MAT244 Ordinary Differential Equations

Spring 2013: Handouts

• Handout 1--to section 2.6 (example of closed but not exact form).
• Handout 2--to section 2.6 (integrating factor method).
• Handout 3--to section 2.8 (existence and uniqueness theorem--for the curious student).
• Handout 4--to section 3.5 (Linear ODEs with constant coeffcients).
• Handout 5--to section 4.2 (Fundamental theorem of algebra--for the curious student).
• Handout 6--to Section 3.8 (Forced oscillations--for the curious student).
• Handout 7--to Chapter 3 (Reducing order of equations).
• Handout 8--to Chapters 3,4 (Fast method of solution to linear equations with constant coefficients and quasi-polynomial right-hand expression).
• Handout 9--to Chapter 7 (Phase portraits to linear homogeneous 2x2-systems with constant coefficients).
• Handout 10--to Chapter 9 (Applications of differential equations to celestial mechanics--for the very curious student).
• Official solutions for Term Test 1
• Official solutions for MidTerm
• Official solutions for Term Test 2

Useful (from 1st year Calculus)

• Handout Table of anti-derivatives
• Handout Methods of Integration