MATH 135
Ordinary Differential Equations
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: courses 33A, 33B. Selected topics in differential equations. Laplace transforms, existence and uniqueness theorems, Fourier series, separation of variable solutions to partial differential equations, Sturm/Liouville theory, calculus of variations, two-point boundary value problems, Green's functions. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2018 - Reviewing for 31B: Professor Austin is a great guy, he is very charismatic and always tries to be fair with homework/tests. He likes making one of his two midterms very hard and the other more or less easy. Lectures are bruincasted and he bases lectures on the textbook but he does a good job at making his lecture notes easy to understand. He also does well at clarifying whenever you ask a question about something. Sometimes he goes fast but he is very open to some feedback about that kind of thing and always slows it down. Would recommend him!
Winter 2018 - Reviewing for 31B: Professor Austin is a great guy, he is very charismatic and always tries to be fair with homework/tests. He likes making one of his two midterms very hard and the other more or less easy. Lectures are bruincasted and he bases lectures on the textbook but he does a good job at making his lecture notes easy to understand. He also does well at clarifying whenever you ask a question about something. Sometimes he goes fast but he is very open to some feedback about that kind of thing and always slows it down. Would recommend him!
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Spring 2021 - The Subject Matter: Math 135 is very different from the Lower Division Differential Equations course, but if you enjoy diff. eq.s, I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy this class. The class aims to teach you more of the theory behind diff. eq.s rather than emphasizing memorization of techniques. Over the course of the quarter, you will use concepts from linear algebra (basis, self-adjointness, and orthogonality mainly), and I believe some experience with real analysis (convergence of series, sequences, etc.) would provide a more complete understanding of the topics. As a warning, some of the topics of the class are somewhat difficult to fully grasp due to their nuance. Prof. Biswal: Professor Biswal makes sure lectures are engaging for students by asking the class questions. To me, this is an extremely effective way of solidifying student understanding--you'll be able to recognize the gaps in your understanding by trying to explain your thoughts precisely and succinctly to Prof. ! Prof. is also very kind, helpful, and patient which goes a long way to encourage students to ask questions. Overall, she is a great professor! Homework: The homework load is very manageable and consists mainly of problems from the textbook. Exams: Exams are somewhat difficult, and sometimes the questions don't reflect problems discussed in lecture or asked of you on homework assignments. However, you can cleverly use the topics in the class to find the answers to these sometimes perplexing exam problems.
Spring 2021 - The Subject Matter: Math 135 is very different from the Lower Division Differential Equations course, but if you enjoy diff. eq.s, I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy this class. The class aims to teach you more of the theory behind diff. eq.s rather than emphasizing memorization of techniques. Over the course of the quarter, you will use concepts from linear algebra (basis, self-adjointness, and orthogonality mainly), and I believe some experience with real analysis (convergence of series, sequences, etc.) would provide a more complete understanding of the topics. As a warning, some of the topics of the class are somewhat difficult to fully grasp due to their nuance. Prof. Biswal: Professor Biswal makes sure lectures are engaging for students by asking the class questions. To me, this is an extremely effective way of solidifying student understanding--you'll be able to recognize the gaps in your understanding by trying to explain your thoughts precisely and succinctly to Prof. ! Prof. is also very kind, helpful, and patient which goes a long way to encourage students to ask questions. Overall, she is a great professor! Homework: The homework load is very manageable and consists mainly of problems from the textbook. Exams: Exams are somewhat difficult, and sometimes the questions don't reflect problems discussed in lecture or asked of you on homework assignments. However, you can cleverly use the topics in the class to find the answers to these sometimes perplexing exam problems.
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His lectures: boring and lack insights His notes (he hands out his notes): quite interesting and unexpectedly detailed His exams: average His care for student's learning: fluctuates around average My respect for him as a professor: average The only thing I like about his class is his notes, that's strange, but they are pretty detailed for Differential Equations' notes, I mean, Applied stuff is generally not detailed. (I love Math so I'm up for anything that improves my knowledge.)
His lectures: boring and lack insights His notes (he hands out his notes): quite interesting and unexpectedly detailed His exams: average His care for student's learning: fluctuates around average My respect for him as a professor: average The only thing I like about his class is his notes, that's strange, but they are pretty detailed for Differential Equations' notes, I mean, Applied stuff is generally not detailed. (I love Math so I'm up for anything that improves my knowledge.)
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