Engineering Differential Equations  
92.236 section 203
Fall 2009

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Date 

Topic

Reading

Assignment

9/2
Differential equations and mathematical models 1.1 p. 8 #1, 4, 5, 10, 17, 20, 23, 34, 35 (No need to draw graphs for # 17, 20, 23)  Due 9/11
9/3
No MATLAB session
 
 
9/4
Differential equations and mathematical models (cont.)
1.1
p. 8 #1, 4, 5, 10, 17, 20, 23, 34, 35 (No need to draw graphs for # 17, 20, 23)  Due 9/11
9/7 Labor Day - University closed    
9/9 Integrals as general and particular solutions 1.2 p.16 #1, 5, 7, 8, 13, 25, 26, 31, 35 Due 9/14
9/10
MATLAB session on graphing    
9/11, 14
Separable equations and applications
1.4
p.41 #1, 7, 10, 13, 19, 23, 26, 33, 37, 40, 43
Due 9/18
9/16
First-order linear equations
1.5
p. 54 # 1, 4, 9, 13, 15, 27, 34, 37; p. 76 # 1, 5, 13
Please turn in both parts of the assignment at the same time.
Due 9/28
9/17
MATLAB session on symbolic utilities    
9/18
First-order linear equations
1.5
p. 54 # 1, 4, 9, 13, 15, 27, 34, 37; p. 76 # 1, 5, 13
Please turn in both parts of the assignment at the same time.
Due 9/28
9/21
Homogeneous and exact equations 1.6 p.71 #2, 9, 10, 31, 35
p.76 #3, 7, 17 Please turn in both parts of the assignment at the same time. Due 10/5
9/23
Exam #1 on sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5
 
 
9/24 MATLAB session on take-home part of Exam 1  
 
9/25 Class canceled    
9/28, 30 Homogeneous and exact equations (continued) 1.6 p.71 #2, 9, 10, 31, 35
p.76 #3, 7, 17 Please turn in both parts of the assignment at the same time. Due 10/5
10/1 MATLAB session on numerical methods    
10/2, 5
Euler's method and the Runge-Kutta method
2.4, 2.6
2.4: Problem on class handout

2.6: Problem on class handout 
Due 10/9

10/5 Slope fields and solution curves 1.3 p. 26 #1, 2, 7, 9 Use Polking's MATLAB utility dfield6
Due 10/16
10/7
Equilibrium solutions and stability 2.2
p.96 #1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 21
In 1-11 do not solve for x(t) explicitly.  Find lim x(t) assuming x(0)=1.
Due 10/14
10/8 MATLAB session on loglog plots for project    
10/9
Project reports due.

Population models

2.1 p.86 #10, 11, 13, 21, 30
Hint for #21: See (7) p. 80; units of P are millions of people.
Due 10/19
10/12
Columbus Day - University closed    
10/14

Acceleration-velocity models

2.3

p. 106 # 1, 2, 3, 7, 12
Due 10/21
10/15
MATLAB session on slope fields
 
 
10/16 Introduction: Second-order linear equations 
General solutions of linear equations
3.1 
3.2
p.155 #3, 9, 33-41 odd;

p.167 #21, 23 Please turn in both parts of this assignment at the same time.
Due 10/23

10/19 Advising for spring registration starts    
10/19, 21
Homogeneous equations w. constant coefficients 3.3
p.180 #1-15 odd, 25, 27, 29
Due 10/30
10/22
MATLAB session on take-home part of Exam #2  
 
10/23 Nonhomogeneous equations 3.5 p. 207 #1, 3, 7, 9, 24, 27, 47, 52, 58 
Due 11/4
10/26

Nonhomogeneous equations

3.5

p. 207 #1, 3, 7, 9, 24, 27, 47, 52, 58 
Due 11/4
10/28
Exam # 2 on sections 1.3, 1.6, 2.1 - 2.4, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2

10/29
MATLAB session on phase planes


10/30 Advising period ends

Nonhomogeneous equations

 

3.5

p. 207 #1, 3, 7, 9, 24, 27, 47, 52, 58 
Due 11/4
11/2, 4
Mechanical vibrations
3.4 p.192 #1, 4, 15, 20, 34 For # 15 and 20 do not find u(t) and do not draw graphs. Due 11/13
11/5 MATLAB session on damped response of mass-spring systems    
11/6, 9

Forced Oscillations and Resonance

3.6

p.218 #1, 8, 11, 17, 19. Do not draw graphs for #1, 8, or 11.
For # 17 see (21) on p. 216
Due 11/16
11/11 Veterans Day - University closed    
11/12 MATLAB session on numerical methods for systems    
11/13 Optional revised project reports due.

Last day to drop a course

Electrical Circuits

 

 

3.7

 

 

 

 

p.228 # 7, 11, 17, 23
Due 11/23

11/16
First-order systems and applications

 

Numerical methods for systems

4.1

 

4.3

p.251 #1, 5, 7, 11, 14, 24, 26
Due 11/25

Problem on class handout
Due 11/25

11/18 Laplace transforms and inverse transforms 7.1 p.444 #1,7,11-15odd,23-31odd
Due 11/30
11/19 MATLAB session on take-home part of exam 3  
 
11/20 Exam # 3 on sections 3.3 - 3.7    
11/23
Laplace transforms and inverse transforms (continued)
7.1 p.444 #1,7,11-15odd,23-31odd
Due 11/30
11/25 Translation and partial fractions 7.3 p.465 #1-15 odd.  Use any method you like to solve the problems -- you need not follow the directions.
Due 12/2
11/26, 27
Thanksgiving Holiday - University closed
 
 
11/30 Transformation of initial value problems 7.2 p.455 #1-11 odd
Due 12/4
12/2
Products of Transforms 7.4
p. 474 # 1, 6, 7, 8, 37
Optional. Due 12/14 (No extensions)
12/3
MATLAB session on Laplace transforms    
12/4
Periodic and piecewise continuous input functions
7.5 
p. 484 # 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 33. Do not draw graphs.
Optional. Due 12/14 (No extensions)
12/7
Impulses and delta functions
7.6
p. 495 # 1, 7, 15. Do not draw graphs.
Optional. Due 12/14 (No extensions) 
12/9
Review  and catch-up day    
12/10
No MATLAB session  
 
12/11, 14
Review  and catch-up days
 
 
 

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