18.03: Dierential Equations.

Spring, 2013
I. First-order dierential equations 0 1 2 3 4 5 T 5 Feb W 6 Feb F 8 Feb M 11 Feb W 13 Feb F 15 Feb M 18 Feb T 19 Feb W 20 Feb F 22 Feb M 25 Feb W 27 Feb Recitation: Growth and decay models; separable equations: EP 1.1, 1.4, Notes D. Direction elds, existence and uniqueness of solutions: EP 1.2, 1.3; Notes G. Autonomous equations; the phase line, stability: EP 1.7, 7.1. Numerical methods; fences and funnels: EP 6.1, 6.2. Linear equations; variation of parameters: EP 1.5. Linear equations as models. Solution by substitution: EP 1.5, 1.6. PS1 due: covers Lectures 04 Presidents Day. Monday classes meet on Tuesday Complex numbers, roots of unity: Notes C.13. Complex exponentials; sinusoidal functions: Notes C.4, IR.6. Input-response models; gain, phase lag: Notes IR (skip IR4 for now) PS2 due: 57 Linearity and time invariance. Hour Exam 1

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II. Second-order linear equations 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 F 1 Mar Characteristic polynomials; the spring-mass-dashpot model EP 2.1 (skip Theorems 3, 4), 2.3 up to Polyn. Operators. M 4 Mar Complex roots; damping conditions: EP 2.3, 2.4. W 6 Mar Driven systems: transients and superposition: EP 2.1 (Thms 24); Notes O.1; EP 2.6 (157159 only). F 8 Mar Operators; exponential response formula (ERF): Notes O.2, O.4. PS3 due: 813 M 11 Mar Undetermined coecients: EP 2.5 (144153), Notes S W 13 Mar Input-response models: EP 2.6, 2.7 F 15 Mar Applications in engineering PS4 due: 1316 M 18 Mar Stability and Resonance. W 20 Mar Hour Exam 2

III. Fourier series, Laplace transform, Dirac delta function F 22 Mar Fourier series, coecient formula, square wave: EP 8.1 2529 Mar Spring Vacation 21 M 1 Apr Convergence; sine and cosine series: EP 8.2, 8.3 22 W 3 Apr Solving ODEs with Fourier series: EP 8.4 23 F 5 Apr Rate of convergence, orthogonality, listening to Fourier series PS 5 due: 1722 24 M 8 Apr Laplace transform: EP 4.1; Notes H 25 W 10 Apr Solving ODEs with the Laplace transform: EP 4.2, 4.3 26 F 12 Apr Convolution: EP 4.4; Notes CG PS 6 due: 2325 1516 Apr Patriots Day holiday 27 W 17 Apr Step functions and delta functions: EP 4.5; Notes IR.4 28 F 19 Apr More about delta functions (including Fourier series): EP 4.6; Notes CG 29 M 22 Apr Poles, stability, and resonance PS 7 due: 2628 30 W 24 Apr Hour Exam 3 IV. First order systems 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 F 26 Apr M 29 Apr W 1 May F 3 May M 6 May W 8 May F 10 May M 13 May W 15 May Linear systems and matrices: EP 5.15.3, Notes LS.1. Eigenvalues, eigenvectors: EP 5.4, Notes LS.2. Complex eigenvalues, repeated eigenvalues: EP 5.4, 5.6; Notes LS.3. Exponential matrix: EP 5.7; Notes LS.5, LS.6 PS8 due: 2933 Inhomogeneous equations, variation of parameters: EP 5.8 Decoupling: Notes LS.4 Nonlinear systems: EP 7.2, 7.3; Notes GS PS9 due: 3436 Examples of nonlinear systems: EP 7.4, 7.5; Notes GS Final Remarks. 20

Final Exam: Comprehensive 3-hour exam during nal exam week; time and place: Wednesday, May 22, 9:00 to 12:00 Noon in Johnson Track..

References: EP: C. Henry Edwards and David E. Penney, Elementary Dierential Equations with Boundary Value Problems, Prentice-Hall, Sixth Edition. (Fifth edition will suce.) Notes: 18.03 Notes and Exercises available on line and from Graphic Arts (copies from previous years will suce).