Math 334 - Differential Equations - Winter 2026
Class Information
Instructor: Tuan Pham
Class meetings: M, W, F: 10:00 - 10:50 AM at SCB 211
[Syllabus]
[Class schedule]
[Canvas]
[Textbook]
Office Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 2:00 - 3:30 PM at SCB 316, or by appointment
Assignments
Homework problems are to be turned in on paper in class.
Matlab codes are to be turned in on Canvas as pdf file.
Quizzes are given in class. See the class schedule above.
Lecture notes
Lecture 16 (Feb 20): linear second-order ODE with constant coefficients (cont.); Worksheet
Lecture 15 (Feb 18): linear second-order ODE with constant coefficients
Lecture 13 (Feb 13): linear second-order ODE; Worksheet
Review for Midterm I (Feb 9)
Lecture 12 (Feb 7): exact differential equations
Lecture 11 (Feb 4): Euler's method (cont.)
Lecture 10 (Feb 2): first-order autonomous ODE (cont.), Euler's numerical method; Worksheet
Lecture 9 (Jan 30): mixing problem and first-order autonomous ODE; Worksheet
Lecture 8 (Jan 28): Bernoulli ODE and homogeneous ODE
Lecture 7 (Jan 26): integrating factor and substitution methods; Worksheet
Lecture 6 (Jan 23): separable equations
Lecture 5 (Jan 21): Picard's theorem for existence and uniqueness
Lecture 4 (Jan 16): differential equation of the form \(y'=f(x,y)\); slope field
Lecture 3 (Jan 14): solution as integrals; continue the last worksheet
Lecture 2 (Jan 12): classification of differential equations; Worksheet
Lecture 1 (Jan 9): solution of a differential equation; Worksheet
Supplement materials
Matlab experiment with \(y'=2\sqrt{|y|}\): pdf, mlx
How to access Matlab
Install Chebfun (a Matlab toolbox)
The book "Exploring ODEs" by Trefethen, Birkisson, and Driscoll.
Links
Joseph F. Smith Library, Math Lab
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