math53

Math 53: Ordinary Differential Equations

    Instructor: Anthony Licata
    Office: 380-382 C.
    Contact: amlicata(at)math(dot)stanford(dot)edu

    Math 53 is a first course in Ordinary Differential Equations. The main goal of the course is to learn to solve systems of linear ODEs. We will also discuss the Laplace transform, some non-linear ODEs, and applications.

    Lecture sections and office hours

    There are two lecture sections for this course:
    Section 01, Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:00am - 10:50am, in ApPhy200.
    Section 02, Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1:15pm - 2:05pm, in 380-380Y.

    My office hours will be from 4:00pm-5:30pm on Mondays and Tuesdays in 380-381 U (when it is available) or my office, 380-382C. If I'm not in one of these places it's a good bet I'm talking to students in the other. You can also always contact me if you would like to make an appointment to meet at another time.

    Discussion sections and TA office hours

    The TAs for this course are Olena Bormashenko, Michael Lipnowski, and Mykhaylo Shkolnikov.

    Olena Bormashenko: olenab(at)math(dot)stanford(dot)edu.
    Section 03, Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00am - 10:50am, in Herrin T185.
    Section 05, Tuesday and Thursday, 1:15pm - 2:05pm, in 320-220.
    Office Hours: Monday 11am - 12pm and Wednesday 6pm - 8pm in 380-380M.
    Michael Lipnowski: malipnow(at)math(dot)stanford(dot)edu.
    Section 07, Tuesday and Thursday, 11:00am-11:50am, in Educ 210.
    Section 08, Tuesday and Thursday, 2:15pm-3:05pm, in 380-380W.
    Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 12:30pm-2:00pm, in 380-380S.
    Mykhaylo Shkolnikov : mshkolni(at)math(dot)stanford(dot)edu.
    Section 04, Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00am-10:50am, in Gates B12.
    Section 06, Tuesday and Thursday, 1:15pm-2:05pm, in 320-221.
    Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 11:00am-12:30am, in 380-380U1.

    Course Materials

    The text for the course is "Differential Equations: An Introduction to Modern Methods and Applications", by Brannan and Boyce.
    Here is the syllabus for the course.

    Grading

    Homework: 10%
    Homework will be due each week on Thursday at 5:00pm to your TA. The lowest homework score will be dropped.

    Quizzes : 10%
    Most Fridays the first 10 minutes of class will be devoted to taking a very short one problem quiz. Quizzes will be collected exactly 10 minutes into the start of class, and cannot be made up. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped.

    First Midterm : 20%

    Second Midterm : 20%

    Final Exam : 40%

    The Brannan and Boyce text has a number of sugggested projects at the end of each chapter. If you wish to do one for extra credit, please see me and we can discuss a time for you to do a project presentation.

    Important Dates


    Add/Drop Deadline: October 9.
    First Midterm: October 13, in the evening. Exact time and location to be determined.
    Second Midterm: November 10, in the evening. Exact time and location to be determined.
    Final Exam: Monday, December 7, from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Location to be determined.

    Homework

    Here is the homework for the course. It will be updated regularly, so be sure to check here periodically.

    Exam Solutions

    Here are some solutions to the first exam.

    Quiz Solutions

    Here are some solutions to some of the quizzes.