2017 Spring Course Syllabus - Mathematics 3041.001
Course: Mathematics 3041.001.
Course Title: Differential Equations.
Time: TR 3:30-4:50.
Place: SERC 0116.
Instructor: David 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%20SP%202017/DE_SP_2017_stu.html
Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 9:30-11:30 and 2:00-2:30.
Prerequisites: Math 1042 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent transfer credit, co-requisite Math 2043 (Calculus III).
Textbook: No text.
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%.
Exam Dates: Two exams times to be announced; FINAL EXAM : Tuesday May 9 1:00-3:00.
Attendance Policy: Attendance to all lectures, quizzes, and exams is required.
Calculator: You are expected to have available for use on homework, quizzes, and exams a scientific It is recommended that your calculator be equivalent to a TI83. All trig computations must use RADIANS. 1 here.
Classroom policies: Turn off electronic devices like cell phones, MP3 players, etc. No head phones or ear buds permitted.
Make up policies: 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 e-text book.
Homework: 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.
Blackboard: We will also use blackboard for ungraded practice exercises.
WEBAssign: Class Key for WebAssign: temple 2579 0383.
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