Applied Math for Engineers

These are notes on MATH 305 at UD by Toby Driscoll. All rights reserved.

Schedule for Spring 2021

Linear Algebra

Date

Section

Kapitula

Suggested practice

Feb. 23

Overview

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Feb. 23

Vectors and matrices

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Feb. 23

Linear algebraic systems

1.1.1, 1.1.2

1.1.1

Feb. 23

Row elimination

1.1.3

Feb. 23

RREF

1.1.3

1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.5

Mar. 2

Vector algebra

1.2.1

Mar. 2

Matrix-vector algebra

1.2.2

1.2.1, 1.2.2

Mar. 2

Matrix multiplication

1.3

1.3.1

Mar. 2

Identity and inverse

1.4

1.4.1(a,b), 1.4.3

Mar. 9

Singularity

1.10

1.10.1, 1.10.2

Mar. 9

General solutions

1.5

1.5.1, 1.5.3

Mar. 9

Complex numbers

1.11

1.11.1, 1.11.3, 1.11.6

Mar. 9

Eigenvalues

1.12.1, 1.12.2

1.12.2 (a-d), 1.12.3, 1.12.8(a)

Mar. 9

Multiplicity

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1st-order linear ODE

Date

Section

Kapitula

Boyce & DiPrima

Suggested practice

Mar. 16

Overview

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Mar. 16

Quick tour

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Mar. 16

Initial-value problems

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Mar. 16

Operators

2.3

K2.3: 1,2

Mar. 16

Homogeneous solutions

2.4

K2.4: 1,2

Mar. 23

Variation of parameters

2.5.1, 2.5.2

K2.5.1, BD2.1: 39,41

Mar. 23

IVP formula

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K2.5.2, BD2.1: 15,30

Mar. 23

(optional) Integrating factor

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2.1

Mar. 23

Undetermined coefficients

2.5.3

K2.5.3

Mar. 30

Modeling

2.6.1

2.3

K2.6.3 (a-c), K2.6.4, BD2.3: 3,16

Steps and impulses

Date

Section

Kapitula

Boyce & DiPrima

Suggested practice

Mar. 30

Overview

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Mar. 30

Unit step

5.1

6.3

K5.1.1, BD6.3: 11,13,15,20,22,33(hard)

Mar. 30

Impulse

5.1

6.5 (skip 2nd order)

Apr. 6

Laplace transform

5.2

6.1

K5.2: 2,3

Apr. 6

Solutions by transform

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2nd-order linear ODE

Date

Section

Kapitula

Boyce & DiPrima

Suggested practice

Apr. 6

Overview

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–

Apr. 6

Solution structure

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Apr. 6

Homogeneous solutions

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3.1,3.4

BD 3.1: 1-6, 9-12; 3.4: 1-2, 11-12, 18

Apr. 13

Complex exponentials

1.11

3.3

BD 3.3: 1-4, 7-9, 17-19

Apr. 13

Pure oscillation

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BD 3.7: 1-3, 16

Apr. 13

Free oscillations

4.3.2

3.7

BD 3.7: 6, 7, 13, 17

Apr. 13

Undetermined coefficients

4.2.2

K4.2: 1(a-c), 2(a-c); BD 3.5: 1-3, 15-16

Apr. 13

Forced oscillations

4.3.3

3.8

BD 3.8: 5, 9, 10, 12

Laplace transforms

Date

Section

Kapitula

Boyce & DiPrima

Suggested practice

Apr. 20

Overview

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Apr. 20

2nd order ODEs

5.3

6.2

K 5.3: 1(a),2(a), 3(a); 6.2: 1-4, 11-12

Apr. 20

Steps and impulses

5.3

6.3, 6.5

K 5.3: 1(b-c),2(b-c); BD 6.3: 7,11,15,20-21; 6.5: 3(a)-6(a)

Apr. 20

Convolution

5.5

6.6

K 5.5: 1(a-c), 2(a-c), 3(a-b) ; BD 6.6: 13-15

Linear ODE systems

Date

Section

Kapitula

Boyce & DiPrima

Suggested practice

Apr. 27

Overview

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–

Apr. 27

Order & dimension

3.2

K 3.2: 1

Apr. 27

Solution structure

3.4 (part)

Apr. 27

Homogeneous solutions

3.4 (part), 3.5 (part)

K 3.4: 1

Apr. 27

Constant coefficients

3.5 (part), 3.5.4 (part)

K 3.5: 7, 8(a,c), 12, 20

May 4

Phase plane

3.5.1–3.5.5

K 3.5: 1, 2, 6, 14, 15

May 4

Matrix exponential

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N/A

~~Variation of parameters~~

3.6.1

Nonlinear ODEs

Date

Section

Kapitula

Boyce & DiPrima

Suggested practice

May 4

Overview

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May 4

Autonomous equations

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May 11

Separable equations

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May 11

The logistic equation

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May 11

Direction fields

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May 11

Linearization

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