Approximate Course Outline - Spring 2008
MATH-2400. Introduction to Differential Equations

TEXT: W. E. Boyce and R. C. DiPrima, Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, Eighth Edition, Wiley, 2005.


Course home page: http://eaton.math.rpi.edu/Faculty/Cheney/diffeq/diffeq.html

Any changes will be announced in class and on the web site.


Jan. 14-181.3, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1
Jan. 21-252.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 8.1 In 2.3, radioactive decay and mixing only
Jan 28 - Feb. 1 3.1, 3.5, 3.4
Feb. 4-8 3.2, 3.3, 3.8
Feb. 11-14 3.8, 3.6, 3.9
Feb. 18-22 5.5, 10.1, 10.2 Monday classes held on Tuesday, EXAM 1 on Wed., Feb. 20
Feb. 25-29 10.3 , 10.4, 10.5
March 3-7 10.6, 10.7, 10.8 10.5 - 10.8 is the hardest part of the course!
March 10-14 Spring Break
March 17-21 6.1, 6.2 Exam 2
March 24-28 6.3, 6.4
March 31 - April 4 6.5, 6.6 No classes April 2
April 7 - 11 7.3, 7.5
April 14 - 18 7.6, 9.1
April 21-259.2, 9.3, 9.4Exam 3
April 28-May 2 Review Reading period starts May 1
May 5-9 Final Exams

Suggested Problems from the text are available on line.