Lectures:
Section 7: M WRF 1:25 PM - 2:15 PM, 123 Electrical Eng East
Section 8: M WRF 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM, 123 Electrical Eng East
Instructor: Chun Liu , 321 McAllister Building, tel# 865-3611, liu@math.psu.edu.
Office hours: Tuesday: 1:25PM -- 3:20PM, or by appointment.
Text:
"Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems" by W. E. Boyce and R. C. Diprima, 9th Edition, Wiley.
Supplemental Texts:
more to be given later in the class.
Syllabus and Approximate Course Content: subject to change.
Tests and Grades: See syllabus.
Midterm 1: Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 630p-745p, 108 Forum.
Midterm 2: Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 630p-745p, 026 Hosler.
Final exam: Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 4:40 PM, 105 Forum.
Here are some additional sample exams.
Study guide for Exam 1 for all sections.
Study guide for Exam 2 for all sections.
Study guide for final exam for all sections.
Table of basic Laplace Transforms for all sections.
Phase portrait reference chart for all sections.
The final grade will be determined as follows:
(100 points for homework and in class activities) + (200 points for the midterm exams) +(150 points final exam).
Again, additional sample exams from previous semesters.
The MATH 251 course website of Zach Tseng , the course coordinator.
Some useful computer simulations developed by Professors Cao, Glasner and Mansfield:
Direction field