MATH 308H-200

MATH 308H-200, fall 2011

Instructor: Dr G.Berkolaiko, office: Blocker 625c, email: berko AT math.tamu.edu
Common course webpage: Math 308
Lectures: TR 11:10-12:25 in BLOC 122
Office hours: W 1-2pm, F 11-noon (subject to availability) and by appointment
Course description (first day handout)
Homework list; submit exercises with stars; see anoouncements below for changes.
Dedicated help sessions: Thur 6-9pm, Mon 6-9pm, Bloc 122. Starting Thur 1 Sep
General Help Sessions (Sunday through Thursday, 8 - 10pm, BLOC 160) and Honors Mentor.
FAQ
Accessing your Files Outside of Class: NX (No Machine!), Black Screen with NX? Try This!, FileZilla, Printing Your Work, Over Quota

Matlab program for plotting the direction field and approximate solutions, dir_field_sol.m. Open it in the editor and run using cell mode buttons.
Sample exams: exam1, final from a past semester.
Lecture notes for the lecture on Oct 27.
Matlab function file for ploting a phase portrait of 2-systems: pport.m. Also a script file to animate the phase protrait for a parameter-dependent matrix animate_pport.m.

HW1: 1.2.18, 1.3.29, 1.3.30, solutions.
HW2: 2.1.30 and (2.1.27 or 2.1.32, your choice); 2.2.29, 2.2.30; 2.3.27, 2.3.31. Solutions, Matlab scripts for ex.2.2.30, ex.2.3.31.
HW3: 2.5.20, 25, 26, 27; 2.6.26; 3.1.26, 27, 28; 3.2.41, 42, 46, 47, 50, 51. Solutions
HW4: 3.3.33 (Read sec 3.2!), 34; 3.4.24, 31, 33, 34; Solutions.
HW5: 3.5.27, 30, 34; 3.6.7, 21-27, 31; Solutions.
HW6: 3.7.7, 15, 30; Solutions.
HW7: 6.1.5bc, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 18; 6.2.22, 23, 28, 32, 35; Solutions.
HW8: 6.5.2 and last page in the notes.
HW9: 7.1.19, 22; 7.2.11, 13, 22, 23; 7.3.7, 8, 18, 19, 22, 32.
HW10: 7.5.3, 7, 11, 16; 7.6.1, 5, 6, 28; 7.7.18; 7.9.1.

Final
The final exam will be given in BLOC 122 on Mon, Dec 12, 8-10am.
Here is the list of topics you can expect to come up: First order equations: linear, separable, exact. Second order linear: constant coefficients non-homogeneous (using undetermined coeffs, variation of parameters or Laplace). Second order linear, non-const coeffs: reduction of order. Linear systems (const coeff): eigenvalues, eigenvectors, phase portrait. Non-homogeneous linear systems. All of the above can be with or without initial conditions (general solution vs solution of an IVP).
10 Dec 2011
Exam 3
The take-home exam is due on Dec 1 at 11:10am.
Here is an example of the computer work.
29 Nov 2011
Homework 1
Since some of you don't have the book yet, I scanned the pages with the homework. Please submit exercises 1.2.18, 1.3.29, 1.3.30 only
31 Aug 2011
Welcome!
Welcome to Math 308. Course news will be posted here.
29 Aug 2011

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