Ciprian Preda

Math 134

Linear and Nonlinear Systems of Differential Equations

Office: MS 5242
Office hours: M 11:00-12:00a.m. and 4:00-5:00 p.m., W 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Midterm#1 :Wednesday, April 30th, 10-10:50a.m., MS 5138 (the usual lecture's classroom).
Midterm#2 :TBA

email: preda@math.ucla.edu
Textbook: Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos, by S. Strogatz.
Class Information


Practice Midterm (for Midterm #1)

Solutions for the Practice Midterm (the solutions were given by Aleka McAdams)

Practice Final

Solutions for the Practice Final (the solutions were given by Aleka McAdams)




Hw#1 assignment:
Section #2.1. - problems 2.1.4/page 36.
Section #2.2. - problems 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.5, 2.2.7, 2.2.8, 2.2.9/page 37.
Hw#1 is due on Friday, April the 11th, and it will be collected in the lecture.

Hw#2 assignment:
Section #2.4. - problems 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.5, 2.4.7/page 40.
Section #2.5. - problems 2.5.2, 2.5.4./page 40.
Hw#2 is due on Friday, April the 18th, and it will be collected in the lecture.

Hw#3 assignment:
Section #2.6. - problems 2.6.2/page 41.
Section #2.7. - problems 2.7.1, 2.7.2, 2.7.4, 2.7.6, 2.7.7/page 42.
Section #3.1. - problems 3.1.1, 3.1.2/page 79.
Hw#3 is due on Wednesday, April the 30th, and it will be collected in the lecture.

Hw#4 assignment:
Section #3.1. - problems 3.1.3, 3.1.4/page 79.
Section #3.2. - problems 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4/page 80.
Hw#4 is due on Wednesday, May 7th, and it will be collected in the lecture.

Hw#5 assignment:
Section #3.4. - problems 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 3.4.4/page 82 and problems 3.4.5, 3.4.8, 3.4.10, 3.4.14/page 83.
Hw#5 is due on Friday, May the 16th, and it will be collected in the lecture.

Hw#6 assignment:
Section #4.1. - problems 4.1.1, 4.1.3, 4.1.4/ page 113.
Section #4.2. - problems 4.2.1/page 113 and 4.2.3/ page 114.
Section #4.3. - problems 4.3.4, 4.3.5/ page 115.
Section #5.1. - problems 5.1.2, 5.1.9 (a, b)/ page 141.
Hw#6 is due on Friday, May 30th, and it will be collected in the lecture.

Hw#7 assignment:
Section #5.1. - problems 5.1.4, 5.1.5, 5.1.7, 5.1.10 (a, d), 5.1.11/page 142.
Section #5.2. - problems 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3/page 142-143.
Hw#7 is due on June the 11th, and it will be collected in the final exam.




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