Math 285 Spring 2010

Differential Equations

Announcements:

• There will be a quiz on Thursday, Feb 11, covering Section 1.6 (exact equation and reducible equations only) and Section 1.3.
• Homework 3 is due Thursday, Feb 11. Project 1 refers to the problems you are supposed to solve after attending Lab 1. See the announcement below.
• On Tuesday, Feb. 9, we meet in the EWS Lab located in Digital Computer Lab room L520. See the EWS labs web page for maps and directions. Please be there at 12:30 pm sharp. READ Lecture 7 in mht format or in pdf format. to get familiar with what will you do during the Lab. Here are the links to Lab 1 and Project 1
• Notes from Lecture 6 in mht format and in pdf format .
• If you are not an engineering student you must e-mail me your Net ID before noon on Monday, Feb. 8.
• Tutoring is available for this course: M-Th from 3-5 pm in 149 Henri bld. and from 7-9 pm in 113 Gregory bld.

Room: 165 Everitt Lab.

Time: TTh 12:30 pm - 1:50 pm

Lecturer: Eduard-Wilhelm Kirr

• Office: 219 Altgeld Hall
• E-mail: ekirr@math.uiuc.edu
• Phone: 5-5418
• Office hours:
  • Tuesdays 5:00 - 6:00 pm
  • Wednesdays 4:00 - 5:00 pm
  • By appointment

Midterm 1: February 18, in class. Counts for 15% of your grade.

Midterm 2: March 18, in class. Counts for 15% of your grade.

Final Exam: 7:00-10:00 PM, Friday, May 14, in 165 Everitt Lab. Counts for 40% of your grade.

Test Policies: You may not use books, notes, calculators or computers during any of these tests. Make up tests will be given only if you present written evidence, as soon as possible, that you did (or will have to) miss an exam for a legitimate reason, e.g. illness or family emergency. Travel and leisure plans are never a legitimate reason.

Computing: This section of Math 285 will have a computer component, using the free software package Iode. About two times during the semester the class will meet in one of the EWS labs (check this page for time and place) and half the homework assignments will have a computer component. You do not need any prior computing experience.

• Lab 1 and Project 1

  Syllabus: Basic introduction to the study of differential equations; topics include: first order ODE's, higher order linear ODE's, Fourier series and separation of variables. Click here for more details.

  Text: C. H. Edwards and D. E. Penney, Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems: Computing and Modelling , Custom Edition for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Pearson Custom Publishing, 2008. Note: This custom edition is taken from Edwards and Penney, Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems: Computing and Modelling, Fourth Edition. It is identical to the fourth edition except that Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8 have been removed. If you would prefer to use the full fourth edition, this should not be a problem. The full fourth edition is the standard text for Math 286.

  Homework: Assignments will be given weekly (about 12 total). Counts for 20% of your grade. Solutions should be written up independently and turned in by the deadline for each assignment. Check back this page for actual assignments and deadlines. Late homework will not be accepted but your two lowest scores will be dropped.

  • Homework 1
  • Homework 2 .
  • Homework 3 and
  • Project I

  Quizzes: There will be a 10-15 minutes quiz about every two weeks. Count for 10% of your grade. You may not use books, notes, calculators or computers during any of these quizzes. Each quiz will be announced in advance (check this page for updates.) Make up quizzes will not be given but your lowest two quiz scores will be dropped.

  Lecture Notes: The mht format has colors and other enhancements like an ActiveX control that you should allow for easy navigation. If your browser cannot open it use the pdf file:

  • Notes from Lecture 1 in mht format and in pdf format.
  • Notes from Lecture 2 in mht format and in pdf format .
  • Notes from Lecture 3 in mht format and in pdf format .
  • Notes from Lecture 4 in mht format and in pdf format .
  • Notes from Lecture 5 in mht format and in pdf format .
  • Notes from Lecture 6 in mht format and in pdf format .
  • Notes from Lecture 7 in mht format and in pdf format.