Math 360, Spring 2005

    W Jan 19	Sample Project
    F     21	Sample Project		
    
    M Jan 24	Sample Project
    W     26	The modeling process (2.1) 
    F     28	Stopping distance (2.1)    
    
    M Jan 31 	Proportionality (2.2)
    W Feb  2	COMPUTER ORIENTATION
    F      4	Geometric similarity (2.3)
    
    M Feb  7	Gas mileage (2.4)
    W      9	The role of data: Graphical model fitting (3.1)
    F     11	Analytical model fitting (3.2)
    
    M Feb 14	Least-squares fits (3.3)
    W     16	PROJECT 1 PRESENTATION
    F     18	Examples of model fitting (3.4)
    
    M Feb 21	Optimization - survey (7.1)
    W     23	Linear programming (geometric) (7.2)
    F     25	Lagrange Multipliers, continuous optimization
    
    M Feb 28	EXAM 1
    W Mar  2	Dimensional analysis (8.1)
    F      4	Buckingham's theorem (8.2)
    
    M Mar  7	Example of dimensional analysis (8.3)
    W      9	Example of dimensional analysis (8.4)
    F     11	PROJECT 2 PRESENTATION
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    M Mar 21	Differential equations (10.1)
    W     23	Population growth (10.1)
    F     25	Drug dosage (10.2)
    
    M Mar 28	Drug dosage (10.2)
    W     30	Numerical solutions of ODEs (10.5)
    F Apr  1	PROJECT 3 PRESENTATION
    
    M Apr  4	Higher-order differential equations.
    W      6	Other aspects of differential equations models
    F      8  	Autonomous systems (10.4)
    
    M Apr 11	Autonomous systems (11.1)
    W     13	Competitive hunters (11.2)
    F     15	Competitive hunters (11.2)
    
    M Apr 18	PROJECT 4 PRESENTATION
    W     20	Predator-Prey (11.3)
    F     22	Predator-Prey (11.3)
    
    M Apr 25	EXAM  2
    W     27	Other models of dynamical systems
    F     29	Topics in simulation (5.1)
    
    M May  2	PROJECT 5 PRESENTATIONS
    W      4	Review   [ no class on Friday May 6 -- Reading Day ]
  TUESDAY, MAY  10, 4:00pm - 5:50pm:  FINAL EXAM  (ROOM TO BE ANNOUNCED)