MATH 311: Topics in Applied Mathematics I, Spring 2019

MATH 311-507: Topics in Applied Mathematics I

SECTION: 507

Spring 2019

General information

Instructor: Dr. Prabir Daripa
Office: Blocker 629D
Email: daripa@math.tamu.edu
Lecture: TTR 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Classroom: Blocker 160
Office Hours: MW 10:00 am - 12:00 Noon, and/or by appointment
URL of this information: /~daripa/courses/m311/spring19/

Course description Systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations, orthogonality and inner product spaces, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization; vector analysis, including gradient, divergence, curl, line and surface integrals, Gauss, Green's and Stokes' theorems.

Course Schedule Course schedule

Course Outcomes Course Outcomes

Help Sessions Help Session schedule may be found here.

Prerequisites: MATH 221, 251, 253; MATH 308 or concurrent enrollment therein.

TEXT: (Required) MATH 311 Custom Edition for Texas A&M University-College Station, by S. Leon and S. Colley.

Grading System & Tests: Your grade will be based on three exams given in class, attendance, quizzes and the (cummulative) final exam. The final exam will be made optional and can be taken solely to improve the semester grade that you would have going into the final exam. The relative weights of the exams, etc., are given below for those who will take the final. However, relative weights for each of the first two exams will be 45% for the purpose of calculating the semester grade going into the final.


Exam I     Exam 2   	Final Exam    Quizzes and Attendance

 30%        30%            30%	               10%

Last Day of Class: April 30 (Tuesday)

The dates for the exams are (tentative for now):

     Exam 1: Feb 28 (Thursday)
     Exam 2: April 23 (Tuesday)
     Final: May 7, 8:00 am - 10:00 am.

Letter Grade: Your letter grade for the semester will be A, B, C, or D for averages of minimum 90%, 80%, 70%, or 60%, respectively.

Attendance:

Attendance is required and rolls may be taken. Please come to the class on time and do not leave early.

Homework: assignments after every lecture will be posted on the homework page: homework page by the evening of that day. Remind me by email if you do not see the homework posted on this homework page by 9:00 pm of that day. I may also email you the homework assigned the same evening.
You are responsible for doing the homeworks. You do not need to turn in the homeworks. Doing the homeworks will help you in the quizzes and exams.

Book Exercises: Book exercises are posted here. /~daripa/courses/m311/spring19/book-exercises.html

Answers to selected book exercises from eighth edition are posted here.

Quizzes: Quizzes will be given on Thursdays (Tuesdays if previous Thursday had no class) for part of the classtime during the class. It will be based on material taught during the previous week.

Make-up Policy: I will give make-ups (or satisfactory equivalents) only in cases authorized under TAMU Regulations. Make-up quiz and exam times are posted here.

Bluebooks:

I may need three 8 sheet bluebooks (11" by 8.5") from everyone before the first exam which I will announce in class in time before the first exam. Do not write your name on these. I will hand these out for use during the exams.

Cheating

I take this very seriously, and will prosecute any case that I think I can prove. Scholastic dishonesty procedures will be rigorously enforced.

Identification:

You must have your ID with you at all exams and quizzes.

Disabilities:

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Department of Student Life, Services for Students with Disabilities, in Room 126 of the Koldus Building or call 845-1637.

Aggie Honor Code: "An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do."

Copyright Laws etc.

All printed and web materials are protected by copyright laws.
The handouts used in this course are copyrighted. By "handouts", I mean all materials generated for this class which include but are not limited to syllabi, quizzes, exams, lab problems, in-class materials, review sheets, and additional problem sets. Because these materials are copyrighted, you do not have the right to copy the handouts, unless I expressly grant permission.
As commonly defined, plagiarism consists of passing off as one's own ideas, words, writings, etc., which belong to another. In accordance with this definition, you are committing plagiarism if you copy the work of another person and turn it as your own even if you should have the permission of that person. Plagiarism is one of the worst academic sins, for the plagiarist destroys the trust among colleagues without which research can not be safely communicated.
If you have any questions regarding plagiarism, please consult issue of the Texas A&M University Student Rules, under section "Scholastic Dishonesty".

Last updated:

Date: 01-13-2019
Time: 5:40 pm