Fall 2012 MATH 319, Lecture 1

Techniques in Ordinary Dierential Equations

MWF 9:55 - 10:45 AM, Ingraham 19
Instructor: Yao Yao (Van Vleck 715, yaoyao@math.wisc.edu)
Teaching Assistants: TBA (Van Vleck ???, email)
Sriram Alladi (Van Vleck 516, alladi@math.wisc.edu)
Oce Hours: Yao Yao W 1:00pm-3:00pm at Van Vleck 715, or by appointment.
TBA
Sriram Alladi TR 9:30am-10:30am at Van Vleck 516, or by appointment.
Discussion Sections:
Section 301 T 8:50-9:40AM Ingraham 113 TA: TBA
Section 302 R 8:50-9:40AM SOC SCI 6228 TA: TBA
Section 303 T 11:00-11:50AM Bascom 53 TA: Sriram Alladi
Section 304 R 11:00-11:50AM Chamberlin 2124 TA: Sriram Alladi
Section 305 T 12:05-12:55PM Van Vleck B211 TA: Sriram Alladi
Section 306 R 12:05-12:55PM Van Vleck B211 TA: Sriram Alladi
Class webpage: http://www.math.wisc.edu/
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yaoyao/f12.html
Textbook: Boyce and DiPrima, Elementary Dierential Equations and Boundary Value Problems,
9th Edition (ISBN: 9780470383346).
Prerequisites: Math 222.
Grading Scheme: Your nal grade will be calculated according to the following weights:
Weekly homework assignments: 10%.
Two in-class midterms: 25%2. They are on Monday, Oct 8 and Monday, Nov 12.
A comprehensive nal exam: 40%. The nal exam is on Friday, Dec 21 2:45PM-4:45PM.
Exam Policy:
There will be no make-up exams for the midterms and the nal. You MUST take the nal
exam in order to pass this class.
If a midterm exam is missed with a legitimately documented reason, your grade will be
reweighted appropriately. Acceptable excuses for missing a midterm include only ocial
university excuses, with a note from an appropriate univeristy ocial. The score for an
unexcused absence from a midterm exam will be zero.
You must bring a valid photo ID to all exams.
You may not use books, notes, calculators, mobile phones, or any outside help during either
the midterms or the nal. It is your responsibility to follow university policies on academic
integrity.
Homework Policy:
The homework assignments will be posted on the class webpage every Friday, and collected
at the beginning of the lecture on the following Friday.
The TA will grade one or two of the homework problems each week, with some points also
given for completeness. Your homework will be returned to you in your discussion section.
No late homework will be accepted, however the lowest homework score will be dropped.
Working in groups on the homework assignments is encouraged, however, every student must
write their own solutions independently.
Put the problems in order, indicating clearly any you have skipped.
Please staple your homework whenever it consists of more than a single page.
Course Outline: In this course we will roughly cover the following textbook chapters on ordinary
dierential equations (ODE).
Chapter 1: Introduction, basic problems (0.5 week)
Chapter 2: First-order ODEs (2-3 weeks)
Chapter 2.7, 8.18.3: Numerical Solutions to ODEs (1 week)
Chapter 3: Second-order linear ODEs with constant coecients (3 weeks)
Chapter 6: Laplace transform methods (2 weeks)
Chapter 7: First-order, linear systems with constant coecients (2-3 weeks)
Chapter 9: Nonlinear systems in two dimensions and stability (2-3 weeks)
Chapter 10: Fourier series and boundary-value problems for PDEs (if time permitted)