2018 Summer1 Course Syllabus - Mathematics 3041.012
Course: Mathematics 3041.012.
Course Title: Differential Equations.
Time: 10:10 am-11:40 am.
Place: WACHMAN 306.
Instructor: Ramy Yammine.
Instructor Office: WACHMAN 517.
Instructor Email: ramy.yammine@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: -.
Office Hours: MTWR 11:40 - 12:40 pm.
Prerequisites: Math 1042 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent transfer credit, co-requisite Math 2043.
Textbook: William E. Boyce and Richard C. Di Prima, Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, 10th edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
Course Goals: To help prepared students learn basic concepts, techniques, and applications of ordinary differential equations.
Topics Covered: First order differential equations, second and higher order linear differential equations, series solutions, Laplace transforms, system of first order equations.
Course Grading: homework/quizzes (10%) and three tests (lowest 20%, other two 35% each).
Exam Dates: Tuesday, May 29, Monday, June 11, and Monday, June 25.
Attendance Policy: Attendance is required. Students who miss more than 3 classes without an excuse will have their grades lowered by one notch (e.g., from B to B-). Those who miss more than 6 classes will have their grades lowered by two notches, etc.
Quizzes: dates to be announced, one or two quizzes before each test.
Make Up Policy: Make ups will only be given in cases of DOCUMENTED EMERGENCIES (sickness, car accident, a death in the family, etc.) It is the student's responsibility to contact me RIGHT AWAY, preferably by e-mail, in case of a missed exam or quiz. No make ups will be given once the graded tests or quizzes are returned.
Calculator Policy: No calculators will be allowed on any exams or quizzes. Student should solve most homework problems without using a calculator.
Letter Grades: 93-100 A, 90-92 A-, 87-89 B+, 83-86 B, 80-82 B-, 77-79 C+, 73-76 C, 70-72 C-, 65-69 D+, 55-64 D, 50-54 D-, 0-49 F.
Electronic Devices Policy: All electronic devices must be turned off and put away for the duration of the class.
Exam Security Policy: We have a zero tolerance policy for cheating on the tests. Any student caught cheating will receive a score of 0 on the test and will be reported to the Student Code of Conduct Board. All electronic devices such as cell phones, computers, or smart watches items must be turned off and stowed away and out of sight for the duration of the exam. Any student found with such a device during an exam will not be allowed to complete the test and will receive a score of 0 for the test, and will be reported to the Student Code of Conduct Board. In addition, under no circumstances, will students be allowed to bring in any kind of papers for use during the exam. Should a student need extra paper during a test, he/she should ask the instructor to provide it. Any student found using papers that they themselves brought into the exam will not be allowed to complete the exam and will receive a score of 0 for the test.
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