #1,5,6,10,17,20
Section 5.2: #1-11 odd and 17-21 odd

4/20 - 4/24

Section 6.1: Laplace Transforms
Section 6.2: Discontinuous Functions
Exam II

Section 6.1: #3,11,13,15,21,23,27
Section 6.2: #3,7,9,13,19
Thursday, April 23, 2015

4/27 - 4/29

Section 6.2: Discontinuous Functions
Section 6.3: Second-Order Equations
Final Exam

Section 6.3: #5,18,29,31,32,33,34
Tuesday May 5, 2015: 8:00 AM -11:00 AM

Week-of	Topics	Assignments
1/21 - 1/23	Section 1.1: Modeling via Differential Equations Section 1.2: Analytic Technique: Separation of Variables	Section 1.1 #4,5,7,8,9,12,13,15,17,19,21,22 Section 1.2 #2,4,7,10,15,18,26,28,32,33,35,39
1/26 - 1/30	Section 1.2: Analytic Technique: Separation of Variables Section 1.3: Qualitative Technique: Slope Fields Section 1.4: Numerical Technique: Euler's method	Section 1.3: #1,2,3,10,12,13,14,15,16,17 Section 1.4: #2,6,7,8,10,11,13,15,18
2/2 - 2/6	Section 1.5: Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions Section 1.6: Equilibria and the Phase Line Section 1.8: Linear Equations	Section 1.5: #1,4,6,7,9,10,13,15 Section 1.6: #5,8,17,20,23,24,30,31,35,37 Section 1.8: #1,5,7,9,15,16,19,20,22,31
2/9 - 2/13	Section 1.9: Integrating Factors for Linear Equations Section 1.7: Bifurcations Section 2.1: Modeling via Systems	Section 1.9: #1,5,11,24 Section 1.7: #2,7,9,12,17,22 Section 2.1: #7,8,15,16,20,21,22,23,24
2/16 - 2/20	Section 2.2: The Geometry of Systems Section 2.3: The Damped Harmonic Oscillator Section 2.4: Additional Analytic Methods for Special Systems	Section 2.2: #6,7,10,11,16,19,21,22,27 Section 2.3: #4,7,9,10 Section 2.4: #1,5,7,8,9,10
2/23 - 2/27	Section 3.1: Properties of Linear Systems and the Linearity Principle Section 3.2: Straight-Line Solutions	Section 3.1: #4,6,9,10,13,16,24,28,33,34 Section 3.2: #2,5,7,8,12,16,17,18,22
3/2 - 3/6	Section 3.3: Phase Portraits for Linear Systems with Real Eigenvalues Section 3.4: Complex Eigenvalues	Section 3.3: #2,5,6,10,14,19,20,21 Section 3.4: #1,3,5,9,11,15,22,24
3/9 - 3/13	Review Exam I	Thursday, March 12, 2015
3/16 - 3/20	Spring Break
3/23 - 3/27	Section 3.5: Special Cases: Repeated and Zero Eigenvalues Section 3.6: Second-Order Linear Equations	Section 3.5: #3,7,13,15,16,19,21,22,24 Section 3.6:#7,10,12,29,34,36,40
3/30 - 4/3	Section 3.7: The Trace-Determinant Plane Section 4.1: Forced Harmonic Oscillators	Section 3.7: #3,9,12,14 Section 4.1: #1,8,11,16,20,27,31,34,36,42
4/6 - 4/10	Section 4.2: Sinusoidal Forcing Section 4.3: Undamped Forcing and Resonance	Section 4.2: #9,11,14,15,16,17,19,23 Section 4.3: #5,6,13,14,16,21,24
4/13 - 4/17	Section 5.1: Equilibrium Point Analysis Section 5.2: Qualitative Analysis	Section 5.1: #1,5,6,10,17,20 Section 5.2: #1-11 odd and 17-21 odd
4/20 - 4/24	Section 6.1: Laplace Transforms Section 6.2: Discontinuous Functions Exam II	Section 6.1: #3,11,13,15,21,23,27 Section 6.2: #3,7,9,13,19 Thursday, April 23, 2015
4/27 - 4/29	Section 6.2: Discontinuous Functions Section 6.3: Second-Order Equations Final Exam	Section 6.3: #5,18,29,31,32,33,34 Tuesday May 5, 2015: 8:00 AM -11:00 AM