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Class hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 9:35-10:50am, Blocker 131
Ofiice Hours: Monday 2-3pm, Tuesday 2-4pm (additional office
hours will be held before the exams)
CATALOG DESCRIPTION: (3-0-0) : Linear ordinary differential
equations, solutions in series, solutions using Laplace transforms,
systems of differential equations. Prerequisites: MATH 251 or
equivalent.
TEXTBOOK: 1) Fundamentals of Differential Equations & Boundary Value Problems (Fourth Edition), by Nagle, Saff, and Snider; 2) Ordinary Differential Equations using MATLAB (3rd Edition) by Polking and Arnold
EXAMS:
Exam 1: March 2
Exam 2: April 13
Final: May 5, 12:30-2:30pm
Syllabus: http://calclab.math.tamu.edu/docs/math308/syllabus/weeklysch.html
MAKE-UPS:
Students must make arrangements in advance (the sooner the
better) if they will not be handing in homework on time or
will miss an exam. Exam absences due to recognized University-related
activities, religious holidays, verifiable illness, and family/medical
emergencies will be dealt with on an individual basis. In all cases of
absence from exams a written excuse is required. Ignorance of the time
and place of an exam will not be accepted as an excuse for absence.
INCOMPLETES: I will consider giving you an incomplete if you have
successfully completed all but a small portion of the work of the
course and some severe, unexpected event prevents you from completing
the course. This means that you must have taken at least 1 exam and
quiz
and must be doing work at the C level or better. You will have to sign
a contract detailing what you have to do to complete the course.
I cannot give you an incomplete simply because you are behind in your
work; in the latter case you should try to drop the course.
S/U GRADE: If you are registered S/U we will submit a grade of S if your letter grade is C or above, and otherwise a grade of U.
PROCEDURE FOR CALCULATING GRADES. The course grades will be
computed in the following way:
a total score (on a scale of 0-600) by adding up the following:
two midterm exam scores (each on a scale of 0-140), homework scores
(total score on a scale of 0-120),
and final exam score (on a scale of 0-200).
MIDTERMS: There are two midterm exams during regular class hours.
Please use the results of the first midterm to help you decide whether
you're doing okay, need more help, or should drop the course.
HOMEWORK: Homework is assigned once a week and is due on Tuesday
in
the lecture.
Homework assignments will be announced in the lecture and can be found
on
/~yalchin.efendiev
I encourage you to discuss homework problems with
your classmates, including strategies for solving different kinds of
problems.
However, when you actually write up your solutions you must do this on
your own. Handing in homework that is almost identical
to a classmate's is a form of cheating. Your homework should be neatly,
clearly and logically written. Please be courteous to us and staple
your
homework together. You are required to show methods of solution, not
just final answers. You must hand your homework in on time at the
beginning of lecture. Homework failing to meet these standards will not
be graded unless an advance arrangement is made.
FINAL EXAM: The final exam is a two hour exam. Questions will be in
the same format as on the midterms.
If you have SPECIAL NEEDS, promptly contact
the Office for Students With Disabilities and your
lecturer in order to arrange for accommodations. Official University
GRADING STANDARDS and official policy concerning SCHOLASTIC
CONDUCT are posted on
/teaching/operationspg.html.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Policy Statement:
The following ADA Policy
Statement (part of the Policy on Individual Disabling Conditions) was
submitted to the University Curriculum Committee by the Department of
Student Life. The policy statement was forwarded to the Faculty Senate
for information.
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,
Disability Services Office, in Room B116 of Cain Hall or call 862-4570.
POLICIES AND OTHER INFORMATION: /teaching/operationspg.html