Math 246 Syllabus, Spring 2017

Month	Date	Topic	Sections	Event
		First-Order Ordinary Differential Equations
January	26, 27	Introduction	0.1 - 0.3, 1.1 - 1.2
	31	Linear Equations	2.1 - 2.5
February	2, 3	Separable Equations	3.1 - 3.4	Quiz
	7	General Theory and Graphical Methods	3.4, 4.1 - 4.2, 5.1 - 5.3.1, 5.4.1
	9, 10	Applications	6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 6.5	Quiz
	14	Numerical Methods	7.1 - 7.4
	16, 17	Exact Differential Forms and Integrating Factors	8.1 - 8.3	Quiz
	21	In-Class Exam		Exam
		Higher-Order Linear Ordinary Differential Equations
	23, 24	Introduction to Higher-Order Linear Equations	1.1 - 1.3, 2.1 - 2.2, 3.1 - 3.3.1
	28	Homogeneous Equations: General Methods and Theory	2.3 - 2.6
March	2, 3	Homogeneous Equations with Constant Coefficients	4.1 - 4.5	Quiz
	7	Nonhomogeneous Equations with Constant Coefficients	5.1 - 5.2, 6.1, 6.2
	9, 10	Nonhomogeneous Equations with Constant Coefficients	6.2 - 6.4	Quiz
	14	University Closure
	16, 17	Nonhomogeneous Equations with Variable Coefficients	7.1 - 7.3.1, 6.5	Quiz
	28	In-Class Exam		Exam
	30, 31	Application: Mechanical Vibrations	8.1 - 8.4
April	4	Laplace Transform Method	9.1 - 9.4
	6, 7	Laplace Transform Method	9.5 - 9.7	Quiz
		First-Order Systems of Ordinary Differential Equations
	11	Introduction to First-Order Systems	9.8, 1.1 - 1.5
	13, 14	Linear Systems: Matrices and Vectors	2.1, 3.1 - 3.2	Quiz
	18	Linear Systems: General Methods and Theory	2.2 - 2.5
	20, 21	Linear Systems: Matrix Exponentials	4.1 - 4.4	Quiz
	25	In-Class Exam		Exam
	27, 28	Linear Systems: Eigen Methods	5.1 - 5.5
May	2	Linear Planar Systems	6.1 - 6.3
	4, 5	Autonomous Planar Systems: Integral Methods	7.1 - 7.6	Quiz
	9	Autonomous Planar Systems: Nonintegral Methods	8.1 - 8.6
	11	Application: Population Dynamics	9.1 - 9.2	Quiz
	13	Final Exam, 1:30pm - 3:30pm in rooms TBA.		Final