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Prairie State College
Math 216-01
Differential Equations

PSC - MATH 216-01 - Differential Equations - 3 Credit Hours
MW --- 5:00pm - 6:15pm
Room 2625

This is a first course in ordinary differential equations with applications to the physical sciences. Topics covered include recognition, classification, and solution of differential equations, as well as the expression of applied problems in terms of differential equations. This course is designed to prepare students for more advanced study in mathematics, science, and engineering.

Course Information Sheet | Lecture Pace | Homework Problems | Slides & Handouts | Tests & Quizzes
Office Hours | Formula Sheets | MuPAD Examples | Sage Workbooks & Programs | Final Grades


April is Math Awareness Month!

Links to interesting or useful stuff

Software:

  • Sage - Free, online computer algebra system
  • MUPAD - Go here for MuPad Light v 2.5.
  • GNUPLOT - A great (free) program for plotting data or graphing functions. (Or try here.)
  • Mathematica | The Mathematica Book On-Line | Mathematica Quick Reference
  • GeoGebra
  • Peanut Software
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    Online Computation:

  • Sage - Free, online computer algebra system
  • The Integrator - Interactive integration brought to you by the makers of Mathematica.
  • Function calculator
  • MathServ Calculus Toolkit
  • Newton's method
  • Lagrange Multipliers
  • Lagrange Multipliers II
  • Plotting functions of two variables
  • Euler's Method
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    Review / Tutorials / Topics

  • Visual Calculus - *** Highly recommended ***
  • Calculus on The Web - Excellent practice problems! Highly recommended
  • Mathematics Archives
  • Math Forum
  • Ask Dr. Math
  • THE CALCULUS PAGE PROBLEMS LIST - Very nice for help with problems.
  • Math For Morons Like Us
  • Review material
  • S.O.S. Math
  • The Connected Curriculum Project
  • Calculus@Internet
  • Calculus graphics
  • MATH - abundance
  • Finite Mathematics and Applied Calculus Resource Page
  • Vector Calculus Links
  • eCalculus.Org
  • Projectile Motion
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    Problems:

    Reference:

  • Dave's Math Tables
  • Favorite Mathematical Constants
  • Visual Dictionary of Plane Curves
  • National Curve Bank
  • On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences
  • Mathematical Functions
  • Digital Library of Math Functions
  • MAA Calculus articles especially for students
  • MathWorld (Click here for a random entry)
  • Numbers, Constants, and Computation
  • Plouffe's Inverter
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    History and Other Stuff:

    Calculators:

    Organizations:

    Steve Kifowit
    Prairie State College
    Chicago Heights, IL 60411    		 PSC Logo

    This page was last updated on December 18, 2009.