MAT 361 - Schedule

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Tentative Schedule

Date   Day  Sec Topics
 Jan 20 W 1.1 Introduction - Free Fall
  22 F 1.2.1 Separable ODEs
  25 M 1.2.2 Linear First Order ODEs
  27 W 1.2.3 Exact and Inexact Equations
  29 F 1.3 Growth and Decay, Population, Cooling
Feb   1 M 1.3 Mixing, Orthogonal Families, Computer Software
    3 W 2.1 Second Order ODEs
  5 F 2.2 Theory - Linear Independence/Wronskian
    8 M 2.1 Constant Coefficient Equations - Distinct, Real Roots
  10 W 2.2 Equal Roots and the Method of Reduction of Order
12 F 2.2 Constant Coefficient Equations - Complex Roots
  15 M 2.3 Applications (Harmonic Oscillators)
  17 W   Exam I
  19 F 2.4.1 Method of Undetermined Coefficients
  22 M 2.4.4 Modified Method of Undetermined Coefficients/Simulink
  24 W 2.4.2 Method of Variation of Parameters
  26 F 2.5 Cauchy-Euler Equations
 Mar   1 M 2.5/3.1 Forced Cauchy-Euler Equations, Numerical Solutions
  3 W 3.1 Euler's Method
  5 F 3.2, 3.4 Runge-Kutta/Applications/Project Ideas
  8 M 4.1 Taylor Series Method
10 W 4.2 Power Series Solutions
12 F 4.3/4.5 Legendre Polynomials,Regular and Singular Points
  15 M 4.4 Frobenius Method
  17 W 4.6-4.7 Bessel and Gamma Functions
  19 F   Exam II
  22 M 5.1 Laplace Transform
  24 W 5.2 Laplace Transform Properties
  26 F 5.3 Solution of IVPs, Partial Fractions
  29 M 5.4.1 Heaviside function, Shift Properties
  31 W 5.4.3 Systems with Impulses
Apr   2 F   No Class
    5 M 5.5 Convolution Theorem
    7 W 6.1 Linear Systems
    9 F 6.2 Direction Fields and Solution Behavior
  12 M 6.3 Matrix Formulation, Fundamental Solution
  14 W 6.4 Eigenvalue Problems
  16 F 6.5 More Linear Systems
19 M 6.61 Linear Systems Behavior - Summary
  21 W   Exam III
23 F 7.2-7.4 First Order Autonomous Eqns and Bifurcations
  26 M 7.6 Nonlinear Systems and Stability
  28 W 7.7 More Nonlinear Systems
  29 R   Reading Day
Apr 30 F   Final 8:00-11:00 AM

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