Differential Equations
Math 2250-004
Fall 2016
Lecture Page

2250-004 home page
Department of Mathematics
College of Science
University of Utah

Lecture notes should be posted by noon the day before class. I strongly recommend that you print and bring a copy of these notes to class, so we can go through the concepts and fill in the details together. Printing for Math classes is free in the Rushing Student Center, in the basement of LCB.

Week 1: August 22-26
    aug22.pdf   aug22.mw  Introduction to course and Chapter 1.
    aug23.pdf   aug23.mw  1.2 Differential equations of the form y'(x)=f(x)
    aug24.pdf   aug24.mw  1.3 slope fields and solution graphs for first order differential equations
    aug26.pdf   aug24.mw  1.3-1.4 slope fields, unique and non-unique solutions to IVP's, illustrated with separable DE's.

Week 2: August 29-Sept 2
    aug29.pdf   aug29.mw  1.3-1.4 continued
    aug30.pdf   aug30.mw  1.4 separable differential equations.
    week2.pdf   week2.mw  contains class notes for Monday thru Friday. This includes discussion from 1.3 (slope fields and existence/uniqueness theorem), 1.4 (separable differential equations and applications), 1.5 (linear differential equations and applications), EP 3.7 (supplemental section on RLC electrical circuits).

Week 3: Sept 6-Sept 9
    week3.pdf   week3.mw  contains class notes for Tuesday thru Friday. This includes discussion from 2.1 (improved population models), 2.2 (autonomous differential equations: phase portraits, equilibrium point and stability), 2.3 (improved velocity-acceleration models).

Week 4: Sept 13-Sept 16
    week4.pdf   week4.mw  contains class notes for Tuesday and Wednesday, sections 2.4-2.6 numerical methods for differential equations. On Monday we will use last week's notes.
      numericalpseudocode.pdf Iteration steps for Euler, Improved Euler, Runge-Kutta
    sept16.pdf Notes for Friday, including 3.1: introduction to systems of linear algebraic equations ... I'll bring copies to class.

Week 5: Sept 19-Sept 23
    week5.pdf   week5.mw  contains class notes for section 3.2 Gaussian elimination for solving systems of linear algebraic equations; 3.3 Structure of solutions sets for systems of linear equations; 3.4 Matrix algebra; 3.5 Matrix inverses. On Monday we will use Friday's notes for 3.1

Week 6: Sept 26-28
    week6.pdf   week6.mw  contains class notes for sections 3.5-3.6

Week 7: Oct 3-7
    week7.pdf   week7.mw  contains class notes for sections 4.1-4.4

Week 8: Oct 17-21
    week8.pdf   week8.mw  contains class notes for sections 4.2, 4.4, 5.1-5.2

Week 9: Oct 27-28
    week9.pdf   week9.mw  contains class notes for sections 5.3-5.4

Week 10: Oct 31 - Nov 4
    week10.pdf   week10.mw  contains class notes for 5.5, 5.6, 10.1

Week 11: Nov 7-11
    We will use week 10 notes for Monday - Wednesday. Exam 2 is Friday.

Week 12: Nov 14-18
    week12.pdf   week12.mw  contains class notes for 10.2-10.5, EP 7.6

Week 13: Nov 21-23
    week13.pdf   week13.mw  contains class notes for 6.1-6.2

Week 14: Nov 28 - Dec 2
    week14.pdf   week14.mw  contains class notes for 7.1-7.3

Week 15: Dec 5 - Dec 8
    week15.pdf   week15.mw  contains class notes for 7.4. There will be separate course review notes for Wednesday.
      Monday_Dec_5.pdf  filled in class notes
      Tuesday_Dec_6.pdf 
    Math_2250_review.pdf For Wednesday class
      Wednesday_Dec_7.pdf  filled in class notes