MA 3431 - Modeling with ODEs

Course structure

Syllabus

Homework

Assignment 1, due Friday, September 4.
Assignment 2, due Friday, September 11.
Assignment 3, due Friday, September 18.
Assignment 4, due Friday, October 2.
Assignment 5, due Friday, October 9.

Exams

There will be two one-hour exams. Dates are September 18 and October 13.

Demo worksheets

These are worksheets used in class.

Linear spring-mass model, used in class on September 4
Maple R4 Worksheet
Nonlinear pendulum and van der Pol oscillator, used in class on September 24.
Maple R4 Worksheet
Competitive species model, used in class on October 1.
Maple R4 Worksheet
CSTR with a single reaction A->B, for getting started on the project.
Maple R4 Worksheet
Gray-Scott model, for getting started on the project.
Maple R4 Worksheet

Project

The project handout describes the report format and provides models to choose from. It is also possible to work with a model of your own choosing; see the project handout for details.

Sample report

Follow the links below to see the project reports from previous terms. The "Nonlinear Shock Model" is not being used this year, but I thought you might want to look at the projects.

Magneto-Elastic Beam by Adam Howes and Angela Komorowski.
Predator-Prey Model by Matt Hirsch and Matt Shaw.
Nonlinear Shock Model by Jason Sardell and Tom Szymkiewicz.
Nonlinear Shock Model by Michelle Vadeboncoeur and Forest Lee-Elkin.
Fitzhugh-Nagumo Model by Mike Willock and Rich Demar.

Follow the links below to see the project reports from this term.

CSTR Model by Will Kennerly, Jacob Gagnon, and Rob Rioux.
Gray-Scott Model by Brian Burwick, Ethan Denault, and Andre Freeman.

Bill Farr < bfarr@wpi.edu>

Last modified: Wed Aug 25 12:30:07 EDT 1999