Office: North Hall 287
Office hours: 10:30 - 11:20 a.m. M. Tu. W. F.
Other times by appointment
Phone: 616-526-6402
Email: venema@calvin.edu
Homepage: http://www.calvin.edu/~venema
| Topic | Time spent | |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1 | Introduction | 0.5 weeks |
| Chapter 2 | First order differential equations | 2 weeks |
| Chapter 3 | Second order linear differential equations | 3 weeks |
| Chapter 6 | Laplace Transform | 2 weeks |
| Chapter 7 | Systems of first order equations | 3 weeks |
| Chapter 8 | Numerical methods | 1 week |
| Chapter 9 | Qualitative methods | 1 week |
Course grades will be based on the three tests, homework, and the final exam. The homework will
count as much as one test and the final exam will count as much as two tests.
| Due date | Assignment | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wednesday, February 1 | §1.1 # 3, 8, 11, 12, 15, and 23 |
| 2 | Friday, February 3 | §1.2 # 1, 15, and 16 |
| 3 | Monday, February 6 | §2.1 # 7, 13, 15, 21, 25, 26 |
| 4 | Wednesday, February 8 | §2.2 # 2, 3, 9, 11, 15, 16 |
| 5 | Friday, February 10 | Read §2.3 §2.3 # 3, 4, 12, 17, 20, 21, 22, 29 |
| 6 | Tuesday, February 14 | §2.4 # 1, 2, 7, 8, 11, 15, 21ab |
| 7 | Wednesday, February 15 | §2.5 # 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11 |
| 8 | Friday, February 17 | §2.7 # 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 14 |
| 9 | Monday, February 20 | Read pages 135 - 157 §3.1 # 1, 3, 7, 10, 12, 13, 19 |
| 10 | Tuesday, February 21 | Read §3.2 §3.2 # 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 13, 14, 21, 24 |
| 11 | Tuesday, February 28 | §3.3 # 1, 3, 4, 5, 15, 16, 17, 18 |
| 12 | Wednesday, March 1 | §3.4 # 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14 |
| 13 | Friday, March 3 | §3.5 # 1, 3, 7, 11, 12, 23, 24, 25 |
| 14 | Monday, March 6 | §3.6 # 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 13, 15, 16, 18, 29 |
| 15 | Wednesday, March 8 | §3.7 # 5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 15 |
| 16 | Friday, March 10 | §3.8 # 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 17, 29 |
| 17 | Tuesday, March 14 | §3.9 # 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17 |
| 18 | Wednesday, March 15 | §6.1 # 1, 3, 5, 6, 13, 14 |
| 19 | Friday, March 17 | §6.1 # 15, 18; §6.2 # 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23 |
| 20 | Tuesday, March 28 | §6.3 # 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 16, 17, 30, 31 |
| 21 | Wednesday, March 29 | §6.4 # 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13 |
| 22 | Wednesday, April 5 | §6.5 # 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10; §6.6 # 4, 6, 8, 10, 15 |
| 23 | Friday, April 7 | §7.2 # 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9 |
| 24 | Monday, April 10 | §7.3 # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| 25 | Wednesday, April 12 | §7.2 # 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20 |
| 26 | Tuesday, April 18 | §7.3 # 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24 |
| 27 | Friday, April 21 | §7.5 # 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 16 |
| 28 | Monday, April 24 | §7.6 # 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 13, 15, 25bcd |
| 29 | Friday, April 28 | §7.8 # 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 |
| 30 | Monday, May 1 | §7.7 Solve the systems in 2 and 4 using the method on page 419. Work # 3, 6, 11, 12 following instructions in book. |
| 31 | Tuesday, May 2 | §7.9 # 1, 2, 4 |
| 32 | Monday, May 8 | §8.1 # 1ab, 2ab, 3ab; §8.2 # 1, 2, 3; §8.3 # 1, 2, 3 |
| 33 | Wednesday, May 10 | §9.3 # 5, 6; §9.5 # 1, 2 |