Differential Equations II

 


 
 
Instructor: L. Jeffrey office: S504C
phone: 416-287-7265
office hours: Tuesday 1-2, S-504C
Lecture Time: Tues 2-3, BV260; Thurs 2-4, BV260
Text: Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value
Problems, with ODE Architect CD, 8th Edition, W.E. Boyce and R.C. DiPrima, John Wiley publisher
Syllabus:
  1. Laplace Transforms (text, Chap. 6)
  2. Phase portraits (text, Chap. 9) Equilibrium points, Liapunov's Second Method (text, Chap. 9.6)
  3. Periodic solutions (text, Chap. 9.7)
  4. Boundary value problems (text, Chap. 10)
  5. Sturm-Liouville problems (text, Chap. 11)
  6. Partial differential equations (text, Chap. 10)
Evaluation: Final Exam
Term Test
Assignments
45%
25%
30%
Important Dates: Term Test: Monday, March 5, 5-7PM
(Surnames: A to L write in AA208, M to Z write in AA209)

Final Exam: Tuesday, April 24, 9-12PM in MW140
Review Session: Monday, April 16, 1-3 PM in AA204
Office Hours: Thursday, April 19, 2:15-4:15 PM in S504C
More Office Hours: Monday, April 23, 2:30-4:30 PM in S504C

Assignments/Solutions: Assignments will be given every other week. Although you are expected to do all the questions, the grader will assign grades based on a selection of your solutions.


Handouts/Review Notes: Final Exam Review
Instructions for using Sturm-Liouville program (Assignment 5)
Supplementary Materials: Instructions for using Phaseportraits program
Instructions for starting Phaseportraits and printing Phaseportraits
Calculators/Computers: Calculators (and computers!) are not permitted in the Test and Exam.
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Last modified: Thursday, February 14, 2002