Syllabus* for Math 243-Fall 2023
(*weekly contents may vary according to the progress of the lectures)
WEEK |
DATES |
TOPICS |
1 |
2-8 October 2023 |
Introduction, Existence and Uniqueness thm. for first order d.e.'s, |
2 |
9-15 October 2023 |
Separable Equations, Homogeneous Equations, |
3 |
16-22 October 2023 |
Linear Eqns., Bernoulli Eqns., |
4 |
23-29 October 2023 |
Exact Eqns., Integrating Factors, |
5 |
30 October-5 November 2023 |
Eqns. of the form y'=G(ax+by), Equations with linear coefficients, |
6 |
6-12 November 2023 |
Riccati Eqns., Homogeneous Liner Eqns, |
7 |
13-19 November 2023 |
Reduction of Order, MIDTERM 1 |
8 |
20-26 November 2023 |
The method of undetermined coefficients, The method of variation of parameters, |
9 |
27 November-3 December 2023 |
Cauchy-Euler Eqns., Laplace Transforms, |
10 |
4-10 December 2023 |
Inverse Laplace Transforms, Solving Initial Value Problems, |
11 |
11-17 December 2023 |
Unit Step Function, Convolution, |
12 |
18-24 December 2023 |
Solving systems of linear differential equations using Laplace transform MIDTERM 2 |
13 |
25-31 December 2023 |
Power Series Method (around ordinary point) |
14 |
1-7 January 2024 |
January 1, 2024-Monday: New Year’s Day (No class) Power series method (continued), |