Text:
Differntial Equations and Linear Algebra by Edwards and Penney,
Instructor:
Paul Roberts
Office: JWB 318
Office Hours:
MTWF 10 - 11 and by appointment
Phone: 581-7556
E-mail: roberts@math.utah.edu
Prerequisites:
Math 1210 and 1220 or the equivalent; that is, first year Calculus. In addition, you should be familiar with vectors, curves, and velocity and acceleration vectors from Physics 2210, Math 2210, or some equivalent course.
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to ordinary differential equations and their applications to problems in engineering and science. It also includes some topics in linear algebra which are used in solving systems of differential equations (and have many other applications). The material includes most of Chapters 1 through 7 and Chapter 10 of the text.
Homework:
Homework will be assigned daily throughout the semester and will be collected each Wednesday. The problems will be taken from the book. The problems assigned so far can be found here.
Tutoring and Help Sessions:
There will be special help sessions for Math 2250 students on Tuesdays. The schedule is as follows: In Arch 127 from 7:30--8:20; in JTB 310 from 8:35--9:25; in LS 111 from 10:45--11:35; in LS 101 from 11:50--12:40; and in LS 107 from 4:00-5:30 in the afternoon. Students may attend as many or as few of these sessions as they wish.
In addition, the Math Department tutoring Center is open for free tutoring from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday. Some, but not all of the math tutors welcome questions from Math 2250 students. To see the times an specialties of various tutors, consult the web address www.math.utah.edu/ugrad/tutoring.html.
Computer Projects:
There will be three computer projects assigned during the semester. They will be written in the software package MAPLE. You all automatically have accounts in the Math Department Computer Lab, and there are other computer labs on campus where Maple is available, for example at the College of Engineering. There will be tutoring center support for these projects (and for the other homework). There will also be introductory sessions to the lab and to MAPLE, and these will be announced in class. The Math Department Computer Lab is currently located in South Physics 205, More information about the lab can be found at the Math Department home page for undergraduates, www.math.utah.edu/ugrad.
Grading:
There will be two midterm exams, a comprehensive final exam, homework from the book, and the three computer projects. The days for the midterms are listed on the schedule. Each midterm will count form 20% of your grade, the final exam will count for 30%, and the homework and computer projects will each count for 15%.
Withdrawal Policy:
Up through August 31, you can drop the course without penalty or permission. From August 31 until October 19, you may withdraw from the course without permission but will receive a grade of W on your transcript. After October 19 no withdrawals will be permitted. For more details see the class schedule.
ADA Statement: The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that reasonable accomodation be provided for students with physical, sensory, cognitive, systemic, learning, and psychiatric disabilities. Please contact me at the beginning of the quarter to discuss any such accomodations for this course.
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