MA 226     Differential Equations     Section A

Announcements (updated: Apr 24)
  • The final exam is scheduled for May 08, 9AM—11AM.
    All material from Weeks 1 to 15 (excluding Fourier transforms) is examinable.
    You will be asked to construct a nonlinear phase plane.
  • You will be provided with the following table of Laplace transforms.
  • It is your responsibility to check that your grades have been entered correctly on Blackboard.
    Notify your Discussion leader immediately if there is an error.
Assignment (Posted: Mar 13 — Due: Apr 10, before 5pm)

Assignment Sheet;   Cover Sheet;   Solutions.

Resources

Syllabus and course outline

Textbook: P. Blanchard, R. Devaney and G. Hall, "Differential Equations", 4th edition, Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning 2011

There's an excellent (and free) direction field app here

Homework

Homework is to due at the end of Discussion. Late work will not be accepted.

Week Dates Covered Reading Exercises Due Date Solutions
01 Jan 19 — Jan 22 Syllabus Week 02
02 Jan 23 — Jan 29 Sec 1.1
Sec 1.2
Sec 1.8
Sec 1.9
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9
5, 9, 13, 21, 22, 25, 33, 40
17, 19, 20, 33
3, 4, 8, 12, 13, 16, 22
Week 03 Week 02
03 Jan 30 — Feb 05
Sec 1.3
Sec 1.5
Handout
6, 8, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18
9, 11, 12, 18, Handout
Week 04 Week 03
04 Feb 06 — Feb 12 Sec 1.5
Sec 1.6
Sec 1.7
5, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
1, 5, 28, 30, 32, 40, 43
1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 12, 14, 21
Week 05 Week 04
05 Feb 13 — Feb 19

Sec 2.1
Sec 2.2
Handout
Study!
1-6, 8
7, 9, 11, 19, 21
Week 06 Week 05
06 Feb 20 — Feb 26
Study!
Handout
Week 07 Week 06
Midterm 1
07 Feb 27 — Mar 05 Sec 3.1
Sec 3.2
15, 16, 19, 24, 25, 34, 35
1, 4, 6, 15, 16, 17, 19
Handout
Week 09 Week 07
08 Mar 06 — Mar 12 Enjoy your break
09 Mar 13 — Mar 19
Sec 3.3
Sec 3.4
Handout
1, 4, 7, 13, 15, 19, 27
1, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26
Week 10 Week 09
10 Mar 20 — Mar 26 Sec 3.7
Sec 3.5
3, 6, 8, 9, 10
9, 11, 12, 18, 19
Handout
Week 11 Week 10
11 Mar 27 — Apr 02

Work on the Assignment
Handout
Work on the Assignment
Week 12 Week 11
12 Apr 03 — Apr 09 Sec 6.1

Sec 6.2
2, 5, 6, 12, 14, 15, 18, 21, 26

5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18
Week 13 Week 12
13 Apr 10 — Apr 16 Sec 6.3
Sec 6.4
Sec 6.5
3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 27, 30, 34
2, 5, 7, 8, 9
1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11
Study!
Week 14
14 Apr 17 — Apr 23 Study! Week 15
15 Apr 24 — Apr 30 Handout Week 16
Timetable
  Monday   Tuesday Wednesday Thursday   Friday      
    9:30 — 10:20 Discussion A5
PSY B41
    10:10 — 11:00 Lecture
STO B50
Lecture
STO B50
Lecture   
STO B50   
    11:15 — 12:05 Office Hour
MCS 234
Discussion A6
PSY B39
Office Hour
MCS 234
Office Hour
MCS B24
    12:20 — 01:10 Discussion A2
MCS B23
Office Hour
MCS 258
    2:30 — 3:20 Discussion A3
PRB 146
    3:35 — 4:25 Discussion A4
MCS B19