The table below shows the schedule of topics (including WeBWorK assignments) for the semester. It was last updated on March 15, 2024. It may be updated again as the semester progresses.
| Session | Date | Section and Topic | Pages | WeBWorK Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monday, 1/29 | 1.2 First Order Equations [OPTIONAL: 1.3 Direction Fields for First Order Equations] | 7-13 16-17 | Calculus Review |
| 2 | Wednesday, 1/31 | 2.1 Linear First Order Equations - Homogeneous | 30-41 | Need an assignment here! |
| 3 | Monday, 2/5 | 2.1 Linear First Order Equations - Nonhomogeneous | 30-41 | First Order Equations-Linear Nonhomogeneous |
| 4 | Wednesday, 2/7 | 2.2 Separable Equations | 45-52 | First Order Equations-Separable |
| College Closed Monday, 2/12 | ||||
| 5 | Wednesday, 2/14 | 2.4 Transformation of Nonlinear Equations into Separable Equations | 62-68 | First Order Equations-Nonlinear Bernoulli First Order Equations-Nonlinear Homogeneous |
| College Closed Monday, 2/19 | ||||
| 6 | Wednesday, 2/21 | 2.4 Transformation of Nonlinear Equations into Separable Equations | 62-68 | First Order Equations-Nonlinear Bernoulli First Order Equations-Nonlinear Homogeneous |
| 7 | Thursday, 2/22 Monday Schedule | 2.5 Exact Equations | 73-79 | First Order Equations-Exact |
| 8 | Monday, 2/26 | 2.5 Exact Equations (cont'd) | ||
| 9 | Wednesday, 2/28 Monday Schedule | First Examination | ||
| 10 | Monday, 3/4 | 4.1 Growth and Decay 4.2 Cooling and Mixing 4.3 Elementary Mechanics | 130-137 140-147 151-160 | Applications of First Order Equations-Cooling and Mixing (cooling problems only) |
| 11 | Wednesday, 3/6 | 3.1 Euler's Method | 96-106 | Numerical Methods-Euler |
| 12 | Monday, 3/11 | 3.2 The Improved Euler Method and Related Methods | 109-116 | Numerical Methods-Improved Euler |
| 13 | Wednesday, 3/13 | 3.3 The Runge-Kutta Method | 119-124 | Numerical Methods-Runge-Kutta |
| 14 | Monday, 3/18 | 5.1 Homogeneous Linear Equations | 194-203 | Second Order Equations-Constant Coefficient Homogeneous Basic |
| 15 | Wednesday, 3/20 | 5.2 Constant Coefficient Homogeneous Equations | 210-217 | Second Order Equations-Constant Coefficient Homogeneous Repeated Second Order Equations-Constant Coefficient Homogeneous Complex |
| 16 | Monday, 3/25 | 5.3 Nonhomogeneous Linear Equations | 221-227 | Second Order Equations-Nonhomogeneous Linear |
| 17 | Wednesday, 3/27 | 5.4 The Method of Undetermined Coefficients I | 229-235 | Second Order Equations-Undetermined Coefficients |
| 18 | Monday, 4/1 | Second Examination | ||
| 19 | Wednesday, 4/3 | 5.6 Reduction of Order | 248-252 | Second Order Equations-Reduction of Order |
| 20 | Monday, 4/8 | 5.7 Variation of Parameters | 255-262 | Second Order Equations-Variation of Parameters |
| 21 | Wednesday, 4/10 | 6.1 Spring Problems I 6.2 Spring Problems II | 268-277 279-284 | Applications of Second Order Equations-Springs Undamped |
| 22 | Monday, 4/15 | 7.1 Review of Power Series 7.2 Series Solutions Near an Ordinary Point I | 307-316 320-328 | |
| 23 | Wednesday, 4/17 | 7.3 Series Solutions Near an Ordinary Point II | 335-338 | Series Solutions-Ordinary Point |
| No Classes 4/22 | Spring Recess 4/22-4/30 | |||
| No Classes 4/24 | Spring Recess 4/22-4/30 | |||
| No Classes 4/29 | Spring Recess 4/22-4/30 | |||
| 24 | Wednesday, 5/1 | 8.1 Introduction to the Laplace Transform | 394-402 | Laplace Transforms-Intro |
| 25 | Monday, 5/6 | Guest speaker: Pendulum motion Exam Review | ||
| 26 | Wednesday, 5/8 | Third Examination | ||
| 27 | Monday, 5/13 | 8.2 The Inverse Laplace Transform [NOTE: use the table on p.463 of the textbook to do the homework] | 405-412 | Laplace Transforms-Inverse Laplace Transform |
| 28 | Wednesday, 5/15 | 8.3 Solution of Initial Value Problems [NOTE: use the table on p.463 of the textbook to do the homework] | 414-419 | Laplace Transforms-Inverse Laplace Transform with Partial Fractions (TBD) Laplace Transforms-Initial Value Problems |
| 29 | Monday, 5/20 | Review | ||
| 30 | Wednesday, 5/22 | Final Examination |
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