Mathematics 255 - Fall 2014

Calendar

August
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
25 26 27
Sections 1.1 - 1.2
Homework
Introduction
28 29
Sections 1.3 - 1.4
Homework
Terminology
September
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1
Labor Day
2 3
Section 2.1
Homework
Separation of Variables
Assignment # 1
4 5
Section 2.2
Homework
First-order Linear Equations
8
Sections 2.3 - 2.4
Homework
Two Substitutions
9 10
Section 2.6
Homework
Exact Equations
Assignment # 2
11 12
Section 2.6
Homework
Integrating Factors
15
Sections 2.7 and 3.1
Homework
Picard's Theorem and Population Growth
16 17
Sections 3.1 and 3.2
Homework
Some Applications
Assignment # 3
18 19
Section 3.3
Homework
Autonomous Equations
22
Section 4.2
Homework
Preliminaries
23 24
Review for Exam # 1
25 26
Exam # 1
29
Section 4.3.1
Second-order Linear Equations
30
October
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1
Section 4.4.1
Homework
Solutions of Second-order Linear Equations
2 3
Section 4.4.2
Homework
Constant-coefficient Equations: Double Roots
6
Section 4.4.3
Homework
Constant-coefficient Equations: Complex Roots
7 8
Section 4.5.1
Homework
Undetermined Coefficients
Assignment # 4
9 10
Section 4.5.2
Homework
More Undetermined Coefficients
13
Fall break
14
Fall break
15
Section 4.5.3
Homework
Variation of Parameters
Assignment # 5
Mid-point of the term
16 17
Section 4.6
Homework
Cauchy-Euler Equations
20
Section 5.1
Homework
Mechanical Vibrations
21 22
Review for Exam # 2
23 24
Exam # 2
27
Section 5.2
Homework
Forced Vibrations
28 29
Section 7.3
Systems of Equations
30 31
Section 7.3
Homework
Solutions of Linear Systems
November
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
3
Section 7.4.1
Homework
Nondeficient Real Eigenvalues
4 5
Section 7.4.2
Homework
Complex Eigenvalues
Assignment # 6
6
No office hours
7
No class
10
Section 7.4.3
Homework
Deficient Eigenvalues
11 12
Sections 9.1 - 9.2
Homework
Series Solutions
Assignment # 7
13 14
Section 9.2
Homework
Legendre's Equation
17
Section 8.1
Homework
Laplace Transforms
No office hour today
18 19
Review for Exam # 3
20 21
Exam # 3
24
Section 8.1
Homework
Laplace Transforms: Examples
25 26
Thanksgiving
27
Thanksgiving
28
Thanksgiving
December
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1
Sections 8.2 - 8.3.1
Homework
Laplace Transforms: Solving Equations
2 3
Sections 8.2 - 8.3.2
Homework
Heaviside Functions
Assignment # 8
4 5
Section 8.3.3
Homework
Point Sources
8
Review for Final
9 10
Office hours:
1:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m.
11 12
15 16 17
Final Exam
8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
18 19