Math 350 - Ordinary Differential Equations
Textbook:  Differential Equations, 3rd Edition, by Blanchard, Devaney, and Hall
Last updated: 10/21/2009
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Week Date
Section Topics Homework  (Note: only turn in the even numbered problems).
1 Aug. 25
1.1, 1.2, 1.3
Modeling with Differential Equations, Separation of Variables, Slope Fields
§1.1 #1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 15, 16
§1.2 # 1, 2, 4, 5-15, 23-28
§1.3 # 1, 3, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17
2 Sept. 1
1.4, 1.5, 1.6
Euler's Method, Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions, Eqilibria and the Phase Line
§1.4 # 1, 2, 5
§1.5 # 1, 2, 3, 7, 12
§1.6 # 1-7, 9, 11, 13-19, 21, 23, 24, 27, 30, 33, 37, 39
3 Sept. 8
1.7, 1.8
Bifurcations, Linear Equations
§1.7 # 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 11, 13, 23
§1.8 # 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 11, 15, 21
4 Sept. 15
1.9, 2.1
Integrating Factors, Modeling with Systems of Differential Equations
§1.9 # 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 13, 15, 21
§2.1 # 1-7, 9, 10, 11, 19
5
Sept. 22
2.2, 2.3
Geometry of Systems, Analytic Methods for Solving Some Systems
§2.2 # 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 13, 19, 21, 23
§2.3 # 1, 2, 7, 9, 12, 16
6 Sept. 29
2.4, 2.5, 3.1
Euler's Method for Systems, Lorenz Equations, Linear Systems, Linearity Principle
§2.4 # 1abd (only do up to t = 4), 2ab (only do up to t = 4), 5
§2.5 # 1, 2, 4
§3.1 # 5, 7, 8, 10, 16, 19, 26
7 Oct. 6
3.2, 3.3 Straight-Line Solutions, Phase Planes for Linear Systems with Real Eigenvalues §3.2 # 1, 2, 9, 14, 16, 22
§3.3 # 1, 2, 7, 12, 14, 19, 20
8 Oct. 13
3.4, 3.5 Phase Planes for Linear Systems with Complex Eigenvalues, Repeated and Zero Eigenvalues
§3.4 # 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 15, 23
§3.5 # 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 18
9
Oct. 20
3.6 Second-Order Linear Systems
§3.6 # 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 18, 23, 26
10 Oct. 27
5.1, 5.2
Nonlinear Systems, Equilibrium Point Analysis, Qualitative Analysis §5.1 # 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 18, 19, 22
§5.2 # 1, 2, 3, 5
11 Nov. 3
4.1, 4.2 Forced Harmonic Oscillators,
Sinusoidal Forcing
§4.1 # 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 20, 21
§4.2 # 1, 2, 3, 7, 12, 13, 17
12 Nov. 10
4.3, 6.1
Undamped Forcing and Resonance,
Laplace Transforms
§4.3 # 1, 2, 9, 13, 15, 21
§6.1 # 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16, 19, 23, 25
13 Nov. 17
6.2, 6.3
Discontinuous Functions,
Second-Order Equations
§6.2 # 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 13
§6.3 # 11, 13, 15, 17, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
14 Nov. 24
6.4
Delta Functions and Impulse Forcing
§6.4 # 3
15 Dec. 1
Final
Comprehensive