Math 246 Syllabus, Fall 2019

Month	Date	Event	Topic	Sections	Assignment
			First-Order Ordinary Differential Equations
August	26	Discussion	Introduction	0.1 - 0.4, 1.1 - 1.3	Group Work 1
	27	Lecture	Linear Equations	2.1 - 2.5
	29	Lecture	Separable Equations	3.1 - 3.4
September	2		Labor Day
	3	Lecture	General Theory and Graphical Methods	4.1 - 4.2, 5.1 - 5.3.1,	Quiz 1
	5	Lecture	Graphical Methods and Applications	5.4.1, 6.1 - 6.3
	9	Discussion	Graphical and Applications	5.1, 5.2, 6.1 - 6.3	Matlab A, Group Work 2
	10	Lecture	Motion	6.4, 8.1 - 8.3	Quiz 2
	12	Lecture	Numerical Methods	7.1 - 7.4
	16	Discussion	Motion and Numerical Methods	6.4, 8.1 - 8.3, 7.1 - 7.4	Group Work 3
	17	Lecture	Exact Differential Forms and Integrating Factors	9.1 - 9.3	Quiz 3
	19	Lecture	In-Class Exam	1.1 - 9.3	Exam 1
	23	Discussion	First-Order Equations	1.1 - 9.3	Matlab B, Group Work 4
			Higher-Order Linear Ordinary Differential Equations
	24	Lecture	Introduction to Higher-Order Linear Equations Homogeneous Equations: General Methods and Theory	1.1 - 1.3 2.1 - 2.3, 3.1 - 3.3.1
	26	Lecture	Homogeneous Equations: General Methods and Theory	2.3 - 2.7
	30	Discussion	Homogeneous Equations	1.1 - 1.3, 2.1 - 2.7	Group Work 5
October	1	Lecture	Homogeneous Equations with Constant Coefficients Nonhomogeneous Equations: General Methods and Theory	4.1 - 4.5 5.1 - 5.2	Quiz 4
	3	Lecture	Nonhomogeneous Equations with Constant Coefficients	6.1 - 6.2,	Exam 1 Appeals
	7	Discussion	Homogeneous and Nonhomogeneous Equations	4.1 - 4.5, 5.1 - 5.2, 6.1 - 6.2	Matlab C, Group Work 6
	8	Lecture	Nonhomogeneous Equations with Constant Coefficients	6.3 - 6.5	Quiz 5
	10	Lecture	Application: Mechanical Vibrations	8.1 - 8.6
	14	Discussion	Nonhomogeneous Equations with Constant Coefficients Application: Mechanical Vibrations	6.1 - 6.5 8.1 - 8.6	Group Work 7
	15	Lecture	Nonhomogeneous Equations with Variable Coefficients	7.1 - 7.3.1	Quiz 6
	17	Lecture	In-Class Exam	1.1 - 8.6	Exam 2
	21	Discussion	Higher-Order Linear Equations	1.1 - 8.6	Matlab D, Group Work 8
	22	Lecture	Laplace Transform Method	9.1 - 9.5
	24	Lecture	Laplace Transform Method	9.5 - 9.8
	28	Discussion	Laplace Transform Method	9.1 - 9.8	Group Work 9
	29	Lecture	Laplace Transform Method	9.9 - 9.10	Quiz 7
			First-Order Systems of Ordinary Differential Equations
	31	Lecture	Introduction to First-Order Systems Linear Systems: Matrices and Vectors	1.1 - 1.5, 2.0, 3.1, 3.2	Exam 2 Appeals
November	4	Discussion	Laplace Transform Method First-Order Systems	9.9 - 9.10 1.1 - 1.5, 2.0	Matlab E, Group Work 10
	5	Lecture	Linear Systems: General Methods and Theory Linear Systems: Matrix Exponentials	2.1 - 2.5 4.1	Quiz 8
	7	Lecture	Linear Systems: Matrix Exponentials Linear Systems: Eigen Methods	4.2 - 4.4 5.1
	11	Discussion	Linear Systems	2.1 - 2.5, 4.1 - 4.4, 5.1	Group Work 11
	12	Lecture	Linear Systems: Eigen Methods	5.2 - 5.5	Quiz 9
	14	Lecture	In-Class Exam	9.1 - 9.10, 1.1 - 5.5	Exam 3
	18	Discussion	Laplace Transform Method First-Order Systems	9.1 - 9.10 1.1 - 5.5	Group Work 12
	19	Lecture	Linear Planar Systems	7.1 - 7.3
	21	Lecture	Autonomous Planar Systems: Integral Methods	8.1 - 8.4
	25	Discussion	Planar Systems	7.1 - 7.3, 8.1 - 8.4	Group Work 13
	26	Lecture	Autonomous Planar Systems: Nonintegral Methods	9.1 - 9.5	Quiz 10
	28		Thanksgiving
December	2	Discussion	Autonomous Planar Systems	8.1 - 8.4, 9.1 - 9.5	Matlab F, Group Work 14
	3	Lecture	Application: Population Dynamics	10.1 - 10.3	Quiz 11, Exam 3 Appeals
	6	Lecture	Application: Population Dynamics	10.3 - 10.4
	9	Discussion	Population Dynamics	10.1 - 10.4	Group Work 15
	11		Final Exam, 1:30pm - 3:30pm in rooms posted on website.		Final