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Math 221 Differential Equations, Spring 2005

Section:
Time:
Office hours:
Syllabus:
001
MWF 8:30–9:20 AM, AvH 119
MW 9:30–10:30 AM, R 10:00–11:00 AM, or by appointment, AvH 243
Updated March, 23

Grades

There will be weekly homework assignments, one project, three midterm exams, and one comprehensive final exam. Grades are posted at My.UNL (Blackboard); they all count towards the final grade with weights as follows:
Homework:
Project:
Midterms:
Final:
22,5%
  7,5%
15% each
25%

Final grades will be assigned according to a curve based on the following percentages:

A+  97-100% 93-96.9% A-  90-92.9%
B+  87-89.9% 83-86.9% B-  80-82.9%
C+  77-79.9% 73-76.9% C-  70-72.9%
D+  67-69.9% 63-66.9% D-  60-62.9%
0-59.9%

Homework

Week Assigned problems Due date Graded Supplementary problems
April, 18 – 22 Any five of the eight
problems on the
mock final exam
April, 26 All 7.4: 11, 17, 29
7.5: 1, 6, 12, 25
7.6: 1, 5
April, 11 – 15 7.2: 1, 7, 11, 18
7.3: 3, 6, 12
7.4: 4
April, 22 7.2: 1, 11
7.3: 6
7.4: 4
7.2: 28, 35
7.3: 1, 27
7.4: 3, 8, 30
April, 4 – 8 7.1: 2, 9, 16, 20, 23, 36 April, 15 7.1: 9, 16, 23 7.1: 1, 8, 10, 26
March, 28 – April, 1 5.6: 6, 15
6.1: 3, 13*, 14*, 17*
April, 11 5.6: 15
6.1: 3, 13
5.6: 8
(*) Solve the system and determine whether (0,0) is unstable, stable, or asymptotically stable. You may use the graphs from the back of the book, p. 547.
March, 21 – 25 5.2: 11, 31
5.4: 3, 7
5.6: 1, 3
April, 1 5.2: 11
5.4: 7
5.6: 1
5.2: 9, 23
5.4: 1, 10
March, 14 – 18
   (spring break)
March, 7–11 3.5: 47, 51
5.1: 1, 4, 15, 22
5.2: 3, 26
March, 28 3.5: 47
5.1: 15, 22
5.2: 26
3.5: 57
5.1: 1, 6, 31
February, 28
   – March, 4
February, 21–25 3.3: 14, 20, 24, 29, 35
3.5: 2, 5, 17, 24, 33
March, 11 3.3: 14, 29, 35
3.5: 2, 24
3.3: 38, 49
3.5: 12, 15, 41
February, 14–18 3.1: 37, 39
3.2: 2, 21, 25, 26
February, 25 3.1: 37
3.2: 2, 21
3.1: 30, 31
3.2: 27, 28
February, 7–11 3.1: 2, 4, 20, 22
1.3.14; 1.4.23; 1.5.12
February, 18 3.1: 4, 22
1.5.12
3.1: 18, 26, 27
January, 31
   – February, 4
2.3: 1, 2, 4, 11, 25
2.4: 1, 13, 29
February, 11 2.3: 1, 4, 25
2.4: 1
2.3: 13, 14, 15, 16
2.4: 25, 31
January, 24–28 2.1: 5, 11, 18, 24
2.2: 1, 5, 19, 21
February, 4 2.1: 5, 24
2.2: 5, 19
2.1: 15, 16, 17, 32
2.2: 21, 22
January, 17–21 1.4: 11, 25, 29, 39, 56
1.5: 4, 18, 33, 41
January, 28 1.4: 25, 39
1.5: 4, 41
1.4: 8, 49, 69
1.5: 20, 33
January, 10–14 1.1: 7, 25, 35, 40
1.2: 6, 15, 19, 27, 40
1.3: 6, 11, 26, 27
January, 21 1.1: 25, 40
1.2: 6, 27
1.3: 11, 26
1.1: 34, 45
1.2: 11, 38, 41
1.3: 5, 30
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