Math 319 (Spring 2016)
Techniques in Ordinary Differential Equations

Announcements

  • Here is the course website by Bing Wang:

  • http://www.math.wisc.edu/~bwang/math319_spring2016.html

  • In case that you have not got the textbook, I post sections 2.1-2.2 after the HW#1 assignments.

  • The information about the first midterm exam has been updated. Please check the section of exams below.

  • Due to the midterm exam this week, there will NOT be HW due Monday March 7.

Lectures

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 11:00 AM-11:50 AM, Van Vleck B239.

Instructors

TA Information

Jingrui Cheng, Van Vleck 516, phone: 263-2433, email: jrcheng@math.wisc.edu.

Office Hours

  • Lu Wang: Fridays, 12:20 PM-2:20 PM, Van Vleck 615, or contact me after class, or by email.

  • Jingrui Cheng: Mondays and Wednesdays, 7:00 PM-8:00 PM, Van Vleck 516.

Textbook

Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems (10th Edition, Wiley) by William Boyce and Richard DiPrima. ISBN: 0470458313.

Homework

Homework will be assigned each Monday at the beginning of lecture and due the following Monday at the beginning of lecture. You must prepare your homework assignments on your own (but you are encouraged to work on similar problems with others). There will be no credit for copied or (unexcused) late homework. Valid excuses for late homework include illness or family emergency. Your homework should be stapled and include TA section number.

  • HW#1 due 02/01: 2.1: 14, 18, 30, 40; 2.2: 2, 6, 22, 30(a)-(e). Content of 2.1-2.2.

  • HW#2 due 02/08: 2.3: 4, 8, 22(a)(b); 2.4: 32; 2.5: 3, 4, 18, 28. Content of 2.3-2.5.

  • HW#3 due 02/15: 2.6: 14, 22; 3.1: 14, 24, 26; 3.2: 24, 32; 3.3: 8, 22, 36.

  • HW#4 due 02/22: 3.4: 12, 18, 28, 34; 3.5: 10, 20, 30, 36.

  • HW#5 due 02/29: 3.6: 10, 14, 30, 32.

  • HW#6 due 03/14: 5.1: 8, 14, 26, 28; 5.2: 4, 12, 19, 21.

Exams

Make-up exams will be scheduled only with the instructor's (not with the TA's) consent, and only in case of illness, academic conflicts, or family emergency. Exams are close-book. No calculators or other electronic devices will be allowed during exams. Please bring your photo ID to exams.

  • Midterm Exam 1: Wednesday, March 2, in class (covering Chapter 2: 2.1-2.6; Chapter 3).

  • Midterm Exam 2: Wednesday, April 6, in class.

  • Final Exam: Wednesday, May 11, 2:45 PM-4:45 PM.

Grades

Based 20% on the graded part of the homework, 20% each on each of the two midterm exams, and 40% on the final exam.

Syllabus

We will cover most materials of Chapters 2-3, 5-7, 9, and small parts of Chapters 10-11 (if time permitted).