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01:640:244 Differential Equations for Engineering and Physics (4)
First- and second-order ordinary differential equations; introduction to linear algebra and to systems of ordinary differential equations.
Prerequisite: CALC3. Credit restriction CR4.
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Approximate Syllabus, Math 244
All section numbers refer to Boyce and DiPrima, Elementary Differential Equations, 10th edition.
(ISBN: 9781119917748)
NOTE: This is a suggested syllabus, which individual instructors may revise.
| Lecture | Sections Covered | Assignments (Reading, Maple) | Lecture | Sections Covered | Assignments (Reading, Maple) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 | Reading: 2.3 Maple Lab 0 |
15 | 3.8 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | 16 | 4.1, 7.1 | Read 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 | ||
| 3 | 2.2 | 17 | 7.2, 7.3 | |||
| 4 | 2.4, 2.8 | 18 | 7.3, 7.4 | |||
| 5 | 2.5, 2.6 | Maple Lab 1 | 19 | 7.7, 7.9 | ||
| 6 | 2.7, 8.1 | 20 | 7.5, 7.6 | Maple Lab 4 | ||
| 7 | 2.9 (After Ex. 1, to end) 8.2, 8.3 |
21 | 7.6, 7.8 | |||
| 8 | 3.1, 3.2 | 22 | EXAM 2: through 7.6 | |||
| 9 | 3.2,3.3 | Maple Lab 2 | 23 | 9.1 (includes Fig. 9.1.9) | ||
| 10 | 3.3, 3.4 | 24 | 9.2, 9.3 | Maple Lab 5 | ||
| 11 | EXAM 1: through 3.2 | 25 | 9.4, 9.5 | |||
| 12 | 5.4 to p. 274; 5.2 | Read 5.1, 5.3 | 26 | 9.7 | ||
| 13 | 3.5, 3.6 | 27 | 9.8 | |||
| 14 | 3.7 | Maple Lab 3 | 28 | Review, Catch-up |
Suggested Homework Assignments
MATH 244 All section numbers refer to Boyce and DiPrima, Elementary Differential Equations, 10th edition.
NOTE: Individual instructors may choose to prepare different assignments.
| Section | Problems | Section | Problems |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1 | Chapter 5 | ||
| 1.1 | 1, 2, 5 | 5.1 | 1, 6, 8, 9, 14, 18 |
| 1.2 | 1, 2, 7, 9, 12, 13 | 5.2 | 2, 6, 12, 15, 18 |
| 1.3 | 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 13, 18 | 5.3 | 1, 3, 7, 8, 12, 16 |
| Chapter 2 | 5.4 | 2, 9, 15, 35 | |
| 2.1 | 2, 8, 13, 22 | Chapter 7 | |
| 2.2 | 3, 8, 9, 17 | 7.1 | 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| 2.3 | 7, 8, 13, 14, 16, 20, 23, 27, 29, 30 | 7.2 | 2, 3, 4, 8, 11, 22, 26 |
| 2.4 | 1, 7, 15, 18 | 7.3 | 2, 3, 7, 11, 14, 16, 22 |
| 2.5 | 2, 7, 9, 22 | 7.4 | 4, 6 |
| 2.6 | 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 14, 19, 26 | 7.5 | 3, 12, 16, 17, 19 |
| 2.7 | 2 | 7.6 | 3, 8, 9, 13 |
| 2.9 | 14, 16, 19 | 7.8 | 3, 8 |
| Chapter 3 | Chapter 8 | ||
| 3.1 | 3, 6, 10, 16, 18, 21 | 8.1 | 8, 16, 19 |
| 3.2 | 2, 6, 7, 11, 13, 24,29,33 | 8.2 | 2, 7 |
| 3.3 | 1, 4, 7, 16, 17, 22, 24 | 8.3 | 2, 7 |
| 3.4 | 2, 7, 11, 14, 15, 19, 23 | Chapter 9 | |
| 3.5 | 4, 10, 17, 20, 25 | 9.1 | 1, 2, 13, 18 |
| 3.6 | 1, 7, 15 | 9.2 | 2, 8 |
| 3.7 | 1, 4, 5, 8, 15, 19 | 9.3 | 4, 13, 16 |
| 3.8 | 2, 5, 7, 11 | 9.4 | 5, 8 |
| Chapter 4 | 9.5 | 1, 6, 14 | |
| 4.1 | 1, 6, 7, 13, 17, 20, 21 | 9.7 | 1,5 |
| 4.2 | 2, 10, 11, 19, 23, 28 | 9.8 | 1,4,5,9 |
| 4.3 | 3, 9, 12, 17 | ||
| 4.4 | 2,3,4 | ||
This selection of problems was prepared by Professor E. R. Speer in 2009, and slightly modified, based on the 10th edition, by M. Kiessling in Fall 2015.
NOTES:
- The individual instructors may assign Maple labs according to their own preferences.
- It is suggested that Maple labs be collected two weeks after they are assigned.
