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MATH 256: Differential Equations (Spring 2012)


Week 1:

04/02: Read 1.1 and 1.2 in your textbook. Complete an info sheet and return it to the folder on my office door (Deady 1B).

04/03: Problem Set 1 is due next Wednesday, 04/11, at 5 PM. You may leave your problem set with me during class or you can leave it in the folder on my office door.

Problem Set 1:
1.1: 4, 5, 15, 16, 19, 20, 23, 24
1.2: 1, 2, 15, 16
1.3: 1-6, 8-10, 18, 20

04/04: Read 1.3.

04/06: Read 2.1.

Week 2:

04/09: Remember that Problem Set 1 is due Wednesday at 5 PM; please follow the Guidelines for Written Work.

04/10: Problem Set 2 is due next Wednesday at 5 PM.

Problem Set 2:
2.1: 2, 6, 12, 13, 14, 16, 20, 30
2.2: 2, 7, 9, 13, 16, 20, 30, 32

04/11: Read 2.2.

04/13: Exam 1 is a week from today; it covers 1.1 - 1.3, 2.1 - 2.2.

Week 3:

04/16: Problem Set 2 is due Wednesday at 5 PM. We will have a review session Thursday, 9 - 11 AM in PLC 353. Read 2.3.

04/17: Problem Set 3 is due next Wednesday at 5 PM.

Problem Set 3:
2.3: 1, 4, 5, 9, 12, 16, 20, 21

04/18: Study for Exam 1.

04/20: Read 2.4. Problem Set 3 is due Wednesday at 5 PM.

Week 4:

04/23: Read 2.5.

04/24: Problem Set 3 is now due Thursday at 10 AM.

04/25: Problem Set 4 is due next Wednesday at 5 PM.

Problem Set 4:
2.4: 1-5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 22, 27
2.5: 2-4, 9, 10, 15a

04/27: Read 3.1.

Week 5:

04/30: Exam 2 is Friday; it covers sections 2.3 - 2.5.

05/01: Our review session is Thursday, May 3, 5 - 7 PM in Deady 303.

05/02: Problem Set 5 is due next Wednesday at 5 PM.

Problem Set 5:
3.1: 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 16, 21, 22
3.2: 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 13, 14, 22, 24, 25

05/04: Exam 2 is today.

Week 6:

05/07: Read 3.3.

05/08: Read 3.4. Problem Set 5 is due tomorrow at 5 PM.

05/09: Problem Set 6 is due next Wednesday at 5 PM.

Problem Set 6:
3.3: 3-5, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 27
3.4: 3, 4, 8, 11, 23, 24

05/11: Read 3.5.

Week 7:

05/14: Read 3.6.

05/15: Problem Set 6 is due tomorrow at 5 PM.

05/16: Study for Exam 3; it covers sections 3.1 - 3.4. We will have a review session tomorrow (Thursday) from 5 to 7 PM in...

05/18: Exam 3 today. Problem Set 7 is due Thursday at 5 PM.

Problem Set 7:
3.5: 1, 2, 5, 7, 13 - 15
3.6: 1, 9, 10, 14

Week 8:

05/21: Read 3.7:

05/22: Read 4.1.

05/23: Problem Set 7 is due Thursday at 5 PM.

05/25: Problem Set 8 is due Wednesday at 5 PM.

Problem Set 8:
3.7: 5-7, 11, 24
4.1: 2, 4, 6, 11, 15, 16, 27

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