Math 256 Differential Equations

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Instructor: Dr. Ian Frigaard

Lectures: Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 8.00 in DMP 110

Office hours: Monday & Friday, 12.00 – 1.30 in Rusty Hut 106

Course text: Boyce and DiPrima, Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, 8th edition. Assignments will be set from this text.

Grading:

(i)                          Lab attendance & participation – 8%

(ii)                       Assignments – 12%

(iii)                    Midterms (2) – 30%

(iv)                     Final Exam – 50%

Note: that you will need a passing grade on the midterms and final in order to receive full credit for labs & assignments – otherwise your lab & assignment marks will be capped to the average of your midterms plus finals!

 

Course outline & lecture notes:

Sections in text

Linear 1st order equations (3 lectures)

1.1-1.4, 2.1-2.3

2nd order linear equations (6 lectures)

3.1 – 3.9

Laplace transforms (5 lectures)

6.1 – 6.5

Linear systems of DE’s (5 lectures)

7.1 – 7.9

Fourier methods and separation of variables for PDE’s (11 lectures)

10.1-10.6, 10.8

 

Midterm 1: Wednesday January 30th

Midterm 2: Wednesday March 5th

 

Assignment #

Due date

Solutions

Assignment 1

Friday 25th Jan

Solutions 1

Assignment 2

Friday 8th Feb

Solutions 2

Assignment 3

Friday 29th Feb

Solutions 3

Assignment 4

Friday 14th Mar

Solutions 4

Assignment 5

Friday 28th Mar

Solutions 5

Assignment 6

Wednesday 9th Apr

Solutions 6