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

Instructor: Ning Wei

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

Information

Section Number and Time: 411 (MWF 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM), 388 (MWF: 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM)  
Location: SCHM 122 
Textbook: Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, by C. Henry Edwards, David E. Penney, and Davd T. Calvis, 6th Edition, Pearson 
Syllabus: Brightspace
Office Hour: Tue Thur 2:30 PM- 4:30 PM  over zoom or by private appointment.

Exam

There are two midterm exams and one final exam.
Midterm I: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM, 2/20/2023 @ MATH 175 
Midterm II: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM, 3/29/2023 @ ME 1061 
Final: 7:00PM - 9:00PM. 5/2/2023 @ LILY G126
 

Homework

Online HW: MyLabMath (accessed through Brightspace)
Quick Student Guide to MyLabMath
Handwritten HW: Gradescope (Brightspace/Content/Gradescope by tutorial below); and problems can be found at the end of each section in the book.
Scan assignment tutorial 
Submit assignment tutorial 
Grader: Deb, Aristha (deb11@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 1/9 5.1 1/20
1/11 5.1 Sec 5.1: 4, 9, 11, 17, 23, 29, 32, 37, 41
1/13 5.2
2 1/16 NO Class (Martin Luther King Day) 1/27
1/18 5.2 Sec 5.2: 1, 3, 15, 23, 25 Sec 5.2: 26
1/20 5.5
3 1/23 5.5 Sec 5.5: 1, 7, 11, 15, 23, 25 Sec 5.5: 26 2/3
1/25 5.3
1/27 5.3 Sec 5.3: 5, 6, 11, 17, 21, 23, 24, 27, 39
4 1/30 6.1 Sec 6.1: 2, 5, 9, 13, 15, 17, 23, 25 2/10
2/1 6.2
2/3 6.2 Sec 6.2: 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 26, 33, 35 Sec 6.2: 34
5 2/6 6.3 2/17
2/8 6.3 Sec 6.3: 1, 5, 13, 15, 19, 22, 27
2/10 6.4
6 2/13 6.4 Sec 6.4: 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17 Sec 6.4: 1 2/24
2/15 Review I
2/17 7.1 Sec 7.1: 2, 3, 4, 7, 13, 17, 23, 29
7 2/20 7.2 Sec 7.2: 3, 7, 8, 13, 19 Sec 7.2: 10 3/3
2/22 7.3 Sec 7.3: 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 19, 31, 37 Sec 7.3: 37
2/24 7.4 Sec 7.4: 5, 8, 15, 19, 24 Sec 7.4: 27
8 2/27 7.5 Sec 7.5: 3, 5, 13, 17, 21, 33, 40 Sec 7.5: 34 3/10
3/1 7.6 Sec 7.6: 3, 7, 11
3/3 9.1
9 3/6 9.1 Sec 9.1: 1, 3, 5, 13, 14, 17, 19, 21 3/17
3/8 No Class (cancelled due to evening exam)
3/10 No Class (cancelled due to evening exam)
10 3/13 NO Class (Spring break)
3/15 NO Class (Spring break)
3/17 NO Class (Spring break)
11 3/20 9.2 Sec 9.2: 2, 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 21 Sec 9.2: 17 3/31
3/22 9.3 Sec 9.3: 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 Sec 9.3: 2
3/24 9.4
12 3/27 Review II 4/7
3/29 9.4 Sec 9.4: 1, 3, 9, 13
3/31 9.5
13 4/3 9.5 Sec 9.5: 3, 5, 10, 13, 16, 18 Sec 9.5: 15, 17 4/14
4/5 9.6
4/7 9.6 Sec 9.6: 3, 5, 8, 9
14 4/10 9.7 4/23
4/12 9.7
4/14 9.7 Sec 9.7: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 16 Sec 9.7: 4
15 4/17 10.1 4/23
4/19 10.1 Sec 10.1: 3, 5, 7, 9 Sec 10.1: 10
4/21 Final Review I
16 4/24 Final Review II
4/26 Final Review III
4/28 Final Review IV