Instructor's Office Hours: M 3:00-4:00 PM, W 11:15 AM-12:15 PM.
Section C13 meets: MWF 10:00-10:50 AM in 141 Altgeld Hall.
Textbook
Boyce and DiPrima, Elementary Differential Equations, 8th Edition, John
Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005.
Lecture Coverage
We will cover sections 1-3 from Chapter 1, sections 1-6 and 8 from Chapter
2,
sections 1-9 from Chapter 3, sections 1-4 from Chapter 4, sections 1-8 from
Chapter 5, sections 1 and 5 from Chapter 7, and sections 2 and 6 from
Chapter 9.
Homework
Homework will be assigned weekly. You should submit your homework in class.
However, if you miss a class, but want to hand in your homework, you must
bring it to my office or put it in my mailbox by 4:00 PM on the due date.
You can drop your two lowest homework scores.
Assignments
HW 1: section 1.1, problems 7, 17; section 1.2, problems 4, 7; section
1.3, problems 5, 17, 22, 28. Due date: 08/31/07.
HW 2: section 2.1, problems 14, 19, 27, 40; section 2.2, problems 5, 10.
Due date: 09/07/07.
HW 3: section 2.4, problems 1, 8, 15, 28; section 2.6, problems 7, 14,
16, 28. Due date: 09/14/07.
HW 4: section 2.3, problems 1, 7, 13, 20; section 2.5, problems 3, 13, 22.
Due date: 09/21/07.
HW 5: section 2.8, problems 7a, 9, 14; section 3.1, problems 15, 20, 22,
24. Due date: 10/05/07.
HW 6: section 3.2, problems 5, 9, 21, 24; section 3.3, problems 11, 17,
21, 25. Due date: 10/12/07.
HW 7: section 4.1, problems 18, 19; section 3.4, problems 8, 20,
21, 32. Due date: 10/19/07.
NO HW DUE 10/26/07.
NO HW DUE 11/02/07.
HW 8: section 3.6, problems 6, 9, 14, 17; section 3.7, problems 3, 5,
17; section 4.3, problems 1, 6, 15. Due date: 11/09/07.
HW 9: section 4.4, problems 3, 13; section 3.8, problems 6, 13, 19, 26;
section 3.9, problems 6, 8, 12. Due date: 11/16/07.
HW 10: section 5.1, problems 2, 3, 18, 28; section 5.2, problems 5, 9;
section 5.3, problems 7, 8, 14. Due date: 11/30/07.
HW 11: section 5.4, problems 4, 17; section 5.5, problems 1, 3, 4, 20;
section 5.6, problems 1, 2. Due date: 12/07/07.
Make-Up Policy
Make-up exams will be given ONLY if you are excused for a
university related activity (e.g. university sporting event, marching band
trip, a required field trip in a course), or your absence is approved by the
Emergency Dean (in case of an illness, personal or family emergency).
If you are ill for an hour exam, contact me by e-mail BEFORE THE EXAM.
Grading Policy
Your grade will be based on homework, three hour exams and the
final exam. Your work should be readable and organized. All work must be
shown-a bare answer is not enough.
Homework 20%
Hour Exams 45%, (15% each)
Final Exam 35%
Exams
There will be 3 hour exams and a final exam.
Exam 1: Wednesday, September 19, 10:00-10:50 AM, room 141 AH.
Exam 2: Wednesday, October 24, 10:00-10:50 AM, room 141 AH.
Exam 3: Wednesday, November 28, 10:00-10:50 AM, room 141 AH.
Final Exam : 8:00-11:00 AM, Tuesday, December 11, room 141 AH.
Scores
to check your scores click
here and then
select 'Score reports'.
Other Announcements
Review for Exam 1: Monday, September 17, 6:15-7:45, 147 Altgeld Hall.
Putnam Contest:
Informational Meeting on Tuesday, October 2, 5-6 pm in 245 Altgeld
Hall.
Review for Exam 2: Monday, October 22, 6:15-7:45, 147 Altgeld Hall.
Review for Exam 3: Monday, November 26, 6:15-7:45, 343 Altgeld Hall.
Review for the Final Exam: Sunday, December 9, 12:00-1:30, 141 Altgeld
Hall.
Last lecture on Bessel's Equation
Review sheet for the final exam