The final examination for this course will be held on Saturday, December 6, 2014, in Convocation Hall. The exam will be cumulative and last for 3 hours. Here is an exhaustive list of subjects that may be covered:

From the textbook: Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.1-10.3, 10.5, 10.6

Also index theory, the Bendixson Negative Criterion, and the Bendixson-Dulac Negative Criterion

A good resource for those topics not covered in the textbook is last year’s course wiki:

lalashan.mcmaster.ca/theobio/3F03/

Also, here is a source recommended by your TA for index theory: Strogatz-IndexTheory

Special office hours will be held during the exam preparation period:

Thursday, December 4, 2-3 pm

Friday, December 5, 2-3 pm

Also, class on Wednesday, December 3 will consist of a question-and-answer style review session.