MA 341-004 - Applied Differential Equations I
Fall 2005, North Carolina State University

Introduction:
This is the official webpage for MA 341-004 - Applied Differential Equations taught by Kartik Sivaramakrishnan in Fall 2005. Please check this page regularly for announcements, course handouts, homeworks, and exams. The webpage should be up to date! However, please send information about missing links and necessary updates to Kartik via email.

Instructor:
Kartik Sivaramakrishnan
Office coordinates: Harrelson Hall 235
Phone: (919) 513-7445
Email id: kksivara at unity dot ncsu dot edu
Office Hours: M, W, and F - 11-12 pm and by appointment

Time and Place: T and H - 1.30-2.45 pm in HA 201

Teaching Assistant:
Jason Devito (jbdevito at unity dot ncsu dot edu)
Office hours: T, H - 9-10 am

Course Outline and Policies: The course outline can also be downloaded as the following pdf file ma341outline.pdf.

Course schedule:

Computer Programs:
  • Programming Standards
  • MATLAB code for Euler's method
  • Test function for Euler's method
  • Kartik's sample session with euler.m in MATLAB
  • Kartik's euler program for Problem 6 on Homework 2
  • Kartik's MATLAB session with coupled spring-mass systems (Example 1, Section 5.5, Page 279 of the book)
  • Kartik's MATLAB session with a predator-prey model, Predator-prey test function
  • Plot of the prey and predator populations vs time
  • Plot of the prey population vs predator population
  • Kartik's MATLAB session with the chaotic Lorenz model, Test function for Lorenz model

    Information on MAPLE and MATLAB:
  • Getting started with MATLAB
  • Differential Equations with MATLAB - Click on Differential Equations in the list of contents.

    Class Schedule:
  • Kartik's office hours on Monday, 14th of November are cancelled.
  • The class on Tuesday, 15th of November is cancelled.
  • Kartik will hold additional office hours on Thursday, 17th of November between 11-12 pm.

    Homework Assignments:
  • Homework 1: Due in class on September 1, 2005. Problem 1 on the homework is due in class on September 6, 2005.
  • Homework 2: Problems 1-4 are due in class on September 13, 2005. Problems 5 and 6 are due in class on September 20, 2005.
  • Homework 3: Due in class on October 4, 2005.
  • Homework 4: Due in class on October 18, 2005.
  • Homework 5: Due in class on November 8, 2005.
  • Homework 6: Due in my office by 10 am on Monday, November 21, 2005 (Note the unusual submission time!).

    Review Problems (including final exam review problems):

    Exams:
  • Test 1 will be held in class on Thursday, September 15, 2005 between 1.30-2.45 pm.
  • Test 2 will be held in class on Thursday, October 20, 2005 between 1.30-2.45 pm.
  • Test 3 will be held in class on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 between 1.30-2.45 pm.
  • The final exam will be held in class on Thursday, December 8, 2005 between 1-4 pm.

    Solutions to homeworks and exams:
  • Homework 1
  • Homework 2
  • Test 1
  • Homework 3
  • Homework 4
  • Test 2
  • Homework 5
  • Homework 6, Homework 6, Problem 4
  • Test 3
  • Final Exam

    Supplementary Reading:

    Academic Integrity:
    Please review the guidelines posted at the following website.

    Disability Services for Students:
    Please check the following website for more information.
    • Last Updated: 8th-December-2005

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