Math 285 F2, Spring 2012

Differential Equations

• Instructor: Aldo Manfroi, amanfroi at uiuc dot edu
• Class meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 2:00-2:50 pm, in 156 Henry Admin. Bldg.
• Web pages
  • Daily reading and (non-graded) homework guide (Last updated on Apr. 27)
  • Graded homeworks and due dates (Last updated on Apr. 10)
  • Syllabus (as a PDF) (Last updated on Jan. 14)
  • Student feedback (anonymous)
• Office hours location: 231 Illini Hall, tel: 333-0217 (but it is much better to use e-mail to contact me!)
• Office hours time: Tueday 9:30 - 10:30 am, Wednesday 9:30 - 10:30 am, or set an appointment by e-mail
• Tutoring: the Department of Mathematics has set up tutoring sessions for all of the 285 sections. The hours and locations are listed on this department webpage.
• Text: Edwards and Penney, Differential Equations and boundary value problems, 4th Ed., 2008, Pearson Education. We will cover most of chapters 1, 2, 3, and 9, and part of chapter 10.
• Midterm 1: Feb. 15, in class, at regular class time. Material covered: chapter 1 and sections 2.1-2.3, and 3.1-3.3. A practice test can be found here. The solution can be found here. No calculators, computers, handheld devices, books, or notes.
• Midterm 2: Mar. 14, in class, at regular class time. Material covered: chapter 3 (excluding 3.7), sections 9.1-9.2 and everything covered on the first midterm. A practice test can be found here. The solution can be found here. No calculators, computers, handheld devices, books, or notes.
• Midterm 3: Apr. 18, in class, at regular class time. Material covered: chapter 9 and everything covered on the first two midterms. A practice test can be found here. A concise solution can be found here. No calculators, computers, handheld devices, books, or notes. Bring a photo ID!
• Final exam: 7:00-10:00 pm, Wednesday, May 9. Location: in class. Material covered: Everything covered in class. See the daily reading guide for a partial summary. If in doubt, please ask me. Bring a photo ID! A practice test can be found here. A concise solution can be found here. No calculators, computers, handheld devices, books, or notes.
• Online scores: you can check your scores for the graded homework and the tests on Compass2g. Please check them for accuracy and report to me immediately any discrepancy with the scores you have on your homework or test. You now have all the info you need to calculate your total score for the course following the grading policy explained in the syllabus. Letter grades are assigned on a 10 point scale, so that a score of 100-90 corresponds to an A, 89.99-80 to a B, and so on.