The Cooper Union
Department of Mathematics
MA 240 - Differential Equations
Paul Hand

Thursday 11 AM - 12 PM in room 621
Friday 12 PM - 2 PM in room 643

Instructor:
Paul Hand
hand @ math.nyu.edu
http://math.nyu.edu/phd_students/hand/ma240.html
Office Hours: Tuesdays at 1 PM in room 643

Text:
Differential Equations with Boundary-Value Problems
Dennis Zill and Michael Cullen

Partial Syllabus:
Week 1: Definitions, First Order Equations
Weeks 2-4: Second Order Homogeneous Equations
Weeks 5-6: Inhomogeneous equations
Weeks 6-7: Higher Order Equations, Systems
Week 8: Series Solutions
Week 9-11: Laplace Transform, Dirac Delta

Grades:
The course will be graded 1/3 homework, 1/6 midterm 1, 1/6 midterm 2, 1/3 final. The worst homework will be dropped.

Homeworks: Homework will be assigned weekly on Fridays and will be due the following Friday. Collaboration is encouraged, but you must submit your own work.

HW 1 Solutions
HW 2 Solutions
HW 3 Solutions
Midterm Review Solutions
HW 4 Solutions
HW 5
HW 6
Midterm Review.Solutions
Midterm 2 Solutions
HW 8
Final Review. Solutions

Finals will be handed back this Thursday at 11 AM.
Grades and Histogram so far
The composite scores consist of 50% homework, 25% midterm 1, 25% midterm 2.