Math 308 - Differential Equations

Fall 2003


Instructor: Warren Weckesser
314 McGregory, (315) 228-7228
Email: wweckesser@mail.colgate.edu
Office Hours:Mon, Wed: 9:00-10:15 AM, 1:15-3:00 PM
  Other times by appointment, or just drop by to see if I am available.
Lecture: MWF, 12:20-1:10, McGregory 201F
Text: Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, Seventh Edition
  by Boyce and DiPrima (Wiley, 2003)
Web Page: http://math.colgate.edu/~wweckesser/math308/


Handouts


Exercise Sets


Homework

# Assignment   Solutions
1 PDF (corrected) FAQ PDF, Postscript
2 PDF, Postscript FAQ  
3 PDF   PDF (Problems 8-10 only.)
4 PDF    
5 PDF    


Links


Maple

To run Maple in the computer lab:
  1. Log in with your Colgate ID and password.
  2. On the desktop, find the Maple icon. It is white with a red Maple leaf. Double-click this icon to start Maple.
  3. When you are done, be sure to exit Maple and log off.
Maple Worksheet Format
(to be opened with Maple)
PDF or Postscript Format
(for viewing or printing without Maple)
Getting Started with Maple PDF, Postscript
Getting Started with Diff. Eqns. in Maple PDF, Postscript
Solving Second Order Differential Equations PDF, Postscript
Solving a Linear System PDF
Phase Plane Example with the Mass-Spring System PDF
Plot of H(x,y) for the pendulum with no friction PDF
Plot of H(x,y) for a predator/prey example PDF