MTH 256, Section 001: Applied Differential Equations I


Instructor: Dacian Daescu
Office: East Hall 307
Phone: (503) 725-3581
E-mail: daescu@pdx.edu
Office Hours: TR 10:30 - 11:30
URL:
http://web.pdx.edu/~daescu



  • Class time and location: TR 12:00-13:50, ASRC 240

  • Syllabus

  • Quizzes are scheduled as follows: 01/23, 01/30, 02/06, 02/27, 03/06, 03/13, in class.

  • Midterm Exam: Tuesday, February 13, in class.

    • Calculators are allowed, but no notes (or books) will be allowed during the Quizzes and Midterm examinations.


  • Final Exam: Thursday, March 22, 10:15-12:05, in class

    • The final exam is comprehensive, closed book, 1 sheet of notes is allowed

  • Solutions to Final Exam



Classroom change notice: Starting on 01/23/2018, we meet in ASRC 240

Homework Assignments:
  • Week 1: Section 1.1: 3, 4, 5, 14, 21, 22. Section 1.2: 1, 2, 8, 11, 13, 17, 20, 27, 32, 33, 36.

  • Week 2: Section 1.5: 3, 4, 5, 8, 9(a,b), 12, 13, 14, 16; Section 1.6: 1, 4, 8, 9, 22, 23, 33, 37.

    • Quiz 1 on Tuesday 01/23, in class: Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.5.

  • Week 3: Section 1.8: 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 20, 23. Section 1.9: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 13, 19, 21; Section 2.1: 2, 19, 20. Section 2.2: 12(a), 13(a), 14(a), 16(a), 18(a).

    • Quiz 2 on Tuesday 01/30, in class: Sections 1.6, 1.8, 1.9.

  • Week 4: Section 2.3: 1(b), 3(b), 7, 8; Section 2.4: 7, 9(a), 10(a), 12(a), 13(a, b, c); Section 3.1: 5, 6, 9, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29.

    • Quiz 3 on Tuesday 02/06, in class: Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.4.

  • Week 5: Section 3.2: (a), (b), and (e) of 1, 2, 5, 6; 11, 12, 13. Review for midterm exam.

    • Midterm Exam on Tuesday February 13, in class. Review: Chapter 1: Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 1.9. Chapter 2: Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.4.

  • Week 6: Section 3.4: 1, 2; (a),(b) of 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14; Section 3.5: (a) and (b) of 5, 6, 7, 8; (a),(b),(e), and (f) of 17, 18, 19.


  • Week 7: Section 3.6: 7, 9, 10, 12, 21, 26, 27. Section 4.1: 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 37, 38, 39, 42.


  • Week 8: Section 4.2: 3, 4, 7, 11, 13. Section 4.3: 4, 5, 9, 10, 13, 19. Section 5.1: (a), (b) of each of the following: 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15.


  • Week 9: Section 6.1: 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 24; Section 6.2: 1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14; Section 6.3: 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33.


  • Week 10: Section 6.4: Dirac delta function and impulse forcing. Review for Final Exam.