Math F302

Announcements

12/13 Here are solutions to the first midterm.

12/8 Here's a worked example of something like the quiz we'll have on Friday 12/9.

12/7 The final exam is on Wednesday, December 14. Here are some study ideas.

11/18 Here are solutions to the second midterm.

11/14 Here are the Octave/Matlab functions pp.m and RK4.m discussed in class.

11/2 The third lab will be due on Monday, November 14.

11/2 The second midterm will be on Wednesday, November 9. Here are some study ideas.

10/10 The second lab will be due on Wednesday, October 19. To answer the final question on the lab, you'll need to download and install MysterySolver.m.

10/10 Here is the group project we worked on last Friday. Here's my answer to problem 7. You might find it useful to start from here when trying to finish up writing your Euler's method.

10/6 The study session tonight will be in Greuning 310 at 5:30pm.

10/3 Here are some study ideas for the first midterm.

10/2 Here's the warmup excercise for Wednesday's class and the file Euler.m that it discusses.

9/28 Here's quiz 1 ready for you to redo, if desired.

9/14 The first lab is due Wednesday, September 28.

9/14 Here is the Octave program levelcurve.m for drawing level curves of functions. Install it the same way you installed df.m.

9/9 Here is the Octave program df.m for drawing direction fields that we used in class today. You'll need to save it to a useful location (perhaps by right-clicking on the link) and then tell Octave where you put it. To do this, see the instructions for setting Octave's path.

9/2 We will occasionally use Matlab or Octave to help with homework assignments. Matlab costs about $100 for the student edition. Octave is a free program that has a very similar syntax to Matlab. There are Octave installers available for both Mac and Windows. Linux often ships with a copy of Octave. Here are detailed installation instructions for Octave for Windows and Mac. Matlab is also available on the computers in the Math Lab.

Office Hours

I have office hours, listed below. If my door is open, you are welcome to drop by outside of office hours. Another way to meet with me outside of my office hours is to send me an email to schedule an appointment.
Monday1:00--2:00
Tuesday10:30--11:30
Wednesday11:45--12:45

Readings and Homework

Week Reading Homework DueSolutions
9/2 Section 1.1, 1.2
Section 1.1: 1, 2, 5, 6 (skip linear vs. nonlinear)
Section 1.2: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
Wednesday 9/7 Solutions
9/5-9/9 Section 1.2, 1.3
Section 1.2: 15, 17, 18 , 20, 22
and these problems, as well as
Octave Basics
Monday 9/12 Solutions
9/12-9/16 Section 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 Section 1.2 11
Section 1.3 10 (Use Octave)
Section 2.2 4, 8-12 even, 18-24 even, 34, 38
Octave Plotting
Friday 9/16 Solutions
9/19-9/23 Section 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 2.2: 31, 36
2.3: 8-16 even, 18-22 even, 26, 31 (here's a hint for problems 26 and 31)
Octave Miscalleny
Wednesday 9/21 Solutions
9/26-9/30 Section 2.4, 3.2, 3.3 These problems Monday 9/26 Solutions
Lab 1 Wednesday 9/28 Solutions
10/3-10/7 Section 3.4, 2.6, 1.4 Homework 6 Monday 10/3 Solutions
10/10-10/14 Section 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 Homework 7
Wednesday 10/12 Solutions
10/17-10/21 Section 4.4, 4.5, 4.6 Homework 8 Monday 10/17 Solutions
Lab 2 Wednesday 10/19 Solutions
Section 4.3: 21-26 Friday 10/21 Solutions
10/24-10/28 Section 4.4, 4.5, 4.6 Homework 10 Wednesday 10/26 Solutions
10/31-11/4 Section 4.7, 4.9, 4.10 Homework 11 Monday 10/31 Solutions
Homework 12 Friday 11/4 Solutions
More solutions
11/9-11/16 Chapter 5, Sections 1, 2, 4 Homework 13 Monday 11/14 Solutions
More solutions
Lab 3 Monday 11/14 Solutions
Chapter 9 Homework 14 Friday 11/19 Solutions
11/21-11/23 Finish Chapter 9 Homework 15 Wednesday 11/23 Solutions
11/28-12/2 Start Chapter 7 Homework 16 Monday 11/28 Solutions
Homework 17 Friday 12/2 Solutions
12/5-12/9 Finish Chapter 7 Homework 18 Wednesday 12/7 Solutions
Suggested problems: 7.8: 5, 13, 15, 17 NOT DUE Solutions