Schedule

Notes

  • The schedule is tentative and may change as the course progresses.

  • Section numbers are as in Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition) by Stephen W Goode and Scott A Annin. You may use a previous edition of the book if that is easier to obtain.

  • There will usually be two webwork assignments every week.

  • Suggested problems are not for credit.

Week of June 27th (Week 1)

  • Classes begin on Monday, June 27th.

  • Webwork 00 (Not for Credit) is due Tuesday, June 28th at 11:00 PM.

  • Webwork 01 is due Saturday, July 2nd at 11:00 PM.

  • Suggested Problems: §1.1: 1, 3, 5, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21; §1.2: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 22, 23, 27, 37, 41; §1.3: 2, 3, 6, 11, 17, 19, 22, 24; §1.4: 4, 7, 9, 12, 14, 20; §1.6: 3, 6, 7, 11, 13, 16, 19; §1.7: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8; §2.1: 4, 7, 11, 14, 20, 24, 25, 28, 30.

Monday, June 27th

  • Topics: §1.1 Differential Equations Everywhere; §1.2 Basic Ideas and Terminology.

  • Notes: (Lecture 1)

  • Video: (Panopto, Blackboard)

Tuesday, June 28th

  • Topics: §1.2 Basic Ideas and Terminology (contd); §1.3 The Geometry of First-Order Differential Equations.

  • Notes: (Lecture 2)

  • Video: (Panopto, Blackboard)

Wednesday, June 29th

  • Topics: §1.3 The Geometry of First-Order Differential Equations (contd); §1.4 Separable Differential Equations; §1.6 First-Order Linear Differential Equations.

  • Notes: (Lecture 3)

  • Video: (Panopto, Blackboard)

Thursday, June 30th

  • Topics: §1.6 First-Order Linear Differential Equations (contd); §1.7 Modeling Problems Using First-Order Linear Differential Equations; §2.1 Matrices: Definitions and Notation.

  • Notes: (Lecture 4)

  • Video: (Panopto, Blackboard)

Week of July 4th (Week 2)

  • Webwork 02 is due Wednesday, July 6th at 11:00 PM.

  • Webwork 03 is due Saturday, July 9th at 11:00 PM.

  • Suggested Problems: §2.1: 4, 7, 11, 14, 20, 24, 25, 28, 30; §2.2: 1, 3, 8, 9, 11, 13, 16, 42, 44, 46; §2.3: 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 21; §2.4: 1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 12, 18, 21, 26; §2.5: 4, 8, 12, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 36, 38, 46, 48, 52, 56.

Monday, July 4th

  • No Class (Independence Day)

Tuesday, July 5th

Wednesday, July 6th

  • Topics: §2.3 Terminology for Systems of Linear Equations; §2.4 Row-Echelon Matrices and Elementary Row Operations; §2.5 Gaussian Elimination.

  • Notes: (Lecture 6)

  • Video: (Panopto, Blackboard)

Thursday, July 7th

Week of July 11th (Week 3)

  • Webwork 04 is due Wednesday, July 13th at 11:00 PM.

  • Webwork 05 is due Saturday, July 16th at 11:00 PM.

  • Suggested Problems: §2.6: 5, 9, 10, 16, 23, 25, 29; §3.1: 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21; §3.2: 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 21, 23, 37, 39; §3.3: 5–19 odd; §4.1: 1, 3, 4; §4.2: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13.

Monday, July 11th

Tuesday, July 12th

  • Topics: §2.6 The Inverse of a Square Matrix (contd), §3.1 The Definition of the Determinant; §3.2 Properties of Determinants; §3.3 Cofactor Expansions.

  • Notes: (Lecture 9)

  • Video: (Panopto, Blackboard)

Wednesday, July 13th

  • Topics: §3.2 Properties of Determinants (contd); §3.3 Cofactor Expansions (contd).

  • Notes: (Lecture 10)

  • Video: (Panopto, Blackboard)

Thursday, July 14th

  • Topics: §3.3 Cofactor Expansions (contd); §4.1 Vectors in \(\mathbb{R}^n\); §4.2 Definition of a Vector Space.

  • Notes: (Lecture 11)

  • Video: (Panopto, Blackboard)

Week of July 18th (Week 4)

  • Webwork 06 is due Wednesday, July 20th at 11:00 PM.

  • Webwork 07 is due Sunday, July 24th at 11:00 PM.

  • Suggested Problems: §4.3: 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 19, 21; §4.4: 1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 15, 17, 23, 27; §4.5: 1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 15, 21, 23, 27, 31, 33, 35, 39; §4.6: 3, 5, 11, 13, 15, 21, 23, 27, 33; §4.8: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9; §4.9: 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17.

Monday, July 18th

Tuesday, July 19th

Wednesday, July 20th

  • Topics: §4.6 Bases and Dimension (contd); §4.8 Row Space and Column Space; §4.9 The Rank-Nullity Theorem.

  • Notes: (Lecture 14)

  • Video: (Panopto, Blackboard)

Thursday, July 21st

Week of July 25th (Week 5)

  • Webwork 08 is due Wednesday, July 27th at 11:00 PM.

  • Webwork 09 is due Wednesday, July 27th at 11:00 PM.

  • Suggested Problems: §6.1: 1, 6, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 30; §6.3: 1, 3, 5, 12, 14, 15; §7.1: 9-25 odd; §7.2: 1-15 odd; §8.1: 9-12, 21-27 odd, 31, 33; §8.2: 5-35 odd; §8.3: 1-11 odd, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27.

Monday, July 25th

Tuesday, July 26th

  • Topics: §6.1 Definition of a Linear Transformation (contd); §6.3 The Kernel and Range of a Linear Transformation; §7.1 The Eigenvalue/Eigenvector Problem.

  • Notes: (Lecture 17)

  • Video: (Panopto, Blackboard)

Wednesday, July 27th

  • Topics: §7.2 General Results for Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors; §4.5 Linear Dependence and Linear Independence (contd, Wronskians); §8.1 General Theory for Linear Differential Equations.

  • Notes: (Lecture 18)

  • Video: (Panopto, Blackboard)

Thursday, July 28th

  • Topics: §8.1 General Theory for Linear Differential Equations (contd); §8.2 Constant-Coefficient Homogeneous Differential Equations.

  • Notes: (Lecture 19)

  • Video: (Panopto, Blackboard)

Week of August 1st (Week 6)

  • Webwork 10 is due Wednesday, August 3rd at 11:00 PM.

  • Webwork 11 (Extra Credit) is due Friday, August 5th at 11:00 PM.

  • Suggested Problems: §9.1: 2, 5, 8, 10, 13, 14, 18; §9.2: 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12; §9.3: 1, 3, 5; §9.4: 1-15 odd.

Monday, August 1st

  • Topics: §8.2 Constant-Coefficient Homogeneous Differential Equations; §9.1 First-Order Linear Systems; §9.2 Vector Formulation; §9.3 General Results for First-Order Linear Systems.

  • Notes: (Lecture 20)

  • Video: (Panopto, Blackboard)

Tuesday, August 2nd

  • Topics: §9.4 Vector Differential Equations: Nondefective Coefficient Matrix; 8.3 The Method of Undetermined Coefficients.

  • Notes: (Lecture 21)

  • Video: (Panopto, Blackboard)

Wednesday, August 3rd

Thursday, August 4th

  • Final Exam (Part A will cover §1.1 to §4.9, Part B will cover §6.1 to §9.3)