University of California, Riverside

Department of Mathematics
Spring Quarter,
Syllabus
Mathematics o6 Introduction to Ordinary Dierential Equations
Instructor: Pedro Sol orzano
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Oce Hours: M 1o:1o1z:oo, W z:1o-:oo (or by appointment)
e-mail: solorzano@math.ucr.edu
Text: https://create.mcgraw-hill.com/shop/#/catalog/details/?isbn=
Chapters: 11.
Classroom: Bourns A1z
Midterm Exam: Wednesday April o, zo1, During lecture.
Final Exam: Thursday June 1z, zo1, :ooPM6:ooPM
The course grade consists of one nal examination (o%), one midterm examination (o%) and several
homework assignments (adding up to zo%). The nal exam will be cumulative with an emphasis on the
later topics not covered in the midterm exam. The midterm will cover chapters 1. Homework problems
are assigned from the textbook and are due on a weekly basis. Each assignment shall be handed during
Discussion on the posted date (see attached schedule). No late homework will be accepted.
If you cannot come to the midterm or nal exams you have to make arrangements within the rst two
weeks of the course. We will only accept a very few reasons for not attending one of the exams. Those
reasons are limited to: religious reasons, interviews for scholarships, and participation in intercollegiate
sports.
Cheating will be taken very seriously. Every attempt to cheat will give you an automatic F for the
course; you will not be allowed to drop the course; and your case will be forwarded to the student conduct
committee.
Solutions submitted (both on tests and on HW assignments) need to be handwritten in a clear and
orderly fashion to receive any credit. Steps need to be justied and explained.
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Schedule of lectures.
Date Type Chapter Topics
Monday, March 1, 1 LEC Equations
Tuesday, April 1, 1 DIS
Wednesday, April z, 1 LEC Function spaces
Friday, April , 1 LEC CH.1 First examples, IVP,BVP
Monday, April , 1 LEC CH.z Models
Tuesday, April 8, 1 DIS
Wednesday, April j, 1 LEC CH. Classication of y

= f (x, y)
Friday, April 11, 1 LEC CH. Separable Equations
Monday, April 1, 1 LEC CH. Exact Equations
Tuesday, April 1, 1 DIS
Wednesday, April 16, 1 LEC CH.6 Linear First-Order Dierential Equations
Friday, April 18, 1 LEC CH. Orthogonal trajectories
Monday, April z1, 1 LEC CH. Rate of change
Tuesday, April zz, 1 DIS
Wednesday, April z, 1 LEC CH. Falling
Friday, April z, 1 LEC CH. Exponential growth
Monday, April z8, 1 REV CH.1 Review
Tuesday, April zj, 1 DIS
Wednesday, April o, 1 MID CH.1 MIDTERM EXAM
Friday, May z, 1 LEC CH.8 Function spaces revisited. Linear independence
Monday, May , 1 LEC CH.8 Determinants and the Wronskian
Tuesday, May 6, 1 DIS
Wednesday, May , 1 LEC CH.8 Methods of solution
Friday, May j, 1 LEC CH.j Linear equations. Characteristic equation.
Monday, May 1z, 1 LEC CH.1o Constant Coecients. General case
Tuesday, May 1, 1 DIS
Wednesday, May 1, 1 LEC CH.11 Method of undetermined coecients.
Friday, May 16, 1 LEC CH.11 EXAMPLES
Monday, May 1j, 1 LEC CH.1z Variation of Parameters
Tuesday, May zo, 1 DIS
Wednesday, May z1, 1 LEC CH.1z EXAMPLES
Friday, May z, 1 LEC CH.1 Initial Value Problems for Linear ODEs
Monday, May z6, 1 HOL Memorial Day
Tuesday, May z, 1 DIS
Wednesday, May z8, 1 LEC CH.1 APPLICATIONS
Friday, May o, 1 LEC
Monday, June z, 1 LEC CH.1 APPLICATIONS
Tuesday, June , 1
Wednesday, June , 1 REV CH.1 Review
Friday, June 6, 1 REV CH.81 Review
Thursday, June 1z, 1 FIN FINAL EXAM
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Homework assignments.
HW set Due Sections
1 Tuesday, April 1, 1 Ch. 1
z Tuesday, April zz, 1 Ch.6
Tuesday, April zj, 1 Ch.
Tuesday, May 1, 1 Ch. 8
6 Tuesday, May z, 1 Ch.11,1z
Tuesday, June , 1 Ch.1
8 Thursday, June 1z, 1 Ch.1
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