MATH 219 Introduction To Differential Equations: Akisisel@metu - Edu.tr Aybak@metu - Edu.tr
MATH 219 Introduction To Differential Equations: Akisisel@metu - Edu.tr Aybak@metu - Edu.tr
Credit: (4-0) 4
Catalog description: First order equations and various applications. Higher order linear differential equations.
Power series solutions. The Laplace transform. Solutions of initial value problems. Systems of linear
differential equations. Introduction to partial differential equations.
Course Coordinator: zgr Kiisel (Office: 128, Phone: (312) 210 5388) akisisel@metu.edu.tr
Course Assistant: Levent Aybak (Office: Z-43, Phone: (312) 210 5360) aybak@metu.edu.tr
Textbook: Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, Boyce, W. E., DiPrima, R. C.,
9th ed.
Suggested Problems:A list of suggested problems will be announced on the course website. Students are
encouraged to attempt to solve all of these problems in a timely manner, and ask the instructors about the ones
that they cannot solve. At least 25% of the exam problems will be chosen among these problems.
NA Policy: A student who misses all exams will receive a grade of NA for the course. In addition, a student
with weighted average of Midterm 1 and Midterm 2 grades less than 15% will not be eligible to take the final
examination and receive a grade of NA from the course (assuming that midterm 1 and 2 grades are M1 and M2
respectively, this condition is (0.35*M1+0.30*M2)/0.65<15).
Make-up Policy: In order to be eligible to enter a make-up examination for a missed examination, a student
should have a documented or verifiable, and officially acceptable excuse. A student cannot get make-up
examinations for two missed exams. The make-up examination for all exams will be after the final exam, and
will include all topics.
Lectures:
Important Dates:
October 5: Classes start December 26: Midterm 2
October 12-16: Add-drop January 1: Holiday (New Years Day)
October 29: Holiday (Republic Day) January 8: Classes end
November 10: Commemoration of Atatrk January 11-23: Finals period
November 21: Midterm 1 January 29: Grades announced
December 11: Withdrawal deadline February 3-5: Resit exams
Course Schedule
The table below is a rough guideline for the content of course lectures. Instructors may reorder their lectures as
necessary/desired. Section and page numbers below are from the textbook, Elementary Differential Equations
and Boundary Value Problems, Boyce and DiPrima, 9th ed., 2010.
1.1, 1.3: Introduction, Direction Fields
1 Chapter 2. First Order Differential Equations
Week 1: 2.2: Separable equations (also homogeneous equations - see p49 #30).
Oct.5-9
2 2.1: Linear equations; Method of integrating factors.