Guido Kanschat - MATH 308, Fall 2009

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News

Date
10/29Solutions to first midterm
10/07Factsheed on 2x2-systems
09/14Matlab factsheet updated
08/25Textbook by Brannan and Boyce adopted

Handouts

Homework

Qualifiers like only part a apply to the whole, comma separated list before them, but do not apply across a semicolon.
  1. Due 09/10: section 2.1: problems 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19 (only part c); 22 b,c
  2. Due 09/17: section 2.2: problems 1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 29, 30; section 2.3: problems 7, 23
  3. Due 09/24: section 2.5: 3, 5, 7, 9, 24* (including graphs, which you may generate with matlab); section 3.1: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 (no graphs, but write the system in matrix form).
  4. Due 10/01: section 3.1: 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 29, 33, 38*; section 3.2: choose either 21 or 24.
  5. Due 10/08: section 3.3: 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15 (all with drawing); section 3.4: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 (all with drawing), 13, 15, 17 (each a,b)
  6. Due 10/29: section 4.3: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 17*, 18*; section 4.4: 21, 23, 25; section 4.6: 1, 7, 9
  7. Due 11/05: section 4.8: 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23
  8. Due 11/12: section 5.1: 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 23, 29; section 5.2: 13, 17, 19, 21
  9. Due 11/24: section 5.4: 1, 3, 5, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19
  10. Due 12/08 (optional): section 5.5: 7, 9 11, 15, 17; section 5.6: 5, 7, 9; section 5.7: 3, 5, 7, 11
Homework questions marked with an asterisk (*) are meant for those of you who need an extra challenge; they are not required to pass the exams.

Grades

Grades will be on the E-learning web page of texas A&M University.

Textbook

Additionally, I will provide handouts summarizing the main topics and introducing the basic use of matlab.

Overview

WeekTopicsSections
1 Introduction 1.1 (1.4)
2 First-Order Equations 2.1 - 2.5
3-4 Systems of two First-Order Equations 3.1 - 3.4, 3.6
5-7 Systems of First-Order Linear Equations A.1 - A.4, 6.1 - 6.6
8-9 Nonlinear Systems and Stability 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
10 Linear second-order equations with constant coefficients 4.1 - 4.4, 4.6, 4.8
11-14 Laplace transforms 7.1 - 7.9

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