MATH 251 ORDINARY AND PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

(Spring 2008)

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

Phase portrait


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