DiffyQ

(Nostalgic? See the 2018g, 2017t and 2015t, 2015g, 2014t pages [18 exams], as well as the 2013t, 2004g, 2003g, 1994 page [18 exams].)

The Individual Optional Project IOP-V

...will be due slid u n d e r room 402 Little Hall my office door (Little Hall 402, Northeast corner) , by 2PM, Thursday, 06Dec2018.

The IOP must be carefully typed, but diagrams may be hand-drawn.

At all times have a paper copy you can hand-in; I do NOT accept electronic versions. Print out a copy each day, so that you always have the latest version to hand-in; this, in case your printer or computer fails. (You are too old for My dog ate my homework.)

Please follow the guidelines on the Checklist (pdf, 3pages) to earn full credit.

Material to learn

The Laplace transform (pdf) has an example, a simplification of tapping on a bell. Also available is a small Table of Laplace transforms (pdf). Related is Euler-Mascheroni constant and Gamma. For the curious: The Gamma fnc, and Volume of the n-ball (pdf).
Look Ma! All 12 DfyQ quizzes so far (pdf). [Monday, 26Nov2018]
Algorithms for solving some differential equations (pdf) [DiffyNotes]. [Tuesday, 13Nov2018] [I'll use this for class lectures. Our textbook will be used for reading assigments and as a problem-reservoir.]
Popular was the short Class-U; (now with answers/solutions) with its delightful two-column layout.
Folks breezed through the aptly-titled Class-T (with solns), and also learned of the Robert Long Prize essay competition.
Folks were delighted with the nifty Class-S and its quick True-False question.
Wikipedia: W: SoV W: ODE.
W: Complex number. W: (skim) Linear DE. W: Exponential function.
W:(skim) Differential Eqn.
Our DfyQ syllabus.
Read eventually: W: FTODE, Picard-Lindelof theorem.
You have learned the Math-Greek alphabet (pdf), which we will use in class frequently.
At home, please use 80 minutes take this Sample exam of prerequisite knowledge (pdf). Then use your Calculus text to grade yourself. This will help you know what you need to review.

The various DiffyQ czars who help out.

Time	Computer	Blackboard	Memory	Phone
Miraj P.	Britney C.	?	?	Dylan M.

Textbook: Fundamentals of Differential Eqns with Boundary Value Problems, (9^th edition). Author: Nagle, Saff & Snider. [While that is the official textbook, you may use the 6th, 7th,8th, or 9th editions.]

We will also use Wikipedia and perhaps other online sources.

Our Teaching Page has useful information for students in all of my classes. It has my schedule, LOR guidelines, and Usually Useful Pamphlets. One of them is the Checklist The checklist (pdf) which gives pointers on what I consider to be good mathematical writing. Further information is at our class-archive URL (I email this private URL directly to students).

In all of my courses, attendance is absolutely required (excepting illness and religious holidays). In the unfortunate event that you miss a class, you are responsible to get all Notes / Announcements / TheWholeNineYards from a classmate, or several. All my classes have a substantial class-participation grade.

Good engineering practice comes from Experience …

Experience comes from Bad engineering practice.

Tacoma Narrows collapse and W:Tacoma Narrows Bridge and TNB People 2 (Hallett R. French), and the claim about Dexter R. Smith. Also TNB People 1.

DiffyQ

The Individual Optional Project IOP-V

Material to learn

Interlude

Explanations:

Other engineering failures: