MATH 177

Geometric Methods in ODE


Spring Quarter 2018

Mo We Fr: 10:30--11:20   at  381U


INSTRUCTOR - Professor Yakov Eliashberg

Office 383S

Office hours: MoWe 2:15-3:30 pm   

COURSE ASSISTANT -  Francois-Simon Fauteux-Chapleau

Office 381M

Office hours:  Fr 1:30 - 2:30


 


SYLLABUS





Homework N1                           
     Solutions to Homework N1                 
Homework N2      Solutions to Homework N2
Homework N3      Solutions to Homework N3  


Final Exam (due on Monday, June 4th)

Solutions to the Final


Textbook     :   

Additional Texts:                                            
        


     
V. I. Arnold,  Geometrical Methods in the Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations, 2nd edition, Springer 1988

 V. I. Arnold, Mathematical Methods of Classical Mechanics, 2nd Edition, Springer

  177 online text:  Additional Chapters
  Differential forms

The  online text will be from time to time updated and expanded


 The class  will  be  using the Piazza system: www.piazza.com.
Piazza is a question-and-answer platform specifically designed to get you answers fast.
You can use  Piazza for  asking questions, as well as answering questions of your classmates.
Please never hesitate to ask questions. Your questions will also benefit other students.
The instructor and the TA will be monitoring  all the discussions on Piazza.


Homeworks  will be given once every two weeks, posted online on Wednesdays, and collected in class the Wednesdays in a week.


                               


EXAM

There will be a  take-home Final exam
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Final will be given the last week of May and due the first week of June

GRADING:

                                                                                        Homework                    
                       35%                                                                                                         
                                                                                                Attendence
                       35%
                                                                                                 Final
                       30%