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Mth 34, Differential Equations
Spring 2020, Section D01


Instructor: Cormac O'Sullivan
Meets: 2 - 3:50 in Language Hall 33
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   BCC Office:  CP 317

   Office Phone: (718) 289 5413

   Email: cormac.osullivan@bcc.cuny.edu

Office Hours for Spring 2020 at BCC:

Monday

4:00 - 5:00

Wednesday

12:50 - 1:50

 

Class Information

Go here for the syllabus, review sheets and more.
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Mth 34 Class Calendar (reload page for latest)
 

  Date Day Sections covered  
         
1 Jan 27 Mon Introduction, 1.1, 1.2 models, solutions  
2 Jan 29 Wed 1.3 Classification, 2.1 Linear ODEs Homework #1
         
3 Feb 3 Mon 2.2 Separable equations, 2.3 Modeling  
4 Feb 5 Wed 2.3, 2.4 Linear and non-linear ODEs  
         
5 Feb 10 Mon 2.4, 2.5 Autonomous DEs, population dynamics Homework #2
  Feb 12 Wed No Class - College closed for Lincoln's Birthday  
         
  Feb 17 Mon No Class - College closed for President's Day  
6 Feb 19 Wed 2.6 Exact equations, Review Homework #3
         
7 Feb 24 Mon 3.1, 3.2 Homogenous equations  
8 Feb 26 Wed Exam #1 on Chapters 1, 2 Exam answers:
        Version 1, 2
9 Mar 2 Mon 3.2 The Wronskian  
10 Mar 4 Wed 3.3, 3.4 Complex, repeated roots, reduction Homework #4
         
11 Mar 9 Mon 3.5 Nonhomogeneous equations  
12 Mar 11 Wed 3.6 Variation of parameters Homework #5
         
13 Mar 16 Mon Classes moving online  
14 Mar 18 Wed You should have received an email from
me with subject "MTH 34 going online" on
Mar 18. Please email me if you didn't get it.
 
         
15 Mar 23 Mon 3.7 Mechanical vibrations All homework, notes and
videos now on Blackboard
16 Mar 25 Wed 3.8 Forced vibrations  
         
  Mar 30 Mon Recalibration Period, No Class  
  Apr 1 Wed Recalibration Period, No Class  
         
17 Apr 6 Mon 4.1 Higher order linear equations  
18 Apr 7 Tue 4.2 Homogeneous DEs with constant coefficients  
         
19 Apr 13 Mon 5.1 Power series  
20 Apr 15 Wed Test #2 on Chapter 3 from 2 - 3 pm
5.2 Series solutions near ordinary points
 
         
21 Apr 20 Mon 5.4 Euler equations; regular singular points  
22 Apr 22 Wed 5.5 Series solutions near regular singular points  
         
23 Apr 27 Mon 6.1 The Laplace transform  
24 Apr 29 Wed 6.2 Solutions of initial value problems  
         
25 May 4 Mon 6.3, 6.4 Step functions, forcing  
26 May 6 Wed 10.1 Two point boundary value problems  
         
27 May 11 Mon Review Chapters 4-6  
28 May 13 Wed Test #3 on Chapters 4, 5, 6 from 2 - 3 pm
Review Chapters 1-3
         
  May 20 Wed Final Exam from 2 - 3:30 pm