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Instructor: Malgorzata Peszynska, Professor of Mathematics
Class: MWF 2:00-2:50pm, FAIR 305
Course information: Credits: 3.00.
Student preparation: the students should have completed MTH 256 or equivalent, and MTH 341.
Class announcement.
Textbook:
Syllabus: This class covers the basic theory and applications of systems of ordinary differential equations (ODEs). We will discuss the methods of solution and qualitative analysis of linear systems, and of linearizations of nonlinear systems. We will study phase portraits, equilibria, bifiurcations, and cycles, and develop applications to mechanics, chemical reactions, biology, and circuit theory, and in particular, conservative and reversible systems.
Grading: a grade for the class will be established based on the Homework grade (40%), and Exam grade (60%) from two exams worth 30% each.
No late HW will be accepted but one lowest HW grade will be dropped.
Extra credit up to 10% of the grade can be earned for individual assignments negotiated with the instructor (for example, additional problem solving).
Exams: Midterm: Monday 2/10/2014. Final Exam: Tuesday 3/18/2014, 2:00pm. There will be no make-up exams.
Attendance: is not taken but students are responsible for the material covered in class. Daily schedule will be posted as a guide to the class activities.
Course Learning Outcomes: A successful student who has completed MTH 480 will be able to
  • Solve linear systems of differential equations and carry out linearizations of nonlinear systems
  • Construct, interpret, and analyze phase plane diagrams for planar systems of ODEs
  • Understand the concepts and types of bifurcation, equilibria, oscillations, and chaos
  • Interpret and analyze models using systems of ODEs for applications to mechanics, chemical reactions, biology, and circuit theory
Special arrangements for students with disabilities: please contact the instructor and Services for Students with Disabilities prior to or during the first week of the term to discuss accommodations. Students who believe they are eligible for accommodations but who have not yet obtained approval through DAS should contact DAS immediately at 737-4098.
Course drop/add information is at http://oregonstate.edu/registrar/.
Student Conduct: All students are expected to obey to OSU’s student conduct regulations, see OSU’s Statement of Expectations for Student Conduct . See also Academic or Scholarly Dishonesty link.