MATH 251 -- Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, Fall 2017

          Lecture: Section 19 MWRF 4:40 pm - 5:30 pm, Willard Building 273

          Office Hours: MF 10:00 am -- 11:15 am, or by appointment

          Office: McAllister Building 316
    Syllabus: Course Syllabus     Section Syllabus

    Textbook: Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problem, 11th Edition, W. E. Boyce, R. C. Diprima, and D. B. Meade, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

    Exam Announcements:
    Midterm 1: 10/05/2017, 10 Sparks Building, 6:00 pm -- 7:15 pm
     Midterm 2: 11/06/2017, 10 Sparks Building, 6:00 pm -- 7:15 pm
                       Conflict Exam: 11/06/2017, 100 Huck Building, 4:35 pm -- 5:50 pm. Sign up deadline: 10/30/2017
    Final:         12/13/2017, 100 Thomas Building, 12:20 pm -- 2:10 pm

    Reference:
    1. Lecture notes by Prof. Wen Shen: Introduction to ordinary and partial differential equations
    2. Course coordinator's notes: http://www.math.psu.edu/tseng/class/M251_downloads.html
    3. Old exams: http://www.math.psu.edu/tseng/class/M251samples.html
    4. Old exams classified by topics can be found here


    Tentative Class Schedule:
     
    Monday
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Thursday
    Friday
    Week 1 (08/21-08/25) Sec 1.1, 1.3
    		Sec 1.2, 2.2
    		 Sec 2.2
    		 Sec 2.1
    Week 2 (08/28-09/01) Sec 2.1
    		Sec 2.3
    HW1
    		 Sec 2.4
    Quiz 1
    		 Sec 2.4
    Week 3 (09/04-09/08) No class
    		Sec 2.3, 2.5
    HW2
    		 Sec 2.5
    Quiz 2
    		 Sec 2.5, 2.6
    Week 4 (09/11-09/15) Sec 2.6
    		Sec 3.1
    HW3
    		 Sec 3.2
    Quiz 3
    		 Sec 3.2, 3.4
    Week 5 (09/18-09/22) Sec 3.3
    		Sec 3.4
    HW4
    		 Sec 3.4, 3.5
    Quiz 4
    		 Sec 3.5
    Week 6 (09/25-09/29) Sec 3.5
    		Sec 3.7
    HW5     		Sec 3.7, 3.8
    Quiz 5
    		 Sec 3.8, 4.2
    Week 7 (10/02-10/06) Sec 4.2
    HW6
    		Review
    HW6
    		 Review
    Midterm 1
    		 Sec 6.1
    Week 8 (10/09-10/13) Sec 6.2
    		Sec 6.2
    HW7    		 Sec 6.3
    Quiz 6
    		 Sec 6.4
    Week 9 (10/16-10/20) Sec 6.4
    		Sec 6.5
    HW8
    		 Sec 7.1
    Quiz 7
    		 Sec 7.2
    Week 10 (10/23-10/27) Sec 7.2
    		Sec 7.5
    HW9
    		 Sec 7.6
    Quiz 8
    		 Sec 7.8, 7.9, 9.2
    Week 11 (10/30-11/03) Sec 9.2, 9.3
    		Sec 9.3
    HW 10     		Review
    HW 10  Quiz 9
    		 Quiz Review
    Week 12 (11/06-11/10) Review
    Midterm 2
    		Sec 10.1

    		 Sec 10.1, 10.5
    Quiz 10
    		 Sec 10.5
    Late-drop deadline
    Week 13 (11/13-11/17) Sec 10.5, 10.2
    		Sec 10.2
    HW11
    		 Sec 10.2, 10.3
    Quiz 11
    		 Sec 10.3, 10.4
    Week 14 (11/20-11/24) No class
    		No class
    		 No class
    		 No class
    Week 15 (11/27-12/01) Sec 10.4
    		Sec 10.6
    HW12
    		 Sec 10.6
    Quiz 12
    		 Sec 10.7
    Week 16 (12/04-12/08) Sec 10.7
    		Review
    HW13
    		 Review
    Quiz 13
    		 Review