MATH 303 Differential Equations and Partial Differential Equations for Engineering and the Sciences (Fall 2025)

Instructor: Ning Wei

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

Information

Section Number and Time: 318 (2:30 PM - 3:20 PM, CRN: 63226) 
Location: HAMP 2101 
Textbook: Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, by C. Henry Edwards, David E. Penney, and Davd T. Calvis, 6th Edition, Pearson 
Syllabus: You can find in Brightspace or  here 
Office Hour: WF 4 PM - 5 PM or by private appointment.

Exam

There are two midterm exams and one final exam. 
Midterm I: 10/7, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM BRNG 2290 
Midterm II: 11/12, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM GRIS 103 
Final:

Homework

Online HW: MyLabMath (accessed through Brightspace)
The guide to MyLabMath can be found  here 
Handwritten HW:  Assignment Sheet  (submitted to Brightspace)
Grader: Marshall Cooper Donn (mdonn@purdue.edu)

Online Resource

Phase Plan 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 8/25 Course introduction+5.1 9/5
8/27 5.2
8/29 5.2 Sec 5.2 Sec 5.2: 26
2 9/1 No Class (Labor Day) 9/12
9/3 5.5
9/5 5.5 Sec 5.5 Sec 5.5: 26
3 9/8 No Class (cancellation due to evening exam) 9/19
9/10 5.3
9/12 5.3 Sec 5.3
4 9/15 6.1 Sec 6.1 9/26
9/17 6.2
9/19 6.2 Sec 6.2 Sec 6.2: 34
5 9/22 6.3 10/3
9/24 6.3 Sec 6.3
9/26 7.1 Sec 7.1
6 9/29 7.2 Sec 7.2 Sec 7.2: 10 10/10
10/1 7.3 Sec 7.3 Sec 7.3: 37
10/3 7.4 Sec 7.4 Sec 7.4: 27
7 10/6 Review I 10/17
10/8 7.5 Sec 7.5 Sec 7.5: 34
10/10 7.6 Sec 7.6
8 10/13 No Class (Fall break) 10/24
10/15 2.4 Sec 2.4 Sec 2.4: 1, 5, 27
10/17 No Class (cancellation due to evening exam)
9 10/20 2.5 Sec 2.5 Sec 2.5: 28 10/31
10/22 2.6 Sec 2.6
10/24 9.1
10 10/27 9.1 Sec 9.1 11/7
10/29 9.2 Sec 9.2 Sec 9.2: 17
10/31 9.3 Sec 9.3 Sec 9.3: 2
11 11/3 9.4 11/14
11/5 9.4 Sec 9.4
11/7 9.5
12 11/10 Review II 11/21
11/12 9.5 Sec 9.5 Sec 9.5: 15, 17
11/14 9.6
13 11/17 9.6 Sec 9.6 11/28
11/19 9.7
11/21 9.7
14 11/24 9.7 Sec 9.7 Sec 9.7: 4 12/5
11/26 No Class (Thanksgiving)
11/28 No Class (Thanksgiving)
15 12/1 10.1 12/7
12/3 10.1 Sec 10.1 Sec 10.1: 10
12/5 Final Review I
16 12/8 Final Review II
12/10 Final Review III
12/12 Final Review IV