MATH 308, Dr G. Berkolaiko

MATH 308-501/502, fall 2012

Course information

Instructor: Dr G.Berkolaiko, office: Blocker 625c, email: berko AT math.tamu.edu
No office phone: budget cuts
Common course webpage: Math 308
Lectures: MWF 8-8:50 (section 501) 9:10-10 (section 502) in BLOC 128
Office hours: WF 10:30-11:30 (subject to availability) and by appointment.
Course description (first day handout)
Help Sessions (TBA).
Quiz grades on eLearning.
FAQ
Integration reminder sheet (courtesy of Dr J.M. Linhart), lists of derivatives and integrals.
Accessing your Files Outside of Class: NX (No Machine!), Black Screen with NX? Try This!, FileZilla, Printing Your Work, Over Quota

Extras

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.
Matlab program for plotting the direction field and approximate solutions of a 2x2 linear system, sys2x2_DF_sol.m. Open it in the editor and run using cell mode buttons.

Homework

HW1: 1.1 3, 7, 11, 15-20, 22; 1.2 9; 1.3 1-4, 7, 9, 11; 2.1 1-23odd.
HW2: 2.2 1-19odd, 30, 31; 2.31, 9, 12, 16, 23.
HW3: 2.3 1, 9, 12, 16, 23; 2.5 3, 10, 16, 17, 22, 23.
HW4: 2.6 1-15odd; 3.1 1, 3, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 27; 3.3 7, 9, 17, 19, 21, 25, 29, 34, 35.
HW5: 3.4 1, 3, 11, 13, 15, 16, 23, 25, 27.
HW6: 3.5 1-17odd; study common pre-calc mistakes, for example here.
HW7: 3.6 3, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 17, 28, 29; 3.7 7, 11, 13, 19, 21.
HW7: 3.7 8, 16, 18; 3.8 11, 13, 18, 19.
HW8: 6.1 5-23 odd.
HW9: 6.2 1-23 odd.
HW10: 6.3 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9; 6.4 1, 3, 7, 9, 11; 6.5 1, 3, 5, 7, 9.
HW11: 7.1 1, 7, 11, 19, 21, 23; 7.2 6, 11, 22, 25; 7.3 1, 3, 5, 11, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 31; 7.5 1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 17.
HW12: 7.6 1, 3, 5, 13, 15, 17, 19; 7.8 1, 3; 7.9 1, 3, 5; 9.1 1-9 odd.

Course news

Final Exam and Review
The 2-hour final exam will be held on Fri, Dec 7, 10am-noon (for the 8am section 501) and Mon, Dec 10, 8-10am (9am section 502) in our regular lecture room. The exam will feature questions on First order equations (linear, separable, exact) and modeling with them: 2.1-2.3, 2.5, 2.6; Second order linear equations (homogeneous, nonhomogeneous with "undetermined coefficients" and with "variation of parameters") and modeling mechanical and electrical vibrations (forced and unforced): 3.1-3.8; Laplace transform method, in particular for discontinuous and impulse forcing: 6.1-6.5; Systems of linear equations and their phase portraits: 7.5, 7.6, 7.8 and 9.1. You should expect 2 questions on each of the chapters listed above. There will be 8 questions in total. You can bring formula sheets (up to 3 pages) of your own making. I urge you to be selective when preparing them, as you don't want to spend all your time searching for the right formula. We will have a review session on Thursday, Dec 6, 12:30pm in Bloc 166. Note that the time is different from what I announced in class (due to difficulties of booking a large room).
4 Dec 2012
Derivative Bee
Department of Mathematics Derivative Bee on Thursday, November 8, 2012, 6:00 - 8:00pm in Blocker 149. A contest to determine who can compute derivatives fastest. All derivatives are at the level of Math 151/171 or BC Calculus.
5 Nov 2012
Test 2
Our second test will be on Friday, Oct 26. It will cover chapter 3 in its entirety and will also include questions on solving quadratic equations and on complex numbers (sections 1-3). The test will have 5 problems, graded out of 5 points each. Calculators are not necessary but are allowed. You can also prepare your own formula sheet, one standard (letter or A4) page with two sides.
20 Oct 2012
Test 1
Our first test will be on Friday, Sept 28. It will cover chapters 1, 2 and the part of chapter 3 up to and including section 3.4. The test will have 5 problems, graded out of 5 points each. The problems will mostly be based on the homework. Calculators will be allowed. You can also write and bring your own formula sheet, one standard (letter or A4) page with two sides.
20 Sep 2012
Welcome!
Welcome to Math 308. Course news will be posted here.
23 Aug 2012

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