MATH 303 Differential Equations and Partial Differential Equations for Engineering and the Sciences (Fall 2023)

Instructor: Ning Wei

Office: MATH 404
Email: wei307@purdue.edu
Phone: 765-494-3405

Information

Section Number and Time: 430 (TR 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM) 
Location: 	UNIV 103 
Textbook: Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, by C. Henry Edwards, David E. Penney, and Davd T. Calvis, 6th Edition, Pearson 
Syllabus: Syllabus MA 303 (posted in Brightspace)
Office Hour: TR 3 PM- 4:15 PM or by private appointment.

Exam

There are two midterm exams and one final exam.
Midterm I: 9/26/2023 (Tueday), 8 PM to 9 PM @ WTHR 104 
Midterm II: 11/09/2023 (Thursday), 8 PM to 9 PM @ HAMP 1144  
Final: 12/14 (Thursday) 07:00p - 09:00p @WTHR 320. Check here
 

Homework

Online HW: MyLabMath (accessed through Brightspace)
Quick Student Guide to MyLabMath
Handwritten HW: Gradescope (Brightspace/Content/Gradescope by tutorial below); HW list is posted in Gradescope and problems can be found at the end of each section in the book.
Scan assignment tutorial 
Submit assignment tutorial 
Grader: Thi Huong Thu Vu (vu48@purdue.edu)

Online Resource

Phase Plane Plotter 
pplane8.m

Course Schedule

Note that this schedule is tentative and subject to change if needed (each HW set corresponds to one section).
Week Date Section Online Homework Handwritten Homework Due Date
1 8/22 5.1 Sec 5.1 MyLabMath HW 9/1
8/24 5.2 Sec 5.2 MyLabMath HW Sec 5.2: 26
2 8/29 5.5 Sec 5.5 MyLabMath HW Sec 5.5: 26 9/8
8/31 5.3
3 9/5 5.3, 6.1 Sec 5.3 MyLabMath HW 9/15
9/7 6.1, 6.2 Sec 6.1 MyLabMath HW
4 9/12 6.2, 6.3 Sec 6.2 MyLabMath HW Sec 6.2: 34 9/22
9/14 6.3 Sec 6.3 MyLabMath HW
5 9/19 6.4
9/21 Review for midterm I
6 9/26 6.4, 7.1 Sec 6.4, Sec 7.1 MyLabMath HW Sec 6.4: 1 10/6
9/28 7.2, 7.3 Sec 7.2 MyLabMath HW Sec 7.2: 10
7 10/3 7.3, 7.4 Sec 7.3 MyLabMath HW Sec 7.3: 37 10/13
10/5 7.4, 7.5 Sec 7.4 MyLabMath HW Sec 7.4: 27
8 10/10 No Class (October break)
10/12 No Class (cancelled due to evening exam)
9 10/17 7.5 9.1 Sec 7.5 MyLabMath HW Sec 7.5: 34 10/27
10/19 9.1 Sec 9.1 MyLabMath HW
10 10/24 9.2, 9.3 Sec 9.2 MyLabMath HW Sec 9.2: 17 11/10
10/26 9.3, 9.4 Sec 9.3, Sec 9.4 MyLabMath HW Sec 9.3: 2
11 10/31 9.5
11/2 Review for midterm II
12 11/7 9.5, 9.6 Sec 9.5 MyLabMath HW Sec 9.5: 15, 17 11/17
11/9 9.6, 9.7 Sec 9.6 MyLabMath HW
13 11/14 9.7 11/24
11/16 9.7, 10.1 Sec 9.7 MyLabMath HW Sec 9.7: 4
14 11/21 No Class (cancelled due to evening exam)
11/23 No Class (Thanksgiving)
15 11/28 10.1 Sec 10.1 MyLabMath HW Sec 10.1: 10 12/3
11/30 Final Review I
16 12/5 Final Review II
12/7 Final Review III