M340: Ordinary Differential Equations

Instructor: Donald Estep
Office: 127 Weber Building
Phone: 491-6722
email: estep@math.colostate.edu
URL: http://www.math.colostate.edu/~estep

Science and Math Tutoring
You can get help on Math 340 Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursdays from 5-10 pm in Ingersoll Hall, Room 9 (in the basement). You need to bring your CSU ID.

Course Description

Course Outline

 

Course Work Schedule

Date

Work

Covering

8/31

Quiz 1

1.1-1.4

9/14

Exam 1

Chapters 1 and 2

9/21

Quiz 2

3.1, 3.4, 3.6

9/29 (Change!)

Exam 2

Chapter 3

10/12 (Change!)

Quiz 3

7.1-7.3

10/19

Exam 3

Chapter 7

11/2 - 11/3

Quiz 4

4.1, 5.1-5.4

11/10 - 11/13

Exam 4 (Takehome)

Chapters 4, 5

11/16

Computer Project Assigned

 

11/30

Quiz 5

6.1-6.4

12/6

Computer Project Due

Chapter 6

12/7

Exam 5

 

Final

 

2 hour cumulative final


 

Class Handout Material

Problems for Section 1.1 (PDF version)

Quiz 4

Notes for Section 1.1 

Short Introduction to Matlab

  Answers for Section 1.1 Problems

Webpage about DFIELD and PPLANE

  Notes for Section 1.2

  Problems/Answers for Section 1.2

Matlab Tutorial  

Notes for Section 1.3 

Problems for Section 1.3 

  Solutions for Section 1.3

Key for Quiz 1

Notes for Section 2.2

To learn about solving Bessel's equation, study Example 5 on pages 483-484.

Chapter 5 Notes, Part 1

Chapter 5 Notes, Part 2

Problems for Chapter 5, Part 1

Exam 3 Key

Chapter 5 Notes, Part 3

Chapter 5 Notes, Part 4