SYLLABUS - MATH 3200: Elementary Differential …

1 math 3200 Spring 2014 Page 1 SYLLABUS - math 3200: Elementary Differential Equations January 20, 2013 Spring Semester 2014, Tu/Th 12:30pm-1:45pm Professor: Weldon A. Lodwick Office: CU-Denver Building, Room 643 Telephone: E-Mail: Web Site: ~wlodwick Text: Elementary Differential Equations 2nd Edition by Kohler & Johnson, Pearson Publishers, 2006. Office Hours: Tu/Th 5pm 6pm Wed 11:15am 12:15pm Other times by arrangement Students with Disabilities: If you have a disability that requires accommodation in this course, please see me as soon as possible.

2 I am happy to make appropriate accommodations, provided you are registered with the UCD Office of Disability Resources and Services (DRS). The office is located at NC2514. Cell Phones: You are to turn off your cell phones prior to entering class. TENTATIVE CONTENT OUTLINE We will cover the following sections: , , , , , We may skip one or more of the following sections depending on where we are in terms of our schedule ( , , , ) or if we have time, we ll add sections , and some applications.

3 This material represents the basic core topics and those most important in applications. In order to cover it all, we will have to average a little better than one section per class. The lectures, material in the book, exams and quizzes will contain a mixture of theory, applications and computations. The beauty of this subject is the way that the theory, applications and the computational components interact. This an upper level mathematics class so there will be proofs.

4 There are two evaluative criteria in-class exams (there are two tests (worth 100 points each) and one comprehensive final worth 200 points) and 11 in-class quizzes on Thursdays, each worth points during the last 10 minutes of class (short problems taken directly from the even-numbered problems in the text) of which 100 points count toward your grade. Thus, there are so that there are no make-up quizzes. The cap is 100 points for quizzes, so once you accumulate 100 points, taking a quiz is optional.

5 The quiz and exam due dates are given below. Quiz sections will be two (or more depending on the length/complexity) problems selected from the sections covered since the last quiz. You must show all work on all exams, quizzes. Exam and math 3200 Spring 2014 Page 2 quiz dates are firm, and if you have a problem, please contact me beforehand. Quizzes and exams are closed book, no notes (cheat sheet). You may use a calculator, but all work must be shown in a way that I understand all the steps associated with the reasoning you used to obtain the solution.

6 This applies to all quizzes and all exams. QUIZ number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sections due confirmed 1/30 2/8 2/13 2/20 3/6 3/13 3/20 4/3 4/10 4/17 4/24 EXAM dates 1 2 Final 2/25 4/29 5/13 or 5/15 REVIEW for Final Exam TO BE ANNOUNCED 6th Floor UCD Building Exam 1 will cover Chapters 1-2 (whole class period)

7 Exam 2 will cover Chapters 3-4 (whole class period) Final Exam Chapters 1-5 2 hours POINTS Quizzes 100 Exam 1 100 Exam 2 100 Final Exam 200 ----- 500 B+ = 88% C+ = 78% - 80% D+ = 68% - 70% A = 95%-100% B = 84%-87% C = 74% - 77% D = 64% - 67% A- = 90%- B- = 81%-83% C- = 71% - 73% D- = 60% - 63% F less than 60% General advice: Keep all materials that I turn back in case you think I have not credited you with the points you earned. I can only correct your score if you have what I have turned back to you.

8 It is a good idea to xerox anything that you turn in just in case I lose what you turn in. Please check to make sure that the points you earned are the points I have recorded. The statistics that I have read about correctness of professors in grading and recording grades state that there is a 6% error rate (includes giving more points as well as less points). Please make sure that I have correctly graded and recorded your points. Advice on exam taking: Some exams may be longer (or more demanding or both) than what you are accustomed.

9 Thus, it is wise (imperative) for you take exams as follows. Do all the problems you can do first. Don't waste too much time on making sure that you have done your arithmetic correctly since arithmetic math 3200 Spring 2014 Page 3 mistakes are usually discounted at half a point per mistake unless your arithmetic mistake totally trivializes the problem in which case the deduction will be severe. That is, you should work on generating the most number of points per unit of time the maximum number of points per minute.

10 POLICIES Drops and incomplete grades: See CLAS Academic Policies below for the relevant dates with respect to dropping this course. The incomplete policy the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is strictly enforced. Incomplete grades are given only in situations in which a student who has been in good standing all semester, is prevented from completing a course assignment (for example the final exam) due to circumstances beyond her/his control (for example, hospitalization, jury duty, revised job assignments, death in the family).