MATH 218 - Differential equations for engineers (Fall 2024)
Contact: alex.cowan@uwaterloo.ca - Please include "218" in the subject line
Time and Location: MWF 12:30-1:20, Monday Wednesday in E6 2024, Friday in DWE 2529
Tutorials: Wednesday 11:30-12:20 in PHY 145
Office hours: Monday 1:45-2:45 in MC 6461, and by appointment
This is the homepage of Alex Cowan's fall 2024 ordinary differential equations course. The syllabus is available here.
Announcements
- Midterm 1 is Friday, October 12th, 12:30 - 1:20pm in class.
- Midterm 2 is Wednesday, November 13th, 12:30 - 1:20pm in class.
- Final exam is Thursday, December 12th, 4:00 - 6:30pm in TBA.
Assignments
Assignment 1 Due 2024/09/13. Solutions
Assignment 2 Due 2024/09/20. Solutions
Assignment 3 Due 2024/09/27. Solutions
Assignment 4 Due 2024/10/04. Solutions
Assignment 5 Due 2024/10/29. Solutions: 1 and 3, 2
Assignment 6 Due 2024/11/05. Solutions
Assignment 7 Due 2024/11/11. Solutions
Assignment 8 Due 2024/11/25. Solutions
Assignment 9 Due 2024/12/04. Solutions
Notes and reference material
Differential Equations for Engineers by J. Wainwright and J. West.
(Optional) Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems by Boyce and DiPrima
Example code from lecture 2024/09/30
Example code from lecture 2024/10/02
Example code from tutorial 2024/10/02
Material from tutorial 2024/10/30 one and two
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Extra problems 1
Extra problems 2
Extra problems 3
Midterm 1 and 2 solutions
Study guide for the final
This page was last updated 2024/12/08.