MA 226
Differential Equations
Section A
Spring 2016

Office hours during final exam period and final exam fact sheet
Project 1
Project 2
Syllabus (including office hours, phone numbers, etc.)
Eric's email message about the homework, etc
- Professor Blanchard's addendum related to late or missing assignments
Homework assignments:
Handouts, demos, etc:
- January 20, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
  - U.S. Census Bureau population clock
  - International Society of Malthus
- January 22, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- January 25, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (corrected version) (print out and bring to class)
  - Corrected table of relative growth rates
- January 27, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- January 29, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- February 1, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
  - Euler page at Wikipedia
  - William Dunham's wonderful book on Euler
  - spreadsheets for dy/dt = y² - t
    - basic implementation of Euler's method for dy/dt = y² - t
    - Euler's method with slider
  - spreadsheet for Euler's method applied to dy/dt = e^t sin y
- February 3, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- February 5, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- February 8, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
  - Random collection of links related to the regulation of fishing
- February 10, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- February 12, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- February 16, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- February 19, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
  - One solution to the predator-prey system graphed in 3D (uses a Java applet)
  - A solution curve and its corresponding component graphs (in Quicktime format)
    solution curve from predator-prey system
  - Three solution curves and their corresponding component graphs (in Quicktime format)
    illustrates the phase portrait for the predator-prey system
- February 22, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- February 24, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- February 26, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- February 29, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
  - spreadsheet for Euler's method for systems
  - spreadsheet for Euler's method for a predator-prey system
- March 2, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- March 4, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- March 14, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- March 16, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- March 18, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- March 21, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- March 23, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- March 25, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- March 28, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- April 1, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
  - Animation of solutions as the damping parameter is increased (in Quicktime format)
- April 4, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- April 6, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- April 8, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- April 11, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
  - Animation of solutions as the forcing frequency changes (in Quicktime format)
- April 13, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- April 15, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- April 20, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- April 22, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- April 25, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- April 27, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
- April 29, 2016
  - Notetaker helper (print out and bring to class)
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
- Where can I read about partial fractions on the web?
MA 226 exams given in Spring 2009: