MATH 3413 -- Fall 2008

Course information

TR, 1:30-2:45am, at PHSC 114

Instructor: Dr. Meijun Zhu; Office: 1006 Physical Sciences Center; Phone: 325-0492; Email: mzhu@math.ou.edu

Office hours: TR: 2:50pm-3:30pm.

Textbook: Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, 4th edition by Edwards and Penney. We will cover Chapter 1, 3-4, 7-10.

Grading Scheme:(Check regularly )

  • Assignments and Due date

  • Homework: 15%
    Midterm: 45%
    Final Exam : 40%

    APPROXIMATE CLASS SCHEDULE

    All section numbers refer Edwards and Penney's, Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, 4th edition

    WeekDate Sections Covered WeekDate Sections Covered
    1 08/25-08/29 1.1-1.2, Math Model, Differential equation and 9 10/120-10/24 8.2, 8.5, Power series to solve equations
    2 09/01-09/05 1.4-1.6, First order equations 10 10/27-10/31 Catch-up and Midterm II
    3 09/08-09/12 3.1-3.3, Second order equations 11 11/03-11/07 9.1-9.3, Fourier series
    4 09/15-09/19 3.4-3.5, Nonhomogeneous equations, resonance 12 11/10-11/14 9.5-9.6, Heat and Wave equations
    5 09/22-09/26 Catch-up, Review and Midterm I 13 11/17-11/21 Catch-up, Review and Midterm III
    6 09/29-10/03 4.1, 4.2, 7.1, First order system, Laplace transform 14 11/24-11/28 (Thanksgiving) 9.7, Laplace equation
    7 10/06-10/10 7.2, 7.2, Laplace transform 15 12/01-12/05 10.4, Heat conduction in a disk
    8 10/13-10/17 7.4, 7.5, 8.1-8.2, Laplace transform and power series 16 12/08-12/12 Review for final exam

    Policy

    You shall attend all lectures. You are responsible for all information given out during lectures. Attendance will be randomly checked.

    Academic Misconduct: All cases of academic misconduct will be reported to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for adjudication in accordance with the University's established academic misconduct procedures.

    Reasonable accommodation: Any student in this course who has a disability that may prevent him or her from fully demonstrating his or her abilities should contact me personally as soon as possible so that we can discuss accommodations necessary to ensure full participation and facilitate your educational opportunities.