MA214

Textbook

Elementary Differential Equations and boundary Value Problems, 8th edition, by William E. Boyce and Richard C. DiPrima

Homework Assignments

Homework Set 1: due 1-21-10
Section 1.1: #1,3,23,25(part a only)
Section 1.2: #7,8,13

Homework Set 2: due 1-28-10
Section 1.3: #1-6,9,14,15,17

Homework Set 3: due 2-4-10
Section 2.1: #2c,3c,8c,15,30
Section 2.2: #1,5,11,13,21
For a few hints, see the end of the 1-28-10 lecture notes.

Homework Set 4: due 2-11-10
Section 2.3: #3,9,13,16
Section 2.4: #2,3,7,13,25

Homework Set 5: due 2-18-10
Section 2.5: #3,5,9,22
Section 2.7: #1,3

Exam 1 Materials

Homework Set 6: due 3-9-10
Section 3.1: #2,9,17,21
Section 3.2: #2,5,9,11,17,22
Section 3.3: #1,4,9,16

Homework Set 7: due 3-23-10
Section 3.4: #7,8,12,17,19
Section 3.5: #1,9,11,12,23

Homework Set 8: due 3-30-10
Section 3.6: #1,7,14,16
Section 3.7: #3,7,9,15
You do not have to check your answer for 3.7#3 using the method of unknown coefficients.

Homework Set 9: due 4-6-10
Section 3.8: #6,7,10
Section 3.9: #5,6,7a
For 3.8#7 use inches.
For 3.8#10 use feet and you only need to find the position u at any time t and determine when the mass first returns to equilibrium position.
For 3.9#5 use feet.
For 3.9#6 recall that 1 Newton=1 kg m/s^2$
Exam 2 Materials

Homework Set 10: due 4-15-10
Section 6.1: #1,2,3,5a,6,8,15

Homework Set 11: will be completed as an in-class assignment on 4-22-10
Section 6.2: #2,4,5,12,13,22
Section 6.3: #7,8,14,16,17
I will choose two of the above problems for you to work in class. You will be allowed to use your textbook but not your notes.

Homework Set 12: will be completed as an in-class assignment on 4-29-10
Section 6.4: #4,7,11
Section 6.5: #1,3,5,6

Final Exam Materials