Math 222: Calendar of Events
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Let S(t) be the schedule for day t, and let t* be today.
If t > t*, then S(t) may be subject to change without notice.
January
Th 20: course intro, directional fields, a few examples (§1.2, §1.3)
Tu 25: vocabulary, Euler's method, more examples (§1.1, §1.4)
Th 27: solving separable equations (§2.2) and more about Euler's method
February
Tu 1: linear equations (§2.3)
Th 3: review; finish up linear equations
Tu 8: exact equations (§2.4), a bit of modeling (§3.2)
Th 10: more modeling (§§3.2&4)
Tu 15: modeling heat transfer (§3.3)
Th 17: review
Tu 22: Chapters 1-3 Test
Th 24: basic circuits (§3.5), second-order equations (§4.2)
March
Tu 1: repeated roots in auxilliary quadratic (§4.2), mechanical vibrations (§4.1)
Th 3: complex roots in auxilliary quadratic (§4.3), theoretical mumbo-jumbo (Wronskian)
Tu 8: free mechanical vibrations in more detail (§4.9)
Th 10: nonhomogeneous equations: undetermined coefficients (§§4.4-5)
Tu 15: nonhomogeneous equations: variation of parameters (§4.6)
Th 17: higher order equations with constant coefficients (§§6.1-2)
Tu 22: review
Th 24: Chapter 4 Test (also includes §§3.5, 6.1-2)
April
Tu 5: definition of the Laplace transform (§7.2)
Th 7: inverting the Laplace transform (§7.4); using the Laplace transform to solve initial value problems (§7.5)
Tu 12: discontinuous forcing functions and the unit step function (§7.6)
Th 14: discontinuous forcing functions, continued (§7.6)
Tu 19: impulse functions and the Dirac delta (§7.8)
Th 21: review and more practice; read §5.1
Th 26: linear algebra review (§9.1), eigenvalues (§9.5)
Tu 28: Chapter 7 Test
May
Tu 3: solving homogeneous linear systems with constant coefficients (§9.5)
Th 5: dealing with complex eigenvalues (§9.6)
Tu 10: dealing with repeated eigenvectors (worksheet)
Th 12: graphs of solutions
Tu 17: review
Th 19: review
Tu 24: Final Exam
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