ENGR 495/695
Advanced Topics in Engineering Mathematics

Fall 2026

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No Lab October 30 (10/25/2026)

The ENGR 495/695 lab section will not meet on Friday, October 30.

Help Sessions for Oct. 25–30 (10/25/2026)

I will be available at least at the following times this week:

  • Sunday 9:30–10:15 pm (Zoom)
  • Monday 6:00–7:00 pm (BRKI 368)
  • Monday 9:30–10:15 pm (Zoom)
  • Tuesday 4:00–5:00 pm (BRKI 368)
  • Tuesday 9:30–10:15 pm (Zoom)
  • Wednesday 2:00–2:45 pm (BRKI 368)
  • Thursday 10:00–10:45 pm (Zoom)
  • Friday 2:00–2:45 pm (BRKI 368)

Additional times might be posted later this week.

I am usually also available at the end of my MWF lectures at 9:50 am in Dana 307 and at 4:50 pm in BRKI 165.

Guidelines and additional information:

  • Please contact me if you have a conflict with these times and would like to arrange a meeting at a different time.
  • The Zoom link is available at the course Moodle site.
  • If I am helping another student when you drop by, you may usually join in the conversation.
  • If I have been helping you for a relatively long time, I might pause our conversation to help other students who are waiting for assistance.
  • For in-person sessions, if I have finished helping you, please move out to the hall or somewhere else so that the chairs in my office are clear for newly arriving students.
  • As a courtesy during Zoom sessions, please use your camera.

Reading Assignment for Oct. 26–30 (10/24/2026)

Read Sections 13.1 through 13.3 in the 6th edition of the textbook by D. G. Zill.

Lab Assignment #4 (10/23/2026)

The assignment for Lab #4 is now available on the Laboratory page. Your modified m-file must be e-mailed to me by 11:59 pm on Wednesday, October 28.

HW #4 (10/19/2026)

The assignment for HW #4 is now available. It is due via the course Moodle site at 11:59 pm on Friday, October 23.

Remember to work through the ungraded problems. Although they do not affect your homework/lab score, they cover material and methods that could appear in some form on the final exam. The solutions to the ungraded problems are included with the solutions to the graded problems.

Help Sessions for Oct. 19–23 (10/18/2026)

I plan to be available at least at the following times this week:

  • Monday 2:00–3:00 pm (BRKI 368)
  • Monday 9:30–10:15 pm (Zoom)
  • Tuesday 4:00–5:00 pm (BRKI 368)
  • Tuesday 9:30–10:15 pm (Zoom)
  • Thursday 5:30–6:30 pm (BRKI 368)
  • Thursday 10:00–10:45 pm (Zoom)
  • Friday 4:00–5:00 pm (BRKI 368)

I am usually also available right after class.

Guidelines and additional information:

  • Please contact me if you have a conflict with these times and would like to arrange a meeting at a different time.
  • The Zoom link is available at the course Moodle site.
  • If I am helping another student when you drop by, you may usually join in the conversation.
  • If I have been helping you for a relatively long time, I might pause our conversation to help other students who are waiting for assistance.
  • For in-person sessions, if I have finished helping you, please move out to the hall or somewhere else so that the chairs in my office are clear for newly arriving students.
  • As a courtesy during Zoom sessions, please use your camera.

Reading Assignment for Oct. 19–23 (10/18/2026)

Read Sections 12.1–12.3, 12.5, and 13.1–13.3 in the 6th edition of the textbook by D. G. Zill. The optional supplemental reading "Sturm-Liouville Problems: Eigenfunction Orthogonality" has been posted to the Moodle site. It might help you gain a deeper understanding of the orthogonality of the eigenfunctions that form the solutions to Sturm-Liouville problems, including why they are orthogonal.

Lab Assignment #3 (10/15/2026)

The assignment for Lab #3 is now available on the Laboratory page. Your modified m-file must be e-mailed to me by 11:59 pm on Wednesday, October 21.

Reading Assignment for Oct. 12–16 (10/14/2026)

Read Chap. 5 and Sections 12.1 through 12.3 in the 6th edition of the textbook by D. G. Zill. You should also continue reading the two sets of supplemental notes "Series Solution Method for ODEs" and "Meet the Bessels," which are available at the course Moodle site.

Help Sessions for Oct. 12–16 (10/14/2026)

Not many sessions this week because of fall break. However, I will be available at least at the following times:

  • Wednesday 2:00–3:00 pm (BRKI 368)
  • Wednesday 10:00–10:45 pm (Zoom)
  • Thursday 5:00–6:00 pm (BRKI 368)
  • Thursday 9:30–10:15 pm (Zoom)
  • Friday 4:00–4:30 pm (BRKI 368)

Guidelines and additional information:

  • Please contact me if you have a conflict with these times and would like to arrange a meeting at a different time.
  • The Zoom link is available at the course Moodle site.
  • If I am helping another student when you drop by, you may usually join in the conversation.
  • If I have been helping you for a relatively long time, I might pause our conversation to help other students who are waiting for assistance.
  • For in-person sessions, if I have finished helping you, please move out to the hall or somewhere else so that the chairs in my office are clear for newly arriving students.
  • As a courtesy during Zoom sessions, please use your camera.
 

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Department, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
e-mail: dkelley AT bucknell DOT edu

Updated: October 25, 2026

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