An
undergraduate course in Mathematics at the Department
of Mathematics, National Tsing Hua
University.
Instructor: Professor Wei-Cheng Wang,
Class meeting: General III Building, room
101, M2R1R2.
Grading (Temporary, there might be course projects): The final grade is 30%
homework&quiz + 20% midterm1 + 20% midterm2 + 30% final exam.
Class attendance is required. Attendance will be taken occasionally. If you must miss class, you
must email me in advance with some kind of explanation.
Textbook and
References:
Textbook: William E. Boyce & Richard C. Diprima: Elementary Differential
Equations and Boundary Value Problems.
Class TA:
Course description, study guide and Lecture notes:
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Course description |
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1,2 |
First Order Differential Equations |
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3 |
Second Order Linear Equations |
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4 |
Higher Order Linear Equations |
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5 |
Series Solutions of Second Order Linear Equations |
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6 |
The Laplace Transform |
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7 |
Systems of First Order Linear Equations |
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8 |
Numerical Methods (if time permits) |
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Matlab Information
Matlab is an excellent environment for
experimentation in scientific computing. It is not the most efficient
environment for large-scale simulations, although with some effort, Matlab can
be used in conjunction with C and Fortran routines. Matlab is a product of The Mathworks. For a tutorial, see A Free
Matlab Online Tutorial or Another Tutorial or
Matlab
Primer
You can start from our class
note on matlab before reading these materials.
Postscript
viewer: To
view the Postscript files on your PC screen, you may need to install the GSview
from here. If you are running MS
Windows, Professor William Ferng at Chiao-Tung University has setup an
installation guide here.
PDF viewer: To view the PDF files on
your PC screen, you may need to install the Acrobat Reader from Adobe. (Other softwares, such as
GSview, can be possible alternatives.) Acrobat Reader can be downloaded from
the Adobe site
The
Grade. If you want to check your grade for final exam or have doubt on your
grade, email me AND contact the TA QUICKLY. The grade for 4th year students
will go out on Wednesday 6/19 morning. The grade will not be changed unless
there is a mistake in counting your final grade.