January 27
section covered in text
1.1. Background
objective
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to be able to distinguish between ordinary and partial
differential equations
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to be able to distinguish between linear and nonlinear
ordinary differential equations
key ideas and/or vocabulary
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differential equations
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independent and dependent variables
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Newton's second law
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radioactive decay
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coefficients
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ordinary vs. partial differential equations
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order
solved problems-using key ideas
understanding the vocabulary, #1,3,7,12
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ordinary or partial differential?
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order?
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independent and dependent variables?
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linear or nonlinear?
describing a given problem with a differential equation, #15
using differential equations to solve a problem, # 17
announcements
Homework: #2,4,10,12,16 (due 2/5)
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QUESTION OF THE DAY
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Use the technique of integration by parts to
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SOLUTION
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SOLUTION.
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