Math 246 Homework, Spring 2008

Below are the weekly homework assignments. These will not be collected. However the material from the homework will appear on the quizzes and exams. The dates given are the dates the material should be covered in your discussion section. You are responsible for the material even when the University closes on the day of the discussion section. The material will usually be tested the next day on a quiz or exam. These assignments are subject to changes announced either in class or on this webpage.

Homework Assignments

• Assignments on Topics Covered on the First Exam
• Assignments on Topics Covered on the Second Exam
• Assignments on Topics Covered on the Third Exam
• Assignments on Additional Topics Covered on the Final Exam

Assignments on Topics Covered on the First Exam (Wednesday, 27 February)

• Tuesday, 29 January (Classification)
  Boyce and DiPrima (BD) Section 1.3 --- 1-7, 9, 11, 17
  

• Tuesday, 5 February (Linear and Separable Equations)
  BD Section 2.1 --- 3c, 6c, 9c, 12c, 15, 30-33
  BD Section 2.2 --- 1-19 odd, 22, 23
  

• Tuesday, 12 February (Graphical Methods and Applications)
  BD Section 2.3 --- 2, 3, 5, 9, 13, 16, 23
  BD Section 2.4 --- 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 22
  BD Section 2.5 --- 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 20, 23
  

• Tuesday, 19 February (Numerical Methods)
  BD Section 8.1 --- 1, 7, 9
  BD Section 8.2 --- 1, 7, 9
  BD Section 8.3 --- 1, 7, 9
  

• Tuesday, 26 February (Exact Equations and Integrating Factors)
  BD Section 2.6 --- 1, 5, 9, 13, 22, 25, 27
  

Assignments on Topics Covered on the Second Exam (Wednesday, 9 April)

• Tuesday, 4 March (General Homogeneous)
  BD Section 3.2 --- 1, 3, 9, 13, 16, 21, 24
  BD Section 3.3 --- 1, 3, 5, 13
  BD Section 4.1 --- 1, 3, 5, 11, 13
  

• Tuesday, 11 March (Constant Coefficient Homogeneous)
  BD Section 3.1 --- 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 23
  BD Section 3.4 --- 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23
  BD Section 3.5 --- 1, 5, 9, 13, 21
  BD Section 4.2 --- 11, 19, 32
  

• Tuesday, 25 March (Nonhomogeneous)
  BD Section 3.6 --- 1, 5, 9, 15, 19, 23, 28
  BD Section 4.3 --- 1, 5, 9, 11
  BD Section 3.7 --- 5, 7, 11, 15, 19
  

• Tuesday, 1 April (Laplace Transform)
  BD Section 6.1 --- 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 17
  BD Section 6.2 --- 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 15, 19, 21, 23
  BD Section 6.3 --- 1, 3, 5, 11, 15, 17
  BD Section 6.4 --- 1, 5, 9, 10, 11
  

• Tuesday, 8 April (Vibrations)
  BD Section 3.8 --- 1, 5, 7, 9, 11
  BD Section 3.9 --- 5, 7, 18
  

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Assignments on Topics Covered on the Third Exam (Wednesday, 7 May)

• Tuesday, 15 April (Linear Systems)
  BD Section 7.1 --- 1, 3, 7, 9, 17, 22
  BD Section 7.2 --- 2, 4, 6 (you may use Matlab), 10, 11, 23, 26
  

• Tuesday, 22 April (Homogeneous Systems)
  BD Section 7.3 --- 1, 4, 28
  BD Section 7.4 --- 6, 7
  BD Section 7.7 --- 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
  

• Tuesday, 29 April (Eigenvector Analysis)
  BD Section 7.3 --- 15, 17, 19, 21
  BD Section 7.5 --- 1, 5, 9, 11, 16, 18, 24, 29
  BD Section 7.6 --- 1, 3, 5, 9, 10, 20
  BD Section 9.1 --- 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15
  

• Tuesday, 6 May (Planar Nonlinear Systems)
  BD Section 9.2 --- 2, 4, 6, 8, 19
  BD Section 9.3 --- 1, 3, 5, 9, 10, 20
  

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Assignments on Additional Topics Covered on the Final Exam (Thursday, 15 May)

• Tuesday, 13 May (Applications)
  BD Section 9.4 --- 1, 3, 5, 17
  BD Section 9.5 --- 1, 3, 10
  

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