Professor Kate Poirier | D071 | Fall 2023

Week 1 checklist

Complete the following by Monday, September 4, 11:59pm

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Read on the course hub or in the textbook:

  • 1.1 Applications leading to differential equations
  • 1.2 First order equations
  • 1.3 Direction Fields for First Order Equations

WeBWorK due 11:59pm Monday, September 4

  • Complete the set Calculus Review
    • This set is a review of Calculus II material; if you need a refresher, you can consult the MAT 1575 course hub lessons here
  • Click the link the WeBWorK link in the menu bar above to access your WeBWorK for this class; login instructions will be emailed to you
  • The sets Introduction-Basic Concepts and First Order Equations-Direction Fields aren’t due until Monday, September 11 (along with two more sets) but cover material from the Thursday, August 31 lecture.

OpenLab due 11:59pm Monday, September 4

  • Introduce yourself (instructions here)
  • Your favorite application of differential equations (instructions here)

Other due 11:59pm Monday, September 4

  • Fill out the welcome survey here
  • Volunteer to set up a class Discord server or a class WhatsApp group chat; paste the link in a comment on this post and I’ll copy it to the menu above

Coming up in Week 2

  • Tuesday in class: 2.1 Linear First Order Equations
  • Thursday in class: 2.2 Separable Equations
  • WeBWorK due 11:59pm Monday, September 11
    • Introduction-Basic Concepts
    • First Order Equations-Direction Fields
    • First Order Equations-Linear Nonhomogeneous
    • First Order Equations-Separable

3 Comments

  1. Kunal Surujprasad

    Discord Invite Link:

    https://discord.gg/xXhU3hKw

  2. Kate Poirier

    Thanks Charlotte and Kunal! I’ve updated the links in the menu above, so everyone can start chatting now!

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