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* exact | * exact | ||
* 1st order linear | * 1st order linear | ||
+ | * substitutions: Bernoulli, homogeneous*, and $Ax + By + C$ | ||
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* 2nd and higher-order equations | * 2nd and higher-order equations | ||
+ | * reduction of order | ||
* homogeneous constant coefficient ($y=e^{\lambda t}$ is your friend) | * homogeneous constant coefficient ($y=e^{\lambda t}$ is your friend) | ||
* judicious guessing | * judicious guessing | ||
* variation of parameters | * variation of parameters | ||
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* Laplace transforms | * Laplace transforms | ||
* definitions, properties, and transforms & inverses of simple functions | * definitions, properties, and transforms & inverses of simple functions | ||
* s-translation, t-translation | * s-translation, t-translation | ||
* Heaviside and Dirac delta functions | * Heaviside and Dirac delta functions | ||
- | * Systems of equations | + | |
+ | * Systems of linear equations | ||
* matrices, vectors, $Ax=b$ problems, and determinants | * matrices, vectors, $Ax=b$ problems, and determinants | ||
- | * the eigenvalue problem, how it arises from the ODE $x' = Ax$ | + | * the eigenvalue problem, how it arises from the ODE $x' = Ax$ and ansatz $x(t) = v e^{\lambda t}$ |
* how to solve systems of ODEs with | * how to solve systems of ODEs with | ||
* real eigenvalues, distinct | * real eigenvalues, distinct | ||
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* phase portraits | * phase portraits | ||
+ | Several of the teaching assistants have final exams for their graduate course Wednesday afternoon and Thursday. We do not expect to start grading the final exam until Friday morning. |