Home page for Math 320
Fall 2019

Course information:

Applied Differential Equations
Lectures: 12:30-1:45PM MW
Classroom: Snow 454
Line Number: 13979

Instructor:

Xuemin Tu
Office: 524 Snow Hall
Phone: 864-7309
Office hours:10:00-11:00AM Monday/Wednesday 524 Snow Hall or by appointment
E-mail address: xuemin@ku.edu
Course Syllabus

Textbook:

Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems (11rd Edition) By Royce/DiPrima/Meade, John Wiley & Sons, 2017
Topics covered: Chapters 1, 2, 3, 6,7

Prerequisites:

Math 122 or Math 142. Not open to students with credit in Math 320.

Grading:

Attendence 5%
Homework 25%
Midterm I 20%
Midterm II 20%
Final exam 30%

Homework:

Homework will be posted each week on the course homepage. They will be collected before class on the following Monday. Late submission will not be accepted.
Two lowest homework grades will be dropped at the end of the semester.
  • Hw1: due Wednesday 09/04/2019

    Section 1.3: 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 12, 15; Section 2.1: 5(c), 9, 21.
    Hw1 Solution

  • Hw2: due Monday 09/09/2019

    Section 2.2: 1, 2, 5, 6, 18.
    Hw2 Solution

  • Hw3: due Monday 09/16/2019

    Section 2.6: 3, 4, 9, 11, 14; Section 2.3: 1, 2.
    Hw3 Solution

  • Hw4: due Monday 09/23/2019

    Section 2.3: 7; Section 2.5: 2, 4, 6, 7.

    Hw4 Solution
    Hw4 Solution graph

  • Hw5: due Monday 10/07/2019

    Section 3.1: 7, 9, 12, 14, 16; Section 3.2: 4, 17, 19.

    Hw5 Solution


  • Hw6: due Wednesday 10/16/2019

    Section 3.2: 29; Section 3.3: 5, 9, 12, 13; Section 3.4: 1, 7, 9, 12.

    Hw6 Solution


  • Hw7: due Monday 10/21/2019

    Section 3.5: 3, 4, 11.

    Hw7 Solution


  • Hw8: due Monday 10/28/2019

    Hw8
    Hw8 Solution


  • Hw9: due Monday 11/04/2019

    Section 7.1: 1,4; Section 7.2: 4,7; Section 7.3: 6, 8, 14,16.

    Hw9 Solution


  • Hw10: due Monday 11/11/2019

    Section 7.5: 3, 6, 10, 11; Section 7.6: 7, 8.

    Hw10 Solution


  • Hw11: due Monday 11/18/2019

    Section 7.8: 1(c), 7(a), 8(a).

    Hw11 Solution


  • Hw12: due Monday 11/25/2019

    Section 6.1: 4(b), 6, 9.

    Hw12 Solution


  • Hw13: due Monday 12/09/2019

    Section 6.2: 3, 14, 16; Section 6.3: 5(b), 14; Section 6.4: 1(b).

    Hw13 Solution


  • Hw14 (optional): give me before the final exam

    Section 6.4: 4.

Exams:


  • Midterm I: Wednesday, 09/25: 12:30-1:45PM

    Review problems:
    Section 1.3: 1, 4, 9, 15;
    Section 2.1: 9, 11, 21;
    Section 2.2: 2, 6, 18;
    Section 2.3: 1, 2, 7;
    Section 2.5: 2, 6, 7;
    Section 2.6: 3, 9, 11;

    Office hours: Monday(09/23): 10:00-11:00AM; Tuesday(09/24): 2:00-4:00PM; Wednesday(09/25): 10:00-11:00AM;

    Exam 1 Solution



  • Midterm II: Monday, 11/18: 12:30-1:45PM

    Review problems:
    Section 3.1: 1, 9, 14, 16;
    Section 3.2: 4, 17, 19;
    Section 3.3: 9, 12, 13;
    Section 3.4: 7, 9, 12;
    Section 3.5: 3, 4, 11;
    Section 3.7: 1, 2, 4;
    Section 7.1: 1, 4;
    Section 7.3: 6, 14, 16;
    Section 7.5: 6, 10, 11;
    Section 7.6: 7, 8;
    Section 7.8: 7(a), 8(a);

    Office hours: Monday(11/11): 9:00-10:00AM; Wednesday(11/13): 10:00-11:00AM; Friday (11/15): 1:00-2:00PM; Monday(11/18):10:00-11:00PM.

    Exam 2 Solution






  • Final exam: Thursday, 12/19: 10:30-1:00PM

    Review problems: The review problems for Midterm I and II and Homework 12, 13, and 14.

    Office hour: Tuesday 12/17: 1:00-3:00PM; Thursday 12/19: 9:00-10:00AM.