Worcester Polytechnic Institute

MA2051 - Ordinary Differential Equations
Course Structure and Schedule - B97



Text: Differential Equations for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering by Paul W. Davis.

The lecture meetings three days per week will introduce the tools for solving and studying differential equations and for developing differential equations from physical situations.

The conference sessions twice per week are to preview materials to be presented in lecture, to discuss the lecture material in more detail, and to develop additional ideas for looking at differential equations. The conferences are much more than help sessions for homework.




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Lecture Day Date Sections Recommended Problems
1 W Oct. 29 1.1-1.4 Sec. 1.6: 1, 4, 6ab, 7ab, 13aefgj, 14, 16
2 F Oct. 31 2.1-2.2 Sec. 2.1: 2abe, 3bd, 7, 8, 12ab, 13ab
Sec. 2.2: 2ac,4,6,9,15
3 M Nov. 3 2.3; 4.1 Sec. 2.3: 1abc, 2, 9, 10, 11
4 W Nov. 5 3.1 and 3.2 Sec. 3.1: 2, 3, 6-9, 12, 13, 17-19, 33, 36, 41, 43abc
Sec. 3.2: 2, 4, 9, 10, 13, 19, 24, 23
5 F Nov. 7 3.3 Sec. 3.3: 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 16, 24, 32
6 M Nov. 10 3.5 and 3.7 Sec. 3.5: 1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 14
Sec. 3.7: 1-8, 16, 20
7 W Nov. 12 3.8 Sec. 3.8: 1-5, 7, 18, 21af, 25
8 F Nov. 14 4.1 and 4.2 Sec. 4.1: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8
Sec. 4.2: 2, 6, 13, 19cde
9 M Nov. 17 5.1 Sec. 5.1: 1,5,6,10ab
10 W Nov. 19 Test 1  
  R Nov. 20 Retest 1  
11 F Nov. 21 5.3 and 5.4 Sec. 5.3: 2,5,6
Sec. 5.4: 1,2,4,7,9
12 M Nov. 24 6.1 and 6.2 Sec. 6.1: 4,5,11,12,13,15
Sec. 6.2: 3,5,10,12,13
13 M Dec. 1 6.3 and 6.4 Sec. 6.3: 2,5,7,9,19,20
Sec. 6.4: 2,5,8,9,17,21
14 W Dec. 3 6.5 and 6.6 Sec. 6.5: 5,11,12,15,16,17,18,19,32,37
Sec. 6.6: 6,7,9,12
15 F Dec. 5 7.1 and 7.2 Sec. 7.1: 1,3,4,6,7,10,15,16,17
Sec. 7.2: 2,3,13,14,15,16
16 M Dec. 8 7.4 and 7.5   Sec. 7.4: 4, 6, 9, 15, 22, 23
Sec. 7.5: 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12
17 W Dec. 10 8.1 and 8.2   Sec. 8.1: 1bdeg, 6, 8, 15
Sec. 8.2: 1, 6, 9, 16ab
18 F Dec. 12 8.3   Sec. 8.3: 1, 3, 7, 14, 17
19 M Dec. 15 Review  
20 W Dec. 17 Test 2  
21 F Dec. 19 Retest 2  




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