Math 4360 Differential Equations


Course Professor: J. D'Ambroise

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Welcome To Class Presentation

Welcome To Class Syllabus Quiz

Extra Study Materials: Calc 1-2 Drill Sheet (solutions)
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WebWork homework is required.

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Quizzes are required.

Quizzes in this class are designed to be redone over and over for the best effect.
Each time you redo a quiz it will feel easier and the repetition will help you learn.
Feel free to "click into" a quiz, or redo, any quiz, any time.
Your highest scores will always be used. Scores will be imported to Brightspace after each exam.


Noteguides are extra credit.

While watching the video, the Noteguide guides you in taking notes and learning.
Follow the video along and fill in the Noteguide as you watch the video.
The answers to the Noteguides are (mostly) in the videos.
The noteguide is a more basic and guided way of learning in comparison with traditional lecture.
To get your points, upload the completed document to Brightspace.


01 Videos: Intro & Terminology Noteguide 01
Book Sections 1.1-1.2

02 Videos: Initial Value Problems (IVP) & Separation of Variables (SEP VAR) Noteguide 02
Book Sections 1.2 and 2.2


HW01-02 Quiz

03 Videos: Modeling Examples Noteguide 03
Book Sections 1.3, 3.1, 3.3

04 Videos: Direction Fields AKA Slope Fields Noteguide 04
Book Section 2.1

Recommended Slope Field Generator

from Prof. Nester at Bluffton Univ., Ohio
There are many slope field calculators available online! You must be aware of when they could give false results.
The Bluffton calculator link provided here has a method-selection box that can help to minimize errors,
but keep in mind that calculator results are not fool-proof, as calculators have computational limits!



HW03-04 Quiz

05 Videos: First Order Linear DEs (FOL) Noteguide 05
Book Section 2.3

06 Videos: Exact DEs Noteguide 06
Book Section 2.4


HW05-06 Quiz

Just For Fun !

Check out this explanation of a basic DE model for COVID
It is classified as a nonlinear system. There are three unknown functions S(t), I(t), and R(t)


07 Videos: Other DEs that transform into SEP or FOL Noteguide 07
Book Sections 2.5


HW07 Quiz

----- Exam 1 here -----


08 Videos: Linear Homogeneous 2nd Order DEs Noteguide 08
Book Sections 4.1, 4.3

09 Videos: Linear NON-Homogeneous 2nd Order DEs Noteguide 09
Book Section 4.4


HW08-09 Quiz

10 Videos: 2nd Method for Linear NON-Homogeneous 2nd Order DEsNoteguide 10
Book Section 4.6

11 Videos: Cauchy-Euler DEs Noteguide 11
Book Section 4.7


HW10-11 Quiz

----- Exam 2/Midterm here -----


12 Videos: Power Series Basics Noteguide 12
Book Section 6.1

13 Videos: Solving DEs with Power Series Noteguide 13
Book Section 6.2


HW12-13 Quiz

A Shortened List of Laplace Transforms
(will be provided on exams)


14 Videos: Intro to Laplace Transforms Noteguide 14
Book Sections 7.1-7.2

15 Videos: Solving DEs with Laplace Transform Noteguide 15
Book Sections 7.2-7.3

16 Videos: Intro to Step Functions Noteguide 16
Book Section 7.3

----- Project here -----


17 Videos: Review of Eigenvalue & Eigenvectors Noteguide 17
Book Section 8.1

18 Videos: Homogeneous Linear Systems Noteguide 18
Book Section 8.2

19 Videos: Homogeneous Linear Systems Continued Noteguide 19
Book Section 8.2

20 Optional Video: Phase Portraits for Systems
Book Section 10.2





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