Math 285 syllabus
Chapter 1. First order Differential Equations
- 1.1: Differential equations and mathematical models
- 1.2: Integrals as general and particular solutions
- 1.3: Direction fields and solution curves
- 1.4: Separable equations and applications
- 1.5: Linear first order equations
- 1.6: Substitution methods and exact equations
Chapter 2.
- 2.1: Population models
- 2.3: Acceleration - velocity models (If time permits)
Chapter 3.
- 3.1: Introduction : Second order linear equations
- 3.2: General solutions of linear equations
- 3.3: Homogeneous equations with constant coefficients
- 3.4: Mechanical variation
- 3.5: Inhomogeneous equations and the method of undetermined coefficients
- 3.6: Forced oscillations and resonance
- 3.8: Boundary value problems and eigenvalues
Chapter 9
- 9.1: Periodic functions and trigonometric series
- 9.2: General Fourier series and convergence
- 9.3: Fourier sin and cos series
- 9.4: Applications of Fourier series
- 9.5: Heat conductions and separation of variables
- 9.6: Vibrating strings and the 1-D wave equation
- 9.7: Steady - state temperature and Laplace equations