Tentative Schedule


The following is an approximate schedule only of topics to be covered. The dates of exams, quizzes and homework deadlines are fixed. However, individual sections may not be covered on the exact date listed.

DATE
DAY
TOPIC
SECTION
Aug. 26
M
Systems of Linear Equations
1.1 (Mon. Quiz 1)
Aug. 28
W
Systems of Linear Equations
1.1
Aug. 29
Th
Matrices and Operations
1.2 (Thurs. Quiz 1)
Aug. 30
F
Matrices and Operations
1.2
Sept. 2
M
Inverses
1.3 (Mon. Quiz 2)
Sept. 4
W
Inverses
1.3
Sept. 5
Th
Special Matrices
1.4 (Thurs. Quiz 2)
Sept. 6
F
Determinants
1.5
Sept. 9
M
Determinants
1.5-1.6
Sept. 11
W
Review
Review
Sept. 12
Th
Midterm I Midterm I
Sept. 13
F
Determinants 1.6
Sept. 16
M
Vector Spaces
2.1 (Mon. Quiz 3)
Sept. 18
W
Vector Spaces
2.1
Sept. 19
Th
Subspaces and Spanning Sets 2.2 (Thurs. Quiz 3)
Sept. 20
F
Subspaces and Spanning Sets 2.2
Sept. 23
M
Linear Independence and Bases
2.3 (Mon. Quiz 4)
Sept. 25
W
Linear Independence and Bases
2.3
Sept. 26
Th
Dimension
2.4 (Thurs. Quiz 4)
Sept. 27
F
Dimension
2.4
Sept. 30
M
Wronskians
2.5 (Mon. Quiz 5)
Oct. 2
W
Introduction to Differential Equations 3.1
Oct. 3
Th
Separable Differential Equations 3.2 (Thurs. Quiz 5)
Oct. 4
F
Exact Differential Equations 3.3
Oct. 7
M
Exact and Linear 3.3-3.4
Oct. 9
W
Review
Review
Oct. 10
Th
Midterm II Midterm II
Oct. 11
F
Linear Differential Equations 3.4
Oct. 14
M
Techniques for First Order
3.5 (Mon. Quiz 6)
Oct. 16
W
Techniques for First Order 3.5
Oct. 17
Th
Modeling
3.6 (Thurs. Quiz 6)
Oct. 18
F
Reduction of Order 3.7
Oct. 21
M
Higher Order 4.1 (Mon. Quiz 7)
Oct. 23
W
Higher Order
4.1
Oct. 24
Th
Homogeneous, Constant Coef., Linear
4.2 (Thurs. Quiz 7)
Oct. 25
F
Homogeneous, Constant Coef., Linear
4.2
Oct. 28
M
Undetermined Coefficients
4.3 (Mon. Quiz 8)
Oct. 30
W
Undetermined Coefficients
4.3
Oct. 31
Th
Variation of Parameters
4.4 (Thurs. Quiz 8)
Nov. 1
F
Variation of Parameters
4.4
Nov. 4
M
Applications
4.5
Nov. 6
W
Review
Review
Nov. 7
Th
Midterm III
Midterm III
Nov. 8
F
Linear Transformations
5.1
Nov. 11
M
Linear Transformations and Differential Operators
5.1-5.2 (Mon. Quiz 9)
Nov. 13
W
Differential Operators
5.2
Nov. 14
Th
Matrices for Linear Transformation
5.3 (Thurs. Quiz 9)
Nov. 15
F
Eigen Values and Eigen Vectors
5.4
Nov. 18
M
Eigen Values and Eigen Vectors
5.4 (Mon. Quiz 10)
Nov. 20
W
Similar Matrices, Diagonalization, Jordan Form
5.5
Nov. 21
Th
Systems of Linear Differential Equations
6.1 (Thus. Quiz 10)
Nov. 22
F
Homogeneous, Constant Coef., Diagonalizable
6.2
Nov. 25-29
M-F
NO CLASS
NO CLASS
Dec. 2
M
Homogeneous, Constant Coef., Nondiagonalizable
6.3 (Mon. Quiz 11)
Dec. 4
W
Nonhomogeneous Systems
6.4
Dec. 5
Th
Conversion to First Order Systems
6.5 (Thurs. Quiz 11)
Dec. 6
F
Applications
6.6
See Final Exam Schedule
See Final Exam Schedule
Final Exam
Final Exam