Thinking is the cheapest and one of the most effective long-range weapons-- Field Marshal Sir William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim(1891-1970)

Catalog Description

• Course Policies -- Please print and save
• Cell Phone Policy link
• Review Material and Assignments

Tentative Exam Information

1. Exam 1 - Fri. Feb. 11 --- check exam rooms below

   • Section 001 - 11:25-12:40 - Room: LS 111

   • Section 002 - 1:50-3:05 - Room: LS 111

   • Sample Exam 1 and Sample Exam 1 Answers
   • ARC review class - Thursday, February 10th. 6:30pm-8:30pm in SB 111

2. Exam 2 - Fri. April 1 --- Note: check the exam rooms

   • Section 001 - 11:25-12:40 - Room: SH 118 AUD

   • Section 002 - 1:50-3:05 - Room: SH 118 AUD

   • ARC review class - TBA

   • Laplace Transform Table to be distributed with Exam 2 - Please review!
   • Sample Exam 2
   • Exam 2 Topics
   • BVPs and eigenvalue BVPs
   • Cauchy-Euler eqns
   • Series solutions - test convergence of power series; construct series solution at ordinary point; classify points; Bessel's eqn.
   • Laplace transforms
   • Systems of ODEs - elimination, Laplace transform, modelling

3. Final Exam Schedule - Note: check for exam room
   

   • Exam date/time and location

     • Section 01 (11:25-12:40) - Tuesday, May 3, 8-10am, Room: Siegel Hall 118 AUD

     • Section 02 (1:50-3:05) - Friday, May 6 - 2:00-4:00, Room: WH 113 AUD

   • Tentative Final Exam Outline
     • Chapters 2 and 3 - 15%
     • Chapters 4 and 5 (including BVP) - 25%
     • Chapter 6 - 5%
     • Chapter 7 - 25% - Table of Transforms from Exam II will be distributed.
     • Appendix II and Chapter 8 - 30%

     Final Review Questions

Reference Material

• NASA rocket vibration

• Bridge disasters

• Differential Equations Tour