MATH 22B (SECTION 1), 1204 Haring, 9-10 MWF



Instructor: D. A. Kouba

Office: 572 Kerr

Phone: (530) 752-1083

Office Hours: 10-11 T Th or by appointment

TA Office Hours : John Hong, 2-4 MW, 479 Kerr

EXAM DATES: The course will likely cover the following sections in our textbook (Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems by Boyce and DiPrima) -- 1.1, 2.1-2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 3.1-3.7, 7.1-7.9, 6.1-6.3

SOLUTIONS TO ALL HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS CAN BE PURCHASED AT CLASSICAL NOTES IN THE MU. In addition, you may look at a copy of solutions during office hours in 572 Kerr.

The following homework assignments are subject to minor changes. An asterisk (*) indicates those problems to be handed in.

HINT for problem 37b on page 30 : Let v = y^(1-n) then dv/dt = (1-n)y^(-n) dy/dt. Now multiply the original D. E. by (1-n) y^(-n), simplify, and you should be left with a 1st-order linear D.E. in the variable v !

HINT for problem 19a on page 38 : Recall that sin A = B and A = arcsin B are the same only if A is between -pi/2 and +pi/2 ! If A is in the 3rd or 4th quadrant then sin A = B leads to A = pi - arcsin B !!!!

HINT for problem 29 on page 38 : Use polynomial division first to integrate variable y ! HINT for problem 27 on page 54 : Let V be the volume (ft.^3) of CO in the room at time t minutes. Then set up a differential equation in the fashion of the salt and water mixture problems by comparing the volume (ft.^3) of CO to the volume (ft.^3) of air and multiply by 0.1 ft.^3 per minute to get the proper units. HINT for problems 39 and 40 on page 150 : The substitution x = ln t together with the chain rule convert the differential equation t^2 y'' + A t y' + B y = 0 (with t as the independent variable) into the differential equation d^2 y/dx^2 + (A-1) dy/dx + B y = 0 (with x as the independent variable). This will be shown in my solution set for HW #11. You can simply use this fact to do these problems. ####################################################################

OFFICE HOURS For The Week Of March 16-21, 1998 #########

Kouba MAY be out of town on University business from Tuesday, March, 17, through Friday, March 20, 1998. For assistance please see office hours below.

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The Math 22B FINAL EXAM is Saturday, March 21, 1998, 8-10 am in 1204 Haring

The final exam will have 14 problems. There will be two (2) systems of differential equations to solve, two (2) applications, five (5) differential equations solved by the methods of your choice, and five (5) OTHER problems; in addition, there will be 3 OPTIONAL extra credit problems. Most problems will be homework type of problems, like those on the three hour exams. All those topics and concepts that you were asked to learn for the three hour exams, you must know for the final exam. There is one major EXCEPTION. There will be NO PROOFS on the final exam. When solving differential equations, I may tell you to use a certain method or I may leave it for you to decide which method to use. You should have a graphing calculator at your disposal, since you may be asked to graph solutions or trajectories. Expect 3 or four problems on the material covered since the third hour exam. You need to MEMORIZE the following Laplace transform formulas-- on page 300, formula numbers 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11; and Theorem 6.2.1 and Corollary 6.2.2.

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Your comments, questions, or suggestions can be sent via e-mail to Kouba by clicking on the following address :

kouba@math.ucdavis.edu .