2017 Fall Course Syllabus - Mathematics 3041.001
Course: Mathematics 3041.001.
Course Title: Differential Equations 3041.001.
Time: TR 3:30-4:50.
Place: SERC 0116.
Instructor: David R. Hill.
Instructor Office: 512 Wachman Hall.
Instructor Email: david.hill@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: 215-204-1654.
Course Web Page: http://astro.temple.edu/~dhill001/course/DE%20FALL%202017/DE_FALL_2017_stu.html
Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 12:30-2:30 (subject to change).
Prerequisites: Math 1042 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent transfer credit, co-requisite Math 2043 (Calculus III).
Textbook: There is no assigned text book. On-line Homework in WebAssign is required; there is an ebook; go to http://webassign.net.
Course Goals: To help students learn basic concepts, techniques, and applications of ordinary differential equations.
Topics Covered: First order linear and nonlinear differential equations, second and higher order linear equations, Laplace transforms, systems of linear differential equations (time permitting) with corresponding applications and theoretical foundations.
Course Grading: Homework (in WebAssign) 18%, Quizzes 10%, Two tests (lowest counts 20%, the other one 25%), and a comprehensive final exam (27%). Course Letter Grading: A(100-92), A- (91-90),B+(89-88), B(87-82), B-(81-80),C+(79-78), C(77-72), C-(71-70), D+(69-68), D(67-62), D-(61-60), F - below 60%. (There is no "CURVE".).
Exam Dates: Exams are in Walk Auditorium 3:30 to 4:50: Exam 1 Thurs: 9/28; Exam 2 Thursday 11/11 FINAL EXAM : Thursday 12/14 at 1:00-3:00 in Walk Auditorium.
Attendance Policy: Attendance to all lectures, quizzes, and exams is required. ROLL WILL BE TAKEN; 1% added to final average if fewer than 5 "cuts".
CALCULATOR: You are expected to have available for use on homework, quizzes, and exams a scientific calculator. (Phones, tablets, or computers cannot be used as a calculator!) It is recommended that your calculator be equivalent to a TI83. All trig computations must use RADIANS.
Classroom policies: Turn off electronic devices like cell phones, MP3 players, etc. No head phones or ear buds permitted.
Make-up policy: There are NO make ups for quizzes, homework, or exams.
NOTES: You are expected to take notes and coordinate items in lectures to material in the online text book and Dr. Hill's lecture notes.
Blackoard: We will also use blackboard in addition to WebAssign. There will be sets of "Practice Exercises" for which no grade is recorded.
No-Line Homwork: On-line Homework in WebAssign is required; there is an ebook.
WebAssign: Register with WebAssign at http://webassign.net This must be done in order to start the homework. There are due dates for the assignments. See the schedule in WebAssign.
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