| Meets: |
Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:10pm to 7:25pm |
| Location: |
Mathematics Building Room 203 |
| Instructor: |
Adam Knapp |
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Office Address:
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Room 716 Mathematics Building (no elevator to 7th floor, contact me if this presents a problem)
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Office Telephone:
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(212)854-4759
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E-mail:
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knapp@math.columbia.edu
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Office Hours:
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Thursdays 6:10-7:25pm
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Course Description
Special differential equations of order one. Linear differential
equations with constant and variable coefficients. Systems of such
equations. Transform and series solution techniques. Emphasis on
applications.
Prerequisites
Calculus III or higher.
Required Text
Boyce and DiPrima, Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems Ninth Edition ISBN: 0470383348
Method of Evaluation
| Homework: |
20% |
| Midterm: |
40% |
| Final: |
40% |
Midterm Exam
The date for the midterm is February 23.
Here are answers to the questions on the midterm.
Final Exam
The final exam will be on Monday, May the 11th, from 7:10pm to
10:00pm in the Mathematics Building room 203.
Help Room
406 Mathematics Building
There is more information and a schedule of hours on the math
department website.
TA
The TA for this class is Daniel Choi
Homework
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Weekly homework assignments will be posted (in the schedule
below) at least one week before their due date.
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The problems on the recommended list will not be graded and
are suggestions for further studies.
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The following information is tentative and will likely change:
Weekly homework is to be turned in before 4pm on the following
Tuesday to the appropriate basket in the undergraduate office
room 410. Homework will be returned to a basket as
well. Grades on assignments and exams can be viewed in the
Courseworks grade book.
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The grade received for late homework will decay exponentially
with a half-life of 2 days.
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You must staple or paper clip your work.
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Your handwriting must be legible.
Approximate Schedule
A running schedule for the course will be found
here
Review Problems
Here are some review problems for
the midterm exam. Here are
the answers.
Here are some review problems for
the final exam. Here are
the answers.
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