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{\bf Lab 7:  The Final Lab!}
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This semester, we've developed techniques for solving and
analyzing differential equations using Maple.  Over the next
couple of years, you're going to forget what we did.

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For your last lab, put together a summary of what we've done this
semester in a single packet.  Your audience is yourself several
years in the future, so before you start, think about how you want
to organize your summary.  Pay particular attention to the Maple
commands we've learned and what things needed to be defined in
those commands.

Your future self might be best served by organizing the paper by
the type of differential equation you're trying to solve, but
again, that's up to you.  Be sure to include enough examples and
graphs so that you'll know what to do and what to look for!  The
goal of this lab is both to give you something to cherish, and for
you to consider ``the big picture'' of differential equations.

There is no minimum or maximum number of pages.  You should be
complete, but not verbose.  Keep it short, but give all 
necessary detail.  

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{\bf A \LaTeX typesetting hint:}  If you include Maple commands
(and hopefully you will include lots of them!), it's convenient to
use ``verbatim'' mode.  In this environment, \LaTeX will type
exactly what you type.  For example, the following Maple commands:

\begin{verbatim}
deqn:=diff(y(t),t$2)+diff(y(t),t)-y(t)=cos(t);
dsolve(deqn, y(t));
\end{verbatim}

were typeset as:
\begin{verbatim}

\begin{verbatim}
deqn:=diff(y(t),t$2)+diff(y(t),t)-y(t)=cos(t);
dsolve(deqn, y(t));
\end{verbatim}
\verb+\end{verbatim}+

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{\bf Should I include Maple Worksheets?}  You can, but your
paper will probably read better if you embed the Maple
commands and figures in your document.

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The final lab is due by 5PM on {\bf Monday, May 19th}
Come see me in the Fall if you
want the hardcopy with my comments back.  I can email you a
summary of your grades, but I can't give you your final grade
until after the reports come out.


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