| Date | Activity | Reading |
| Thur 9/1/2016 | Introduction to differential equations | 1.1, 1.2, pp37-41 |
| Tues 9/6/2016 | Separable DEs, 1st order linear DEs | 2.1-2.3 |
| Thur 9/8/2016 | Separable DEs, 1st order linear DEs | 2.1-2.3 |
| Tues 9/13/2016 | Intro to Matlab for DEs | |
| Thurs 9/15/2016 | Slope fields and vector fields | 2.4, 2.5 |
| Tues 9/20/2016 | Problem solving day, Key | |
| Thurs 9/22/2016 | Autonomous first order DEs | 2.8 |
| Tues 9/27/2016 | Bifurcations | 2.9 |
| Thurs 10/2/2016 | Stochastic population model | |
| Tues 10/4/2016 | Test 1 | |
| Thur 10/6/ 2016 | Second order linear equations | 3.1-3-4 |
| Tues 10/11/2016 | Frequency response | 3.1-3.4, 4.2-4.3 |
| Thur 10/13/2016 | Laplace transforms | Chapter 5 |
| Tues 10/18/2016 | Laplace transforms | Chapter 5 |
| Thur 10/20/2016 | FALL BREAK | |
| Tues 10/25/2016 | Green’s function | |
| Thur 10/27/2016 | Problem solving, Key and intro to Linear systems | Chapter 6 |
| Tues 11/1/2016 | Linear systems | Chapter 6 |
| Thur 11/3/2016 | Linear systems | Chapter 6 |
| Tues 11/8/2016 | Test 2 | |
| Thur 11/10/2016 | Sturm’s Theorems | |
| Tues 11/15/2016 | Calculus of Variations | |
| Thur 11/17/2016 | PDEs | |
| Tues 11/22/2016 | PDEs | |
| Thur 11/24/2016 | THANKSGIVING DAY | |
| Tues 11/29/2016 | Power series, special functions | |
| Thur 12/1/2016 | Project work day | |
| Tues 12/6/2016 | Intro to chaos | |
| Thur 12/8/2016 | Project presentations |
