Math 385 Spring 2007

Differential Equations

Announcements:

Review for Final in mht format and in pdf format .
Homework 12 . No due date but you should attempt to solve it by May 3 or at least before the final.
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Tutoring is available for this course: M-Th from 3-5 pm in 145 Altgeld and from 7-9 pm in 241 Altgeld.

Room: 245 Altgeld

Time: TTh 9:00 - 10:20 am

Lecturer: Eduard-Wilhelm Kirr

Office: 335 Illini Hall
E-mail: ekirr@math.uiuc.edu
Phone: 5-5418
Office hours:
- Tuesdays 4:00 - 5:30 pm
- Wednesdays 3:00 - 4:30 pm
- By appointment

Midterm 1: February 15, in class. Counts for 15% of your grade.

Review for Midterm 1 in mht format and in pdf format .
Midterm 1 and Solutions in mht format and in pdf format

Midterm 2: March 29, in class. Counts for 15% of your grade.

Review for Midterm 2 in mht format and in pdf format .
Midterm 2 and Solutions in mht format and in pdf format

Final Exam: 8:00-11:00 AM, Wednesday, May 9 in Altgeld 245. Counts for 40% of your grade.

Review for Final in mht format and in pdf format .

Test Policies: No books, notes, calculators or computers allowed. Make up tests will be given only if you present written evidence, as soon as possible, that you did (or will have to) miss an exam for a legitimate reason, e.g. illness or family emergency. Travel and leisure plans are never a legitimate reason.

Computing: This section of Math 385 will have a computer component, using the free software package Iode. Four times during the semester the class will meet in one of the EWS labs (check this page for time and place) and half the homework assignments will have a computer component. You do not need any prior computing experience.

Lab 1 and Project 1
Lab 2 and Project 2
Handout 2, which deals with errors in numerical methods.
Lab and Project 3
Project 4 and Project 5 .

Syllabus: Basic introduction to the study of differential equations; topics include: first order ODE's, higher order linear ODE's, Fourier series and separation of variables. Click here for more details.

Text: C. H. Edwards and D. E. Penney, Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems: Computing and Modeling , 3^rd edition, Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 9.

Homework: Assignments will be given weekly. Counts for 20% of your grade. Solutions should be written up independently and turned in by the deadline for each assignment. Check back this page for actual assignments and deadlines. Solutions are posted, if necessary, after the due date. Late homework accepted only if you get an extension from me.

Quizzes: There will be a few short ones announced in advance (check this page for updates.) Count for 10% of your grade.

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