Engineering Mathematics 293, Spring 2006

Syllabus and Homework Assignments


Week


Topics


Homework


Date Due

1
1/23-1/27
1.1: Differential equations and mathematical models
1.2: Integrals as general and particular solutions
1.3: Slope fields and solution curves
1.1: 26, 28, 34, 41
1.2: 16, 36, 42
1.3: 15, 22, 32
Solutions
2/3
2
1/30-2/3
1.4: Separable equations and applications
1.5: Linear first-order equations
1.4: 3, 25, 30, 31, 64
1.5: 4, 23, 29, 38, 40
Solutions
2/10
3
2/6-2/10
1.6: Substitution methods and exact solutions
1.6: 10, 16, 23, 29, 35, 36, 51, 59, 69, 71
Solutions
2/17
4
2/13-2/17
2.1: Population models
2.2: Equilibrium solutions and stability
2.1: 3, 9, 22, 24, 26
2.2: 3, 4, 20, 21, 24
Solutions
2/24
Tues
2/21
Prelim 1 Solutions
Histogram
 
5
2/20-2/24
2.3: Acceleration-velocity models
2.4: Numerical approximation: Euler's method
2.3: 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
2.4: 2, 5
Solutions
3/3
6
2/27-3/3
2.5: A closer look at the Euler's method
2.6: The Runge-Kutta method
2.5: 19, 23
2.6: 19, 23
Solutions
3/10
7
3/6-3/10
3.1: Introduction: second order linear equations
3.2: General solutions of linear equations
3.1: 19, 21, 30, 31, 51
3.2: 14, 21, 28, 37, 38
Solutions
3/17
8
3/13-3/17
3.3: Homogeneous equations with constant coefficients
3.4: Mechanical vibrations
3.3: 12, 30, 38, 42, 48
3.4: 3, 4, 5, 7, 8
Solutions
3/31
3/20-3/24
  Spring Break  
 
9
3/27-3/31
3.5: Nonhomogeneous equations and undetermined coefficients
3.6: Forced oscillations and resonance
3.5: 7, 18, 28, 36, 43, 63, 64
Solutions
4/7
Tues
4/4
Prelim 2 Solutions
Histogram
 
 
10
4/3-4/7
3.7: Electrical circuits
3.8: Endpoint problems and eigenvalues
3.6: 4, 16, 20, 21
3.7: 3, 4, 7, 21
Solutions
4/14
11
4/10-4/14
9.1: Periodic functions and trigonometric series
9.2: General Fourier series and convergence
3.8: 7, 13, 16
9.1: 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
9.2: 17, 20, 25
Solutions
4/21
12
4/17-4/21
9.3: Fourier sine and cosine series
9.4: Applications of Fourier series
9.3: 10, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25
9.4: 9, 17
Solutions
4/28
13
4/24-4/28
9.5: Heat conduction and separation of variables
9.6: Vibrating strings and the one dimensional wave equation
9.5: 15, 17, 19, 24
9.6: 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20
Solutions
5/5
14
5/1-5/5
9.7: Steady state temperature and Laplace's equation 9.7: 4, 8, 13, 16, 22, 23
Solutions