Kevin Milans : Teaching : Spring 2012 Math242

Kevin Milans (milans@math.sc.edu)
Office: LeConte 314C
Office Hours: MF 2:30pm-3:30pm, W 10:00am-11:00am, and by appointment
Class Meetings: MWF 1:25pm-2:15pm in LeConte 112
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Course Schedule

No. Date Class Summary Section(s) Quiz Quiz Soln Comments
1 Jan 9 Introduction; Differential Equations and Models 1.1 - - HW0 assigned.
2 Jan 11 Diff. Eq. and Models 1.1 pdf pdf HW0 due; Quiz 0; HW1 assigned.
3 Jan 13 Integrals as General and Particular Solutions 1.2 - - -
- Jan 16 MLK Day: No Class - - - -
4 Jan 18 Slope Fields; Solution Curves 1.3 pdf pdf HW1 due; Quiz 1; HW2 assigned.
5 Jan 20 Existence and Uniqueness; Separable Equations; Applications 1.3, 1.4 - - -
6 Jan 23 Applications; Linear First-Order Diff. Eqns. 1.4, 1.5 - - -
7 Jan 25 Linear First-Order Diff. Eqns 1.5 pdf pdf
8 Jan 27 Mixture Problem; Substitution Methods 1.5, 1.6 - - -
9 Jan 30 Substitution Methods and Exact Equations 1.6 - - -
10 Feb 1 Population Models 2.1 pdf pdf HW3 due; Quiz 3; HW4 assigned.
11 Feb 3 Population Models; Equilibrium Solutions 2.1, 2.2 - - -
12 Feb 6 Review Test 1 1.1-1.6 - - -
13 Feb 8 Test 1 1.1-1.6 pdf pdf
No. Date Class Summary Section(s) Quiz Quiz Soln Comments
14 Feb 10 Equilibrium Solutions and Stability 2.2 - - -
15 Feb 13 Acceleration--Velocity Models 2.3 - - -
16 Feb 15 Acceleration--Velocity Models 2.3 pdf pdf HW4 due; HW5 assigned.
17 Feb 17 Numerical Approximation: Euler's Method 2.4,2.5 - - -
18 Feb 20 Second-Order Linear Equations 3.1 - - -
19 Feb 22 Second-Order Linear Equations: Constant Coefficients 3.1 pdf pdf HW5 due
20 Feb 24 Complex Numbers; Euler's Formula; Complex Roots 3.3 (p. 178-182) - - -
21 Feb 27 General Solutions of Linear Equations 3.2 - - -
22 Feb 29 General Solutions of Linear Equations; Homogeneous Equations 3.2,3.3 - - HW6 assigned.
23 Mar 2 Mechanical Vibrations 3.4 - - -
24 Mar 12 Mechanical Vibrations II 3.4 - - -
25 Mar 14 Test 2 Review Ch 2, 3.1-3.4 - - -
26 Mar 16 Test 2 Ch 2, 3.1-3.4 pdf pdf HW6 due; HW7 assigned.
No. Date Class Summary Section(s) Quiz Quiz Soln Comments
27 Mar 19 Nonhomogeneous Equations and Undetermined Coefficients 3.5 - - -
28 Mar 21 Nonhomogeneous Equations and Undetermined Coefficients II 3.5 - - -
29 Mar 23 Laplace Transforms and Inverse Transforms I 7.1 - - -
30 Mar 26 Laplace Transforms and Inverse Transforms II 7.1 - - -
31 Mar 28 Transformation of IVPs I 7.2 pdf pdf HW7 due; HW8 assigned.
32 Mar 30 Transformation of IVPs II 7.2 - - -
33 Apr 2 Transformation of IVPs III 7.2 - - -
34 Apr 4 Translation and Partial Fractions I 7.3 pdf pdf HW8 due; HW9 assigned.
35 Apr 6 Translation and Partial Fractions II 7.3 - - -
36 Apr 9 Derivatives, Integrals, and Products of Transforms I 7.4 - - -
37 Apr 11 Derivatives, Integrals, and Products of Transforms II 7.4 pdf pdf HW9 due.
38 Apr 13 Review Test 3 3.5, 7.1-7.4 - - -
39 Apr 16 Test 3 3.5, 7.1-7.4 pdf pdf HW10 assigned.
No. Date Class Summary Section(s) Quiz Quiz Soln Comments
40 Apr 18 First-Order Systems and Applications I 4.1 - - -
41 Apr 20 First-Order Systems and Applications II 4.1 - - -
42 Apr 23 Review Final Exam - - - HW10 due.
- Apr 26 Final Exam: Thurs. April 26, 2pm-5pm - - - -
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