University of Memphis    Spring 2023 MATH 2120 – Differential Equations Dept Math Sciences    Dwiggins
MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY
  Jan 18   Jan 20  
MLK Day §§ 1.1-2 Introduction to §§ 1.2-3 Initial Value
      ODE's and PDE's   Problems
Jan 23   Jan 25   Jan 27  
§ 2.1 Behavior of § 2.2 Separable § 2.3 First-Order
  Solutions   Equations   Linear ODE's
Jan 30 HW 1 Due Feb 1   Feb 3  
§ 2.4 Exact § 2.5 Methods of § 2.6 Numerical
  Equations   Substituion (plus Ch. 9) Methods
Feb 6   Feb 8 HW 2 Due Feb 10  
§ 3.1 Examples of § 3.2 Examples of REVIEW
  Linear Models   Nonlinear Models
Feb 13   Feb 15   Feb 17  
Test # 1 § 4.1 Higher-Ordered § 4.2 Reduction
Chapters 1, 2, 3   ODE's and PDE's   of Order
Feb 20   Feb 22   Feb 24  
§ 4.3 Homogeneous § 4.4 Nonhomogeneous § 4.5 Annihilator
  Equations   Equations   Method
Feb 27 HW 3 Due March 1   March 3  
§ 4.6 Variation of § 4.7 Euler § 4.8 Green's
  Parameters   Equations   Functions
Spring Break
March 13   March 15   March 17  
§ 5.1 Vibrational § 5.2 RLC § 7.1 Laplace
  Behavior   Circuits   Transforms
March 20 HW 4 Due March 22   March 24  
§ 7.2 Transforms of § 7.2 Finding REVIEW
  Derivatives   Inverse Transforms
March 27   March 29   March 31  
Test # 2 §§ 6.1-2 Power Series §§ 6.2-3 Ordinary and
Chapters 4 and 5   Solutions   Singular Points
April 3   April 5 HW 5 Due April 7  
§§ 6.3-4 Special §§ 4.9, 8.1 Linear Systems § 8.2 Eigenvalues and
  Functions   of ODE's   Eigenvectors
April 10   April 12   April 14 HW 6 Due
§ 8.3 Nonhomogeneous § 8.4 The Matrix § 7.6 Laplace Transforms
  Systems   Exponential Solution   of Linear Systems
April 17   April 19   April 21  
REVIEW Test # 3   Review
Chapters 6, 7, 8   Test # 1
April 24   April 26   Monday, May 1
  Review   Review Final Exam
  Test # 2   Test # 3 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.