Math 3331: Ordinary Differential Equations, Fall 2011


Basic Info

Instructor: Dr. Mark Tomforde
Office: 601 PGH
Phone: 713-743-3672
Office Hours: Monday 10--11AM, Friday 10--11AM, and by appointment
Syllabus: Download the Syllabus
Lecture: MWF 9:00AM -- 10:00AM in 301 AH
ANNOUNCEMENTS: There are no announcements at this time.

Exams and Homework


Homework:

Due Monday, November 28 at 1PM (turn in to my Office, 651 PGH)
Reading Assignment: Sec. 10.1
To Be Handed In: Sec. 9.4 #4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 26; Sec. 10.1 #2, 4, 6, 8 (Only do parts (ii) and (iii) for the problems in 10.2. You do not have to do part (i).)
Not To Be Handed In: Sec. 9.4 #2; Sec 10.1 #1, 3, 5, 7; Study for Final Exam.

Due Wednesday, November 16
Reading Assignment: Sec. 9.4
To Be Handed In: Sec. 9.2 #58, 59; Sec. 9.3 #4, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22
Not To Be Handed In: Sec 9.3 #1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23

Due Wednesday, November 9
Reading Assignment: Sec. 9.2, 9.3
To Be Handed In: Sec. 9.2 #6, 14, 16, 20, 30, 32, 42, 44, 46, 48
Not To Be Handed In: Sec 9.1 #2, 6, 10, 17,19, 21; Sec. 9.2 #2, 4, 13, 18, 34, 57

Due Wednesday, November 2
Reading Assignment: Sec. 8.1, 8.2, 9.1
To Be Handed In: Sec. 8.1 #2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 14, 16; Sec. 8.2 #21, 22, 24
Not To Be Handed In: Sec 8.1 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21; Sec. 8.2 #23, 25, 29(a),(b)

Due Wednesday, October 26
Reading Assignment: No Reading. Prepare for Exam 2.
To Be Handed In: Sec. 5.5 #4, 6, 8, 14, 16, 20, 22, 26, 28, 32
Not To Be Handed In: Sec 5.5 #7, 11, 12, 18, 24, 31

Due Wednesday, October 19
Reading Assignment: Sec. 5.5, Remember: No Class Friday, Oct. 14 and Monday, Oct. 17
To Be Handed In: Sec. 5.3 #34, 36; Sec. 5.4 #8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 30
Not To Be Handed In: Sec 5.4 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 7, 23, 27, 29

Due Wednesday, October 12
Reading Assignment: Sec. 5.3, 5.4
To Be Handed In: Sec. 5.2 #6, 10, 20, 24; Sec. 5.3 #8, 10, 22, 26, 30, 32
Not To Be Handed In: Sec 5.2 #1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 19, 21, 25, 26, 28, 33; Sec. 5.3 #3, 5, 7, 9, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35

Due Wednesday, October 5
Reading Assignment: Sec. 5.1, 5.2
To Be Handed In: Sec. 5.1 #2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 25, 26, 28, 29
Not To Be Handed In: Sec 5.1 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12

Due Wednesday, September 28
Reading Assignment: None. Prepare for Exam.
To Be Handed In: Sec. 4.5 #25, 27, 31, 32, 36; Sec. 4.6 #2, 4, 8, 10, 14
Not To Be Handed In: Sec. 4.5 #30; Sec. 4.6 #1,3, 5, 7, 9, 11

Due Wednesday, September 21
Reading Assignment: Sec. 4.5, 4.6
To Be Handed In: Sec. 4.3 #18, 20, 22, 24, 27; Sec. 4.5 #4, 20, 26, 28, 38
Not To Be Handed In: Sec. 4.3 #25, 33, 37, 38; Sec 4.5 #2, 6, 8, 18, 22, 32, 34, 36
Extra Problem Not To Hand In: Suppose you have a linear homogeneous ODE of order 8 whose characteristic polynomial has roots -4, -4, -4, 2+i, 2+i, 2-i, 2-i, -3. What is the general solution to this ODE?

Due Wednesday, September 14
Reading Assignment: Sec. 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
To Be Handed In: Sec. 4.1 #16, 18, 20, 22, 25; Sec. 4.2 #2, 4, 6, 17, 18
Not To Be Handed In: Sec. 4.1 #1, 3, 5, 7, 19; Sec 4.2 #1, 3, 5

Due Wednesday, September 7
Reading Assignment: Sec. 2.5, 2.9, 4.1
To Be Handed In: Sec. 2.5 #2, 4, 6; Sec. 2.9 #8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22
Not To Be Handed In: Sec. 2.5 #7, 12, Sec 2.9 #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21

Due Wednesday, August 31
Reading Assignment: Sec. 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
To Be Handed In: Sec. 2.1 #3, 5, 9(a,b,c,d), 13; Sec. 2.2 #4, 8, 22, 26, 34; Sec. 2.4 #2, 4, 6, 8, 14, 16, 18
Not To Be Handed In: Sec. 2.1 #4, 6, 8, 11; Sec. 2.2 #3, 5, 9, 32; Sec. 2.4 #2, 4, 22, 28, 29

Exam Dates:
Exam 1 -- Wednesday, September 28
Exam 2 -- Wednesday, October 26
Final Exam -- Monday, December 12 at 8AM.



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