MTH263: Qualitative Ordinary Differential Equations

Instructor: Mark Herman
Office: Hylan 808
Office Hours: MW 1-2, F 11:10-12:10
Email: herman@math.rochester.edu

Class: MW 2:00-3:15 -- Hylan 305
Text: Differential equations, dynamical systems and an introduction to chaos -- Morris Hirsch, Stephen Smale, and Robert Devaney (2nd edition)

Grading

Homework -- 70%

Exams
one in-class midterm -- 15%
takehome final -- 15%

Final grade > 90% will guarantee at least an A-
Final grade > 80% will guarantee at least an B-
Final grade > 70% will guarantee at least an C-
and so on...

Course Page: www.math.rochester.edu/courses/263/home

Homework will be posted here: www.math.rochester.edu/courses/263/home/homework

Dfield and PPlane -- plot solution curves to ODE's

Java microscope -- watch sets of intitial conditions evolve

Tentative Schedule

Week	Sections
Sept 1	1.1 -- 1.3
Sept 7	1.4 -- 1.6 (Note: Labor Day = No class on Sept 7)
Sept 14	Review: 2.1 -- 2.7, 3.1 -- 3.2
Sept 21	3.3 -- 3.4, 4.1 -- 4.3
Sept 28	5.1 -- 5.6 (Note: Sept 29 = Last day for add/drop)
Oct 5	6.1 -- 6.5 (Note: Fall Break = No class on Oct 5)
Oct 12	7.1 -- 7.5
Oct 19	8.1 -- 8.5
Oct 26	9.1 -- 9.5
Nov 2	10.1 -- 10.5
Nov 9	11.1 -- 11.3
Nov 16	12.1 -- 12.4
Nov 23	13.1 -- 13.3 (Note: Thanksgiving break = No class on Nov 25)
Nov 30	14.1 -- 14.5
Dec 7	15.1 -- 15.7, 16.1 -- 16.4 (Note: Dec 11 = Last day of classes)
	Final exams Dec 15 -- Dec 21