Math 302:  Ordinary Differential Equations

Fall 2008 Course Page

Instructor:  Dr. Richard Brown

Sections: 

Caleb Hussey

Section 1:    Tuesdays at 1:30pm in Dunning 312

Section 6:    Thursdays at 1:30pm in Dunning 305

Siddique Khan

Section 3:    Thursdays at 3:00pm in Dunning 408

Section 4:   Thursdays at 4:30pm in Dunning 408

Matthew McGonagle

Section 2:    Tuesdays at 3:00pm in Dunning 305

Section 5:    Tuesdays at 4:30pm in Dunning 305

Text:

Elementary Differential Equations, 8th Edition, ISBN:  0-471-43339-X Boyce, William E. and DiPrima, Richard C.

 

Course Syllabus and Homework Assignment Schedule

 

Exam 1:  Friday, October 10, 2008 -- All Sections up to 3.6

• The exam will take place in lecture.

• Review:

  • Online Review Session:  Siddique Khan will run an online review session from 8pm to 10pm on Wednesday, October 8.

  • See this link for more details.

Exam 2:  Friday, December 5, 2008 -- All Sections covered up to 6.2 (Chapter 8 is relegated to the final)

• The exam will take place in lecture.

• Review:

  • Online Review Session:  Siddique Khan and Caleb Hussey will run an online review session from 6:30pm to 8:30pm on Thursday, December 4 .

  • See this link for more details.

   

Final Exam:  Friday, December 12, 2008 -- 9am - 12pm Bloomberg 272.

• If you also are taking either 110.201 Linear Algebra, or 110.202 Calculus III, then your final exam for this course is:

  • Friday, December 12, 2008 -- 2pm - 5pm Krieger 205

  • Exam Pickups:  Pick up your second midterm on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 from 1pm to 3pm at your TAs office.

  • Review Session:  All three TAs will run a review session from 5pm to 7pm on Wednesday, December 10 in Maryland 110.

 

 

 

There are Java Applets that are quite useful in understanding the nature of Ordinary Differential Equations.  They can be found here: 

 

JAVA Applets for ODEs

 

For now, pay attention to the Slope Field Calculators, particularly this framed version, which will load in a separate window.  I suggest you play with these applets.

 

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