Fall 2012 Course Syllabus - Mathematics 4043.001

Course: Mathematics 4043.001.
Course Title: Applied Mathematics.
Time: TR 9:30-10:00.
Place: BB 401.
Instructor: Grabovsky, Yury.
Instructor Office: Wachman 516.
Instructor Email: yury.grabovsky@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215-204-1650.
Office Hours: by appointment.
Prerequisites: Calculus, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Probability theory.
Textbook: Charles R. MacCluer ”Industrial Mathematics: modeling in industry, science and gov- ernment”, Prentice Hall 2000, ISBN 0-13-949199-6.
Course Goals: Introduce students to key concepts of applied mathematics used in industry, science and government. Teach technical presentation skills.
Topics Covered: 1. Statistical reasoning; 2. Data acquisition and manipulation; 3. Linear Programming; 3. Regression; 4. Economics. 5. Analytical Mechanics.
Course Grading: Homework 55%, Project report: 20%, project presentation 15%, Class participation: 10%.
Exam Dates: Final project report and presentation is in lieu of exams.
Attendance Policy: Attendance is mandatory.
Class work: 1. Students are asked to read the book chapter BEFORE the class to make the lecture more effective. Lectures are meant to be highly interactive (class participation). 2. HW assignments are due each week. The students may choose any 5 HW problems out of basic or advanced items. 3. Projects: Each person needs to do a problem designated as "Project" from the book. Select 3 such projects and rank them in order of your preference. I will make the final project assignments. The last two classes will be given to 20min project presentations, the preliminary project report is due two weeks before the end of classes. Final project report is due one week after the last class.

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