MA304, Spring 2014, TTh 10:30-11:45, MATH 175

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS and ANALYSIS of NONLINEAR SYSTEMS for ENGINEERING and the SCIENCES

Instructor: Jie Shen

Office: MATH 450
Office Hours: TTh 9:30-10:20am
F 2:30-3:20 or by appointment 		 Phone: 4-1923
Message: 4-1901
E-mail: shen@math.purdue.edu

Text Book:

[1] Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, tenth edition, by Boyce-DiPrima, Wiley; WileyPlus access code is required for online homeworks. See instructions here.

Sections to be covered:

7.3--7.9, 81.-8.3, 9.1--9.5, 10.1--10.8, 11.1-11.3.

Lecture notes

Practice problems for Exams

Homeworks

We will mainly use the WileyPlus online homework system, you will need an access code (comes with a new book).

Handwritten homowork problems are posted here.

Exams:

There are three in-class midterm exams on Feb. 6, Mar. 4 and Apr. 8, and a comprehensive final exam.

The exams may include partial credit problems and multiple choice problems. Calculators, books and notes (unless specified otherwise) are not allowed during the exams.

Grading Policy:

15% for homework assignments and computer projects.

15% for each mid-term exam.

40% for the final exam.

Class attendance is required.  I'll "spot check" attendance throughout the semester.  I may deduct up to 5% of your grade if you miss more than one of those random checks.

Make-up for exams will only be granted to students who have convincing excuses and have informed the instructor in advance.

Some ODE software:

dfield and pplane

Java version of dfield and pplane