Differential Equations
Information for Students**
2002-2003
Text: Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, 2nd ed, 2000, by C.H. Edwards, Jr.
and David E. Penney (Prentice Hall)
Optional: The student solution manual can be downloaded for free from the website http://www.prenticehallmath.com/epmanuals/cmsolutions/.
Course objectives: http://www.austincc.edu/mthdept2/tfcourses/obj2420.htm
Students who take Differential Equations must have completed Calculus II at Austin Community College or have completed an equivalent course elsewhere. Some experience with partial derivatives is recommended.
Calendar: (sections with a * are optional, but encouraged)
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16-Week Semester |
11-Week Semester |
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Week |
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1 |
1.1 ,1.2 ,1.3 |
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 |
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2 |
1.4, 1.5 |
1.5, 1.6, 2.1 |
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3 |
1.6, 2.1 |
2.3, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 |
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4 |
2.2, 2.3 |
2.6, 3.1, 3.2 |
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5 |
2.4, 2.5, 2.6 |
3.3, 3.4, 3.5 |
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6 |
3.1, 3.2 |
3.6*,3.7*3.8*, 4.1, 4.2 |
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7 |
3.3, 3.4 |
4.3*, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3* |
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8 |
3.5,3.6*,3.7* 3.8* |
5.4, 6.1, 6.2 |
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9 |
4.1, 4.2 |
6.3, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 |
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10 |
4.3*, 5.1 |
7.5*, 8.1, 8.2 |
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11 |
5.2, 5.3*, 5.4 |
Review and Final Test |
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12 |
6.1, 6.2 |
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13 |
6.3, 7.1 |
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14 |
7.2, 7.3, 7.5* |
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15 |
8.1, 8.2 |
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16 |
Review and Final Test |
Class attendance and extensive, regular homework practice are critical to success in this course. Students need to have 8-10 hours available weekly for study outside of class in order to succeed in this course.
Students who miss more than 4 classes may be withdrawn. After the withdrawal date each semester, neither the student nor the instructor may initiate a withdrawal. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate all withdrawals in this course. The instructor may withdraw students for excessive absences (4) or failure to meet course objectives but makes no commitment to do this for the student.
Incomplete grades (I) will be given only in very rare circumstances. Generally, to receive a grade of I a student must have taken all examinations, be passing, and have a personal tragedy occur after the last date to withdraw which prevents course completion.
**Additional information about ACC's mathematics curriculum and faculty is available on the Internet at <http://www.austincc.edu/math/>