MATH 340, Fall 2019

Fall 2019

MATH 340: Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations

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Course Coordinator: Yongcheng Zhou, Weber 213, 491-0237
Email: yzhou@math.colostate.edu
Office Hours: By appointment

Textbook: Differential Equations, by J.Polking, A.Boggess, and D.Arnold, Publisher's link
Supplementary Text: Ordinary Differential Equations using Matlab, by J.Polking and D.Arnold

Suggested Grading: Homework: 30%; Exam 1: 20%; Exam 2: 20%; Final 30%
Letter Grades: A (100-90); B (89-80); C (79-70); D (69-60); F (<60)

Prerequisite: MATH 255 or MATH261 or MATH CC 255; As a self-test, You shall be familiar with everything on this sheet

Important Dates [ref: University Academic Calendar]

Aug 26: First day of the Spring semester
Aug 30: Restricted drop deadline
Sep 02: Add without override deadline
Sep 03: Add with override begins
Oct 10: Exam I: Thursday, 5:00PM-6:50PM
Nov 14: Exam II: Thursday, 5:00PM-6:50PM
Nov 25-29: Fall recess; no classes
Dec 13: Last class
Dec 16: Monday, Final Exam, at 7:30AM-9:30PM

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Alternative exam time request form for MATH340

Course Description

The construction of mathematical models to address real-world problems has been one of the most important aspects of each of the branches of science. It is often the case that these mathematical models are formulated in terms of equations involving functions as well as their derivatives. Such equations are called differential equations. If only one independent variable is involved, often time, the equations are called ordinary differential equations. The course will demonstrate the usefulness of ordinary differential equations for modeling physical and other phenomena. Complementary mathematical approaches for their solution will be presented, including analytical methods and graphical analysis. The basic content of the course includes

first order equations
mathematical models
linear equations of second order
the Laplace transform
linear systems of arbitrary order and matrices
nonlinear systems and phase plane analysis

Other Course Materials

dfield: A small Matlab package for plotting ODEs solutions
dfield and pplane java versions

Classrooms of Exams

(*) One two-sided sheet not larger than A4 is allowed in Exam I, II, and Final. Other materials (Notes, books, calculators, smartphones) are not allowed.
(*) Exam classrooms are assigned by the last names of students alphabtically sorted from all sections combined.

Student Last Name	A	B-F	G-L	M-Q	R	S-T	U-Z
Exams I and II classroom	CLARK C250	CLARK A104	CLARK A201	CLARK C251	CLARK C213	CLARK C142	CLARK C248
Student Last Name	A-F	G-J	K-Q	R-S	T-Z
Final Exam classroom	CHEM A101	MICRO A101	TILT 221	ART F101	WAGAR 231

Section, Classroom, and Instructor

Section	Class time and classroom	Instructor
1	MTWF at 08:00-08:50AM, Engrg E203	Johnathan Bush
2	MTWF at 10:00-10:50AM, Engrg E203	Brenden Balch
3	MTWF at 11:00-11:50AM, Engrg E203	Nolisa Mailuwawadu
4	MTWF at 01:00-01:50PM, Engrg E203	Joshua Mirth
5	MTWF at 02:00-02:50PM, Engrg E203	Graham Harper
6	MTWF at 03:00-03:50PM, Engrg E203	Nolisa Mailuwawadu
7	MTWF at 04:00-04:50AM, Engrg E203	Kwancheol Shin
8	MTWF at 09:00-09:50AM, Engrg E203	Sophia Bragdon

Common office hours are held in The Calculus Center in the Great Hall of the TILT Building, starting from the second week.

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