Elementary Differential Equations
Math 214-001 (Fall 2025)
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| Instructor: | Thomas Wanner |
| Office: | Exploratory Hall 4404 |
| E-mail: | twanner@gmu.edu |
| Web Page: | https://math.cos.gmu.edu/~wanner |
| Office Hours: | MW 2-3pm, and by appointment |
| Recitation Instructor: | TBA |
| Office: | Exploratory Hall 4311 |
| E-mail: | TBA@gmu.edu |
| Lectures: | MW 12:00-1:15pm, Enterprise Hall 178 |
| Prerequisites: | Successful completion of Math 213 |
| Textbook: | Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems |
| by William Boyce, Richard DiPrima, and Douglas Meade (12th Edition, Wiley), | |
| including access to WileyPLUS (for homework) | |
| Recitation Sections: | R 4:30pm-5:20pm (Section 301, CRN 71688), |
| R 5:25pm-6:15pm (Section 302, CRN 71689), | |
| R 6:20pm-7:10pm (Section 303, CRN 71690), | |
| all in Peterson Hall 1109 |
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