Differential
Equations, M 331, Section 3, LGRC A301
Book
Elementary Differential Equations; Boyce
and DiPrima
Exams
- Midterm Exam: Thursday 3/26/09, 1:00--2:15 pm in class.
- Review session by Allison Tanguay: Tuesday 3/24/09, 3:00--5:00 pm.
- Final Exam: Tuesday 5/19/09, 1:30 pm, Goessmann Lab. Addition 64, GSMN
- Undetermined Coefficient and Laplace sheets. You can bring them for the final, and also the formula for the Wronskian method to get the particular solution.
Grading
- Homework assignments collected every
week. Two to four problems -- instructors choice -- will be graded.
- Your total grade is calculated as follows: the home work and
each of the exams count 1/3 towards the total
grade.
- There is a teaching assistant (Allison Tanguay) assigned
to the course who will be involved in grading exams and holding office
hours/help sessions.
Office Hours
Allison Tanguay (tanguay@math.umass.edu)
LGRT 1335E M&Tu 3:00--5:00, and appointment.
Omer Kucuksakalli (kucuk@math.umass.edu) LGRT 1423H W (LGRC A205) &Thu (LGRT 319) 3:00--5:00.
Diego Belfiore (belfiore@math.umass.edu) LGRT 1423 I M&Tu 9:00--10:30, Thu 10:00--11:00.
- Instructor Office Hours: LGRT 1542 or 1535 Tu&Thu 11:00--12:00 and appointment.
- Grader: Wenglong Ng (wenglong@student.umass.edu).
Home Work & Solutions
Homework 1 & Solutions (due 2/12/09): Chapter 1
Homework 2 & Solutions (due 2/19/09): Chapters 2.2 and 2.5
Homework 3 & Solutions (due 2/26/09): Chapter 2.6
Homework 4 & Solutions (due 3/5/09): Chapter 2.1
Homework 5 & Solutions (due 3/12/09): Chapters 3.1 and 3.4
Homework 6 & Solutions (due 3/26/09): Practice Midterm
Homework 7 & Solutions (due 4/2/09): Chapter 3.6
Homework 8 & Solutions (due 4/14/09): Chapters 3.6, 3.7, 3.8 and 3.9
Homework 9 & Solutions (due 4/16/09): Chapter 4
Homework 10 & Solutions (due 4/23/09): Chapter 6
Homework 11 & Solutions (due 5/5/09): Chapters 6 & 7
Homework 12 & Solutions (due 5/7/09): Chapter 7
Practice Final & Solutions (discussed at review session 5/12/09)