Spring 2008

Math 251H: ORDINARY AND PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

MTWF 4:40-5:30pm 103 Willard

  • Course Syllabus

  • Office hours: Mon 2:30 PM -3:30 PM, Wed 11:00 AM --12:00 PM, or by appointment (8639081, 219C McAllister).

  • Homework problems will be assigned every Wednesday and collected on the following Wednesday.
    Homework that is turned in late will not be graded.

  • In-class quiz : there will be eight twenty-minute quiz, which will be announced the class before.

  • Exams: there will be two midterms and a comprehensive final exam.

  • Final grade: The final grade will be given based on 450 points: Midterms 200 points + Final 150 + Homework and quiz 100 points.
    405 (90%) or higher guarantees an A;
    360 (80%) guarantees at least a B;
    315 (70%) guarantees at least a C;
    270 (60%) guarantees a least a D.
    • Direction Field and Phase Portrait's applets(by Prof. John Polking)

    Midterm I: Feb 28, 2008, 6:30PM -- 7:45PM, 073 Willard
    Midterm II: Mar 27, 2008, 6:30PM -- 7:45PM, 073 Willard
    Final: May 7, 2008, 12:20PM -- 2:20PM, 103 Willard

    Homework Assignment and Quiz

    Homework 1 (Due Jan 23) :
    1.1 1, 3, 11, 27;
    1.2 7, 9;
    2.1 2, 4, 6, 8, 24;
    2.2 2, 4, 6, 8, 24;

    		Homework 2 (Due Jan 30) :
    2.3: 4, 7, 9, 11, 24.     		Quiz I (Monday, Jan 28).
    Homework 3 (Due Feb 6) :
    2.4: 1, 7, 13, 22;
    2.5: 3. 10, 16.     		Homework 4 (Due Feb 13) :
    2.6: 3, 7, 15, 18
    2.9: 39, 45
    3.1: 3, 16, 20, 21, 24.     		Quiz II (Wed. Feb 13): 2.5, 2.6, 3.1.
    Homework 5 (Due Feb 20) :
    3.2: 5, 9, 22, 24
    3.3: 1, 13, 17, 19
    3.4: 3, 6, 8, 17
    3.5: 6, 11, 16, 23, 26.     		Homework 6 (Due Feb 27) :
    3.6: 1, 2, 7, 10, 14, 17, 27
    3.7: 1, 8, 13.
    		 Quiz III (Mon. Feb 25): 3.4, 3.5.
    Midterm I (Th, Feb 28)
    Exam Review (Tue, Feb 26)
    Practice exam 1
    Practice exam 2
    		Homework 7 (Due Mar 5):
    3.8: 1, 7, 11, 31.
    3.9: 6, 9.

    		Homework 8 (Due Mar 19):
    6.1: 7, 8, 15.
    6.2: 3, 12, 18.
    6.3: 1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 15, 19.
    Homework 9 (Due Mar 26):
    6.4: 2, 9, 11, 13.
    6.5: 2, 10, 14.

    		Quiz IV (Friday Mar 21): 6.1-6.5.
    		Homework 10 (Due Apr 2):
    7.4: 7
    7.5: 2, 4, 8
    7.6: 2, 5, 6.

    Midterm II (Th, Mar 27)
    3.9, 6.1 -- 6.5
    Exam Review (Tue, Mar 25)
    Practice exam
    		Homework 11 (Due Apr 9):
    7.7: 3, 8, 11
    7.8: 3, 7, 8
    9.1: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 part (a) -- (c).
    9.2: 5, 6 (use the software mentioned above)


    		 Quiz V (Monday Apr 7): 7.1-7.8.
    Homework 12 (Due Apr 16):
    9.3: 7, 8, 12 (use the software mentioned above for (d))
    9.5: 1 (b)(c).
    9.6: 2 (use theorem 9.6.4), 5, 6
    		Quiz VI (Monday Apr 14): 9.3, 9.5.

    		Homework 13 (Due Apr 23):
    10.1: 1, 4, 8, 15, 16
    10.2: 14, 16
    10.5: 2, 6, 7
    Exam Reviews (Wed. Apr. 30, Fri. May 2)
    Practice exam 1
    Practice exam 2
    		Exam Reviews cont'd
    May 3 (Saturday), 4:00p - 6:35p
    Room: 103 Willard Bldg.
    		Final Exam. May 7, 2008, 12:20PM -- 2:20PM, 103 Willard