MATH3063 Differential Equations and Biomathematics
General Information
This page contains information on the Senior normal Unit of Study MATH3063: Differential Equations and Biomathematics.
- Taught in Semester 1.
- Credit point value: 6.
- Classes per week: Three lectures and one tutorial.
- Lecturer(s): Mary Myerscough.
Please refer to the Senior Mathematics and Statistics Handbook for all questions relating to Senior Mathematics and Statistics. In particular, see the MATH3063 handbook entry for further information relating to MATH3063.
You may also view the Faculty Handbook entry for MATH3063 from the central units of study database.
Important details about the course are given in the Unit Information Sheet given out in lectures in the first week. You should also refer to the Senior Mathematics Handbook in html or pdf format for more general information.
Exam information
Solutions for the 2007 exam are now available (see below).
Pre-exam consultations will be held on Tuesday 16 June, Wednesday 17 June and Thursday 18 June in Carslaw room 626 from 12 noon to 2pm on each of those days.
The exam has four questions, each worth 20 marks. The questions are not given in order of difficulty, so please read the exam paper carefully before you begin work.
University supplied calculators will be provided.
A copy of the front page of the examination paper is available for you to look at.
Announcements
I have made some small corrections and additions to the solutions to Tutorials Weeks 8 and 9.
The Assignments 1 and 2 have now been marked. If you have not collected your assignment, you will need to come and see me in my office to collect it.
The quizzes were returned on Friday 15 May. If you have not collected your quiz, you will need to collect it from me in my office. Solutions are available both for Version 1 and Version 2. The version number of your quiz should be written in red in the top left hand corner of the front page.
Tutorials, Assignments and Other Handouts
Tutorials start in Week 2.
Download the week's tutorial sheet and bring a copy to your tutorial.
Week 2: Tutorial Week 2 and solutions with pictures.
Week 3: Tutorial Week 3 and Temporary Solutions.
Week 4: Tutorial Week 4 and Solutions.
Week 5: Tutorial Week 5 and Corrected and Extended Solutions.
Week 6: Tutorial Week 6 and Solutions.
Week 7: Tutorial Week 7 and Corrected Solutions. (Corrections on pages 8 and 9.)
Week 8: Tutorial Week 8 and Solutions with correction to Q1 and explanation for Q2.
Week 9: Tutorial Week 9 and Solutions with corrections to Q3(iii) and Q4.
Week 10: Tutorial Week 10 and Solutions.
Week 11: Tutorial Week 11 and Solutions.
Week 12: Tutorial Week 12 and Solutions.
Week 13: Tutorial Week 13 and Solutions.
Assignment 1 was due on Thursday 2nd April at 5pm. It is now been marked. The solutions are available for you to look at.
Assignment 2 was due on Thursday 21 May. It has now been marked. The solutions are available.
Because so many people have clashes, I will make scanned copies of my lecture notes available week by week. Each week's work will be available for a limited time only. The scanned notes may have some differences from what actually was said or written in the lecture.
The 2007 exam with its solutions and the 2008 exam can be downloaded. The 2006 exam is available from the library website. Please remember that these exams were set by another member of staff who put a slightly different slant on the course. Nevertheless they can provide useful practice. The 2009 exam will be very similar in format.
You can look at a video of the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction . There are numerous other sites that deal with this and other oscillating reactions so if you are interested you can explore at your leisure.
Timetable