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Syllabus

Homework assignments: (All refer to the 5th edition of the textbook!)
Note that late HW is not accepted!

Monthly HW assignments (collected):
HWI: 2.2(37), 2.3(22), 2.4(29), mRNA-protein example.
HWII: 3.4 (24 and explain why t > m0/alpha would not make physical sense), 4.3 (38), 4.5 (42), 4.6 (20).
HWIII: 4.7 (44), 5.2 (38), 7.3 (36), 7.5 (38).

Practice Exams:
Practice Exam I: 1.3 (7), p 82: 17,23, 32.
Practice Exam II: 3.2 (27), p 250-251: 13, 23, 31.
Practice Exam III: 4.7(41), p 333 (review chap 5), p.444-445 (review chap 7): 12, 27, 31.

Weekly HW assignments (not collected):

Wk 2 (ends Fr 9/5) (Mon 9/1 Labor Day): Draw several isoclines for dy/dx=x/y, and sketch some solutions based on your picture. Solve the equation using separation of variables. 1.3 (15), 2.2 (3,11,20,29),2.3 (2,6,13,21,29).

Wk 3 (ends Fr 9/12):2.3 (39),2.4(study proof of Thm2;; 1,3,8,15, 17,23), 2.6 (11,14) .

Wk 4 (ends Fr 9/19): (HW I due on Wed 9/17) 2.6 (22,25) review chap 2 # 39, 3.2 (23).

Wk 5 (ends Fr 9/26): 3.2 (25), 3.3 (15 except for comparison with Newton's law)(Ex I on Fr 9/26; review on Wed 9/24).

Wk 6 (ends Fr 10/3): Solve the curve of pursuit problem (see class notes) when the pursuer A is slower than the pursued B (alpha < beta); in particular, show that A cannot catch up with B. 4.2 (1,5,10,13,17,19, 21, 26, 30,31).

Wk 7 (ends Fr 10/10): 4.3 (24,31ab), 4.4 (15,24,32).

Wk 8 (ends Fr 10/17): 4.5 (17, 21, 28, 29, 35,36), 4.6 (2,9,16).

Wk 9 (ends Fr 10/24): 4.7 (9,37), 4.8 (6,7,8). (Fr 10/24 Homecoming, HW II due on Wed 10/22)

Wk 10 (ends Fr 10/31): no HW(Ex II on Fr 10/31; review on Wed 10/29).

Wk 11 (ends Fr 11/7): 5.2(5,13,21), 5.4 (3,6,7,13).

Wk 12 (ends Fr 11/14) (Tue 11/11 Veterans Day ): 5.4(31,32), 5.5(5,9), 7.2 (11, 19,21,29f).

Wk 13 (ends Fr 11/21): 7.3 (5,9,17,24), 7.4 (3,8,22,30,31) .

Wk 14 (ends Fr 11/28) (Th-Fr 11/27-28 Thanksgiving): 7.5 (3,11,34,36), 7.9 (6,7), 7.6 (2,3,9,15).

Wk 15 (ends Fr 12/5): (HW III due on Mon 12/1)7.6 (25,37), 7.7 (11,12,13,21), 7.8 (3,4,13,19) .

Wk 16 (ends Fr 12/12): (Ex III on Wed 12/10; review on Mon 12/8).

Announcements:

I requested that the 5th edition of our text would be put on reserve in the Marston Science Library.
Exam I covers the material from chapters 1 and 2 (1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6) discussed in class, and any additional material that might have been taught in the context of these sections.
Solutions to Exam I are here.
Exam II covers the material from chapters 2, 3 and 4 (chap 2: Group project G, applications of chap 3: see class notes and monthly and weekly HW, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6) discussed in class, and any additional material that might have been taught in the context of these sections.
Solutions to Exam II are here.
Exam III covers the material from chapters 4, 5 and 7 (chap 4: 4.7 and 4.8, chap 5: 5.2, 5.4 and 5.5, chap 7: 7.1,7.3,7.4,7.5,7.6,7.7,7.8 and 7.9) discussed in class, and any additional material that might have been taught in the context of these sections.