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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 $x' = Ax$ ansatz $x(t) = v e^{\lambda t}$+    * 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.
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