Lecture (Section 002): MWF 09:05A - 09:55A 112 Osmond; R 09:05A - 09:55A 111 Tyson
Instructor: Chun Liu , 321 McAllister Building, tel# 865-3611, liu@math.psu.edu.
Office hours: W: 2:30p --- 4:30p, R: 3:30p --- 4:30p or by appointment.
Text:
"Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems" by W. E. Boyce and R. C. Diprima, 8th Edition, Wiley.
Supplemental Texts:
more to be given later in the class.
Syllabus and Approximate Course Content:subject to change.
Tests and Grades: There are two midterm exams and a final exam .
Here are some sample exams.
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).
Some useful computer simulations developed by Professors Cao, Glasner and Mansfield:
Direction field