MATH 266 Elementary
Differential Equations
<>Professor
Maria Axenovich
Carver
412, 294-5865, axenovic@math.iastate.edu,
www.math.iastate.edu/axenovic
<>Office hours:
Th 2pm-3pm, M,
W 8:45am-10:15am or by appointment
Text: Elementary
Differential
Equations with Boundary Value Problems,
8th edition,
W.E.Boyce, R.C. DiPrima.
Class meetings: Tu,Th
9:30am-10:45am Carver
0274
Prerequisites: It is essential
for students in this class to be "fluent" in integration and
differentiation
techniques. A partical credit will not be given for
problems with mistakes
in "table
integrals. Integration techniques widely used in this
course are: substitution,
integration by parts, integration by
partial
fractions.
Material:
The course discusses the theory
of differential equations with several specific
methods allowing to
solve some classes of "simple"
differential equations and
systems of differential equations.
<>Specific topics are:
Classification of Differential
equations.
First order differential equations.
Second order linear differential equations.
Systems of first order linear equations.
Series solutions of linear differential
equations
(might not be covered)
The Laplace transform (introduction)
Grading: Grades will be based upon weekly quizzes,
homework assignments,
a midterm exam
and a final exam.
The worst quiz score will be
dropped.
Midterm exam is worth 30% of a
final grade, final exam is worth 30%,
total quizzes
score plus homework and class participation is worth 40%.
Grading
scale: 0-50%
F, 51-70% D,
70-79%
C, 80-89% B, 90-100% A.