MATH 102
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Instructor: Dave Bachman
Office:
Avery
220
Office hours: T, Th 9:30-11
Office phone: (909) 607-7961
Email:
bachman@pitzer.edu
Web:
http://pzacad.pitzer.edu/~dbachman/m102/syllabus.html
(this
page)
Text:
Differential
Equations (4th edition), by Blanchard, Devaney, and Hall.
Published by Brooks/Cole.
Homework: Odd-numbered problems from the text will be
assigned daily. In addition, there will be daily on-line homework
at https://pzwork.pitzer.edu/webwork2/Math102/.
Your login information should be the same as for the Portal,
Sakai, etc. Unless otherwise noted, problems will be due at
11:59pm on the following class day.
Attendance: Although no official role will be taken you
will need to be in lecture to follow the class, and take the
exams.
Exams: In addition to the final exam (Tuesday, 5/12,
9am-12) there will be two in-class mid-term exams, tentatively
scheduled for February 24th and April 8th.
Grades: Exams will be individually curved, if appropriate.
Class grades will be computed by giving the following weights: 23%
Midterm 1, 23% Midterm 2, 23% Homework, 31% Final.
Topics:
Chapter 1. First order equations
Chapter 2. First order Systems
Chapter 3. Linear Systems
Chapter 5. Non-linear systems
Chapter 8. Discrete Dynamical Systems
Lecture Videos
March 30th --
The Trace-Determinant Plane
April 1st --
Applications of the TD plane
April 6th --
Higher Dimensional Linear Systems
April 8th --
Linearization (Part I)
April 13th --
Linearization (Part II)
April 15th --
Nullclines
April 20th --
Hamiltonian Systems
April 22nd --
More Hamiltonian Examples and Dissipative Systems
April 27th --
Gradient Systems
April 29th --
Nonlinear Systems in 3D
May 4th --
Forced Harmonic Oscillators
May 6th --
Periodic Forcing of Nonlinear Systems + Final Exam Info