Math 246 - Homework assignments

General Information: Homework is generally due the next class day after we discussed the material in class. The dates below are due dates

You may use any calculator and/or computer to do the homework in the text book. However, neither calculators nor computers will be allowed during quizzes and examinations.
Reading material: Complex numbers and series (by M. Boyle)
Notes (with exercises) in pdf format
Two page summary in pdf format
What is due?: It may happen that I do not cover all the material in class that I intended to cover. In this case, please do as much of the assigned homework as you can. Homework problems that refer to material that we did not yet cover in class will not be on quizzes or 50min exams. The remaining homework will be due on the next due date.
Boyce, DiPrima: September 5 - 1.1: 1,2,7,9,22
September 5 - 1.2: 3,9
September 5 - 1.3: 1,2,6,9,12,17
September 8 - 2.1: 1,3,6,12,13,14,15,18,21,23,28,30,31,32
September 10 - 2.2: 1,4,7,11,12,13,14,17,21,23,30
September 12 - 2.3: 1,3,4,10,11,15,20,21
September 15 - 2.4: 1,4,6,7,11,17,22,25
September 17 - 2.5: 3,5,7,9,13,20,22
September 19 - 2.6: 5,7,8,12,15
September 24 - review Chapter 2 - do all the hw you didn't have time to do so far!
September 26 - 8.1 1ac, 3ac (find two iterations)
September 29 - 8.2 1a (find two iterations)
October 6 - 3.1:1,3,5,6,8,10,12,17,21
October 8 - 3.2:1,2,3,7,9,11,13,14,21,23,25
October 10 - 3.3:1,2,4,7,10,22
October 13 - 3.4:1,4,7,10,12,17,18,19
October 15 - 3.5:1,4,5,12,13,15,16,24,25,38
October 17 - 3.6:1,2,11,13,14,16,30
October 20 - 3.7:1,3,7,14
October 22 - 3.8:1,5,7
October 24 - review Chapter 3 - do all the hw you didn't have time to do so far!
November 3 - 6.1: 2,5,7,9,11,15
November 5 - 6.2: 2,3,7,11,14,1617,24,25
November 7 - 6.3: 1,2,7,9,15,17; 6.4: 2; 6.5: 2
November 10 - Read chapters 7.2 and 7.3 and start working on HW for 7.2 and 7.3
November 12 - 7.2:2,3,5,8,10,12,14,21,22,23,25
November 14 - 7.3:1,2,6,7,12,13,15,16,17,18
November 17 - 7.4:5,6; do as many linear algebra problems as possible
November 21 - 7.5:1,3,5,7,11,15,16
November 24 - 7.6:1,5,7,9,10,
November 26 - 7.8:1,3,7
December 1 - 9.1:1,2,4,5,7,11,15
December 3 - 9.2:2,3,4,5,7
December 8 - 9.3:5,7,9,13,14
December 10 - 9.4:1,2
December 12 - 9.5:1,4
Coombes, Hunt, Lipsman, Osborn, Stuck.: September 12: Problem Set A
September 26: Problem Set B: 3, 6.abc, 7, 11, 13
October 10: Problem Set C: 4, 5, 10, 14 (you need to define f as a function of TWO variables in Problem 5). You can download the program myeuler.m. This program is used in Problem 14.
October 31: Problem Set D: 3, 4, 9.
Note: if you observe phenomena in Problem 4 that you find hard to believe, keep in mind that round-off errors can push instable situations to one side or the other. Please read carefully How to use the event locator function and download the template for Problem 9.
December 12: Problem Set F: 1, 5abcd. pdf file