Math 366

Fall 2014

Course Schedule

Week starting on Sections covered
August 25 1.1 Definitions and Terminology, 1.2 Initial Value Problems
September 1  (no class Monday - Labor Day) 1.3 Differential Equations as Mathematical Models, 2.1 Solutions Curves Without a Solution
September 8 2.2 Separable Equations, Friday - Exam 1
September 15 2.3 Linear Equations, 2.4 Exact Equations
September 22 2.5 Solutions by Substitutions, 2.6 A Numerical Method, 3.1 Linear Models
September 29 3.2 Nonlinear Models, 4.1 Preliminary Theory - Linear Equations, Friday - Exam 2
October 6 4.3 Homogeneous Linear Equations with Constant Coefficients
October 13 (no class Monday - Fall Breather), 4.5 Undetermined Coefficients - Annihilator Approach
October 20 4.6 Variation of Parameters, 4.7 Cauchy-Euler Equation,  Friday - Exam 3
October 27 5.1 Linear Models:  Initial-Value Problems, 7.1 Definition of the Laplace Transform
November 3 7.2 Inverse Transforms and Transforms of Derivatives, 7.3 Operations Properties I
November 10 7.4 Operations Properties II, 7.5 The Dirac Delta Function, Friday - Exam 4
November 17 9.1 Euler Methods and Error Analysis, 9.2 Runge-Kutta Methods
November 24 6.1 Review of Power Series (no class Wednesday or Friday - Thanksgiving break)
December 1 6.2 Solutions About Ordinary Points, 6.3 Solutions about Singular Points, Friday - Exam 5
December 8 Catchup/Review (last day of regular classes is Tuesday)
December 11 Final Exam, 9:00 am

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