MA 36600 Class Information (Spring 2020)

FINAL EXAM - START 9:00am Friday, May 8; END 1:00pm Saturday, May 9


Instructor Contact Information

INSTRUCTOR: Prof. J. Brown

    Email :  brown00@purdue.edu

    Office: 700 Math Sci Bldg

    ✱✱✱✱  VIRTUAL Office Hours:
    Tuesday (mid afternoon)
    3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Thursday (evening)
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Friday (morning)
    10:00 am - 11:30 am


Course Information


Homework Sets & Due Dates

   ✅  HOMEWORK Sets & Due Dates


Computer Lab Information

   ✅ Lab Assignments (Complete List & Expectations)


Class Midterm Exams

    EXAM # 1 - Thursday, February 20   (6:30pm-7:30pm) in WTHR 104

EXAM # 2 - Tuesday, April 14   (6:30pm-7:30pm) in WTHR 104

        •   Sections covered:
          § 3.1 - Homogeneous Equations with Constant Coefficients
          § 3.2 - Solutions of Linear Homogeneous Equations; Wronskians
          § 3.3 - Complex Roots of the Characteristic Equation (and review of C)
          § 3.4 - Repeated Roots of the Characteristic Equation; Reduction of Order
          § 3.5 - Nonhomogeneous Equations; Undetermined Coefficients
          § 3.6 - Variation of Parameters
          § 3.7 - Mechanical & Electrical Vibrations
          § 3.8 - Forced Periodic Vibrations

          § 4.1 - nth Order Linear Equations
          § 4.2 - Homogeneous Equations with Constant Coefficients
          § 4.3 - Undetermined Coefficients
          § 4.4 - Variation of Parameters

          § 7.1 - Introduction to Systems of Differential Equations
          § 7.3 - Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
          § 7.4 - Theory of First Order Linear Systems
          § 7.5 - Homogeneous Linear Systems with Constant Coefficients
          § 7.6 - Complex Eigenvalues (and review of C)


        •   Exam Resources (Blackboard)


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