Daesung Kim
MATH 285: Differential Equations  (Spring 2020)

Course Information

Schedule

Date Topic
1/22 Some Basic Mathematical Models; Direction Fields (Sec 1.1) Course overview
1/24 Solutions of Some Differential Equations (Sec 1.2)
1/27 Classification of Differential Equations (Sec 1.3)
1/29 Linear Equations; Method of Integrating Factors, part 1 (Sec 2.1)
1/31 Linear Equations; Method of Integrating Factors, part 2 (Sec 2.1)
2/3 Separable Equations (Sec 2.2)
2/5 Differences Between Linear and Nonlinear Equations (Sec 2.4)
2/7 Autonomous Equations and Population Dynamics, part 1 (Sec 2.5)
2/10 Autonomous Equations and Population Dynamics, part 2 (Sec 2.5)
2/12 Homogeneous Equations with Constant Coefficients (Sec 3.1)
2/14 Solutions of Linear Homogeneous Equations; the Wronskian (Sec 3.2)
2/17 Review
2/19 No class. Midterm 1 Info, Exam solution (Practice (Ignore Problems 2, 10), Solution)
2/21 Complex Roots of the Characteristic Equations (Sec 3.3)
2/24 Repeated Roots; Reduction of Order (Sec 3.4)
2/26 Nonhomogeneous Equations; Method of Undetermined Coefficients (Sec 3.5)
2/28 Variation of Parameters (Sec 3.6)
3/2 Mechanical and Electrical Vibrations, part 1 (Sec 3.7)
3/4 Mechanical and Electrical Vibrations, part 2 (Sec 3.7)
3/6 Forced Vibrations, part 1 (Sec 3.8)
3/9 Forced Vibrations, part 2 (Sec 3.8)
3/11 General Theory of nth Order Linear Equations (Sec 4.1)
3/13 Homogeneous Equations with Constant Coefficients (Sec 4.2)
3/23 Review
3/25 The Method of Undetermined Coefficients (Sec 4.3)
3/27 Two-Point Boundary Value Problems, part 1 (Sec 10.1)
3/30 Two-Point Boundary Value Problems, part 2 (Sec 10.1)
4/1 No class. Midterm 2. Info (Practice, Solution) (last update: 3/11/2020) MCQ solutions, FRQ solutions, Conflict exam solutions
4/3 Fourier Series, part 1 (Sec 10.2) (last update: 4/3/2020)
4/6 Fourier Series, part 2 (Sec 10.2)
4/8 The Fourier Convergence Theorem (Sec 10.3)
4/10 Even and Odd Functions (Sec 10.4)
4/13 Separation of Variables; Heat Conduction in a Rod (Sec 10.5) (Password changed. Please check the Moodle or Email.)
4/15 Other Heat Conduction Problems (Sec 10.6)
4/17 The Wave Equation: Vibrations of an Elastic String, part 1 (Sec 10.7)
4/20 Review
4/22 No class. Midterm 3.Info (Practice, Solution) (last update: 4/15/2020) Exam Guide; For conflict
4/24 The Wave Equation: Vibrations of an Elastic String, part 2 (Sec 10.7)
4/27 Laplace's Equation, part 1 (Sec 10.8)
4/29 Laplace's Equation, part 2 (Sec 10.8)
4/26-4/29 Midterm 3 FRQ Due: 4/29 at 8 pm Info, Problem, Solution
5/1 The Occurrence of Two-Point Boundary Value Problems (Sec 11.1)
5/4 Sturm-Liouville Boundary Value Problems (Sec 11.2)
5/6 Review
5/9-5/12 Free-response questions, available on 5/9 (Sat) at 8 pm, due date is 5/12 (Tue) at 8 pm, on the Moodle, Solution
5/13 Multiple-choice questions, at 1:30 pm - 4 pm on Webassign Solution for regular exam, Solution for conflict, (Practice, Solution) (last update: 5/1/2020)