Math 511: Ordinary Differential Equations
M W F 01:25P - 02:15P 138 HEND-S
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Course instructor: Xiantao Li
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Office: 219C McAllister Building
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Phone: 3-9081
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Email: xli@math.psu.edu
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Office hours:
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Mondays 11:00 AM -- 12:00 PM
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Thursdays 11:00 AM -- 12:00 PM
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or by appointment.
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Textbook: Nonlinear differential equations and dynamical systems, 2nd Edition, by F. Verhulst. (Reserved)
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References:
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Ordinary differential equations, by Hale.
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Ordinary differential equations, by Arnold.
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The final grade: It will be based on 6 homework assignments. There is no final exam.
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Course content
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Autonomous equations
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Linear system
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Stability
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Perturbation methods
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Hamiltonian system
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Mechanical systems
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Other topics (system with multiple time scales, differential equations with memory, or topics selected by students.)