Math 366
Fall 2012
Course Schedule
Week starting on | Sections covered |
August 27 | 1.1 Definitions and Terminology, 1.2 Initial Value Problems, 1.3 Differential Equations as Mathematical Models |
September 3 | (no class Monday - Labor Day) 2.1 Solutions Curves Without a Solution, 2.2 Separable Equations |
September 10 | Wednesday - Exam 1, 2.3 Linear Equations |
September 17 | 2.4 Exact Equations, 2.5 Solutions by Substitutions, 2.6 A Numerical Method |
September 24 | 3.1 Linear Models, Friday - Exam 2 |
October 1 | 3.2 Nonlinear Models, 4.1 Preliminary Theory - Linear Equations |
October 8 | 4.3 Homogeneous Linear Equations with Constant Coefficients, 4.5 Undetermined Coefficients - Annihilator Approach, 4.6 Variation of Parameters |
October 15 | (no class Monday - Fall Breather) Friday - Exam 3 |
October 22 | 4.7 Cauchy-Euler Equation, 5.1 Linear Models: Initial-Value Problems |
October 29 | 7.1 Definition of the Laplace Transform, 7.2 Inverse Transforms and Transforms of Derivatives |
November 5 | 7.3 Operations Properties I, Friday - Exam 4 |
November 12 | 7.4 Operations Properties II, 7.5 The Dirac Delta Function |
November 19 | 9.1 The Dirac Delta Function (no class Wednesday or Friday - Thanksgiving break) |
November 26 | 9.2 Runge-Kutta Methods, Friday - Exam 5 |
December 3 | 6.1 Review of Power Series, 6.2 Solutions About Ordinary Points, 6.3 Solutions about Singular Points |
December 10 | Catchup/Review (last day of regular classes is Tuesday) |
December 19 | Final Exam, 12:00 noon |