Ordinary Differential Equations MATH 304 (Swords 302) Fall 2006

Dr. Gareth Roberts

Office: SWORDS 326
Phone: 508-793-2350
E-mail: groberts@radius.holycross.edu     Please use this address instead of my GROUPWISE account!
Office hours: Mon. 10 - 11, Tues. 10:30 - 12, Wed. 10 - 11, Fri. 8 - 9 or by appointment.
(See my teaching schedule for other available times.)

A Class Picture?

Important Information

• Syllabus (PDF File)
• Text: Differential Equations, Third ed., Paul Blanchard, Robert Devaney and Glen Hall
• Departmental Statement on Academic Integrity (PDF File)
• College Academic Honesty Policy (PDF File)

Homework (due at the START of class)

• Assignment 1 (due September 6)
• Assignment 2 (due September 13)
• Assignment 3 (due September 20)
• Assignment 4 (due September 27)
• Assignment 5 (due October 13)
• Assignment 6 (due October 18)
• Assignment 7 (due October 25)
• Assignment 8 (due November 1)
• Assignment 9 (due November 8)
• Assignment 10 (due November 29)

Lab Projects (PDF files)

• Logistic Population Models with Harvesting (due Sept. 25)
• Active Shock Absorbers (due Oct. 30)
• A Family of Predator-Prey Equations (due Dec. 1)
• Solving the Two-Body Problem (due Dec. 8)

Exams

• Midterm Exam 1: Wednesday, Oct. 4, 6:00 - 7:30 pm, Swords 328
• Midterm Exam 2: Wednesday, Nov. 15, 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Swords 302
• Final Exam: Saturday, December 16, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, Swords 302

Useful Links

• ODE software (Java or Matlab versions by John Polking)
• MathWorld (online mathematics encyclopedia)
• Java Applets on Chaos and Fractals (Play the Chaos Game, make fractal movies or visualize the iteration of functions.)
• Web Links for Mathematics/Mathematicians History
• The Greek Alphabet (learn how to say and write the symbols frequently found in mathematics literature)
• MathSciNet basic subject search

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