| 8/24 | Sample Project |
| 8/26 | Sample Project |
| 8/28 | Sample Project |
| 8/31 | The modeling process (2.1) |
| 9/ 2 | Stopping distance (2.1) |
| 9/ 4 | Proportionality (2.2) |
| 9/ 7 | No class (Labor Day) |
| 9/ 9 | COMPUTER ORIENTATION |
| 9/11 | Geometric similarity (2.3) |
| 9/14 | Geometric similarity (2.3) |
| 9/16 | PROJECT 1 PRESENTATION |
| 9/18 | Gas mileage (2.4) |
| 9/21 | Graphical model fitting (3.1) |
| 9/23 | Least-squares fits (3.3) |
| 9/25 | Examples of model fitting (3.4) |
| 9/28 | Survey on optimization (7.1) |
| 9/30 | EXAM 1 |
| 10/ 2 | Linear programming (geometric) (7.2) |
| 10/ 5 | PROJECT 2 PRESENTATION |
| 10/ 7 | Dimensional analysis (9.1) |
| 10/ 9 | Dimensional analysis (9.2) |
| 10/12 | Example in dimensional analysis (9.3) |
| 10/14 | Example of dimensional analysis (9.4) |
| 10/16 | PROJECT 3 PRESENTATION |
| 10/19 | Differential equations (11.1) |
| 10/21 | Differential equations (11.1) |
| 10/23 | Population growth (11.1) |
| 10/26 | Population growth (11.1) |
| 10/28 | Drug dosage (11.2) |
| 10/30 | Drug dosage (11.2) |
| 11/ 2 | PROJECT 4 PRESENTATION |
| 11/ 4 | Numerical solutions of ODEs (11.5) |
| 11/ 6 | Graphical Method for Autonomous equations (11.4) |
| 11/ 9 | Autonomous systems of ODEs (12.1) |
| 11/11 | Autonomous systems of ODEs (12.1) |
| 11/13 | Competitive hunters (12.2) |
| 11/16 | Competitive hunters (12.2) |
| 11/18 | EXAM 2 |
| 11/20 | Predator-Prey Model (12.3) |
| 11/23 | Predator-Prey Model (12.3) |
| 11/25 | Thanksgiving |
| 11/27 | Thanksgiving |
| 11/30 | PROJECT 5 PRESENTATIONS |
| 12/ 2 | Review |
| 12/ 4 | Review |
Important dates to be remembered:
Last day for dropping: Oct 16, 2009
Final Exam date: Dec 11, 2009, 8:00 am - 9:50 am.
Remark: the above syllabus is subject to minor changes of the individual instructor.