Math 135: Ordinary Differential Equations

General

Lecture: MWF 3:00-3:50 AM, MS 5117
Textbook: G. Simmons, Differential Equations with Applications and Historical Notes, 2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill.
Discussion: R 3:00-3:50 AM, MS 5117

Instructor

Craig Schroeder

Office: MS 6310
Office Hours: MWF 4:00-5:00 PM (after class)

Email: craig@math.ucla.edu

Teaching Assistant

Adam Haque

Office: MS 3975
Office Hours: T 3:00-5:00 PM, R 4:00-5:00 PM

Email: adamhaque12@math.ucla.edu

Course Summary

Ordinary Differential Equations. (4) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: courses 33A, 33B. Selected topics in differential equations. Laplace transforms, existence and uniqueness theorems, Fourier series, separation of variable solutions to partial differential equations, Sturm-Liouville theory, calculus of variations, two point boundary value problems, Green's functions. P/NP or letter grading. (From catalog)

Exams

Midterm: Monday, April 18, 2016, in class
Midterm: Monday, May 16, 2016, in class
Final: Friday, June 10, 2016, 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM, TBD

Schedule of Lectures

Week	Lecture	Day	Date	Sections	Notes

1	1	M	Mar 28	-
		2	W	Mar 30	17, 18
		3	F	Apr 1	48, 50, 51

2	4	M	Apr 4	48, 50, 51
		5	W	Apr 6	48, 50, 51
		6	F	Apr 8	49

3	7	M	Apr 11	52, 53
		8	W	Apr 13	52, 53
		9	F	Apr 15	68, 69

4	-	M	Apr 18	-	Midterm 1
		10	W	Apr 20	68, 69
		11	F	Apr 22	68, 69

5	12	M	Apr 25	68, 69
		13	W	Apr 27	68, 69
		14	F	Apr 29	33

6	15	M	May 2	35, 36
		16	W	May 4	37
		17	F	May 6	34, 38

7	18	M	May 9	34, 38
		19	W	May 11	40
		20	F	May 13	41

8	-	M	May 16	-	Midterm 2
		21	W	May 18	42
		22	F	May 20	43

9	23	M	May 23	43
		24	W	May 25	65, 66, 67
		25	F	May 27	65, 66, 67

10	-	M	May 30	-	Holiday
		26	W	Jun 1	65, 66, 67
		27	F	Jun 3	-	Review

Homework, Projects, and Exams

Week	Day	Date	Lectures	Assignment	Solution	Notes

2	F	Apr 8	1-4	tex pdf	pdf	Homework 1
3	F	Apr 15	5-7	tex pdf	pdf	Homework 2
4	M	Apr 18	1-8	-	pdf	Midterm 1
4	F	Apr 22	8-9	tex pdf	pdf	Homework 3
5	F	Apr 29	10-12	tex pdf	pdf	Homework 4
6	F	May 6	13-15	tex pdf	pdf	Homework 5
7	F	May 13	16-18	tex pdf	pdf	Homework 6
8	M	May 16	9-18	-	pdf	Midterm 2
8	F	May 20	19-20	tex pdf	pdf	Homework 7
9	F	May 27	21-23	tex pdf	pdf	Homework 8
10	F	Jun 3	24-26	tex pdf	pdf	Homework 9
-	T	Jun 10	1-27	-	pdf	Final

Announcements

Welcome to Math 135, Ordinary Differential Equations.
You should be able to see your quiz, project, and exam grades on my.ucla.edu. If you cannot, please email me. Quizzes, projects, and midterms will be returned in class.
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The syllabus has been posted.
Notes on Laplace existence can be found here.
Laplace transform table for Midterm 1 is here.
Proofs for existence and uniqueness: global version and local version.
Test taking tips.