Meetings: T,Th 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Office Hours: Wednesdays 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. or by appointment.
Text:
Differential Equations & Linear Algebra, second edition by C.H. Edwards
Jr. and David E. Penney.
See also
http://www.math.utah.edu/~gustafso/index2250.html
Tuesday tutors:
Ben Murphy, LCB 4th floor (no phone) and An Le, JWB 206, 581-7314
Final Exam: Tuesday, December 14, 2004,
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Notice !!!!!
Special help sessions only for 2250-4 class
Thursdays LCB 225
5:00-6:00 p.m. by An H. Lee
Do not forget your homework assignments! (click
to get it)
Get your MAPLE projects at
Prof.
Korevaar's page
Course Description
This course is an introduction to differential equations, and how they are used to model problems arising in engineering and science. Linear algebra is introduced as a tool for analyzing systems of differential equations, as well as standard linear equations. Computer projects will be assigned to enhance the material.
Prerequisites
Math 1210 and 1220 or equivalent ( first-year Calculus, with a very brief introduction to linear differential equations). In addition you are expected to be familiar with vectors, curves, velocity (tangent), and acceleration vectors, either from Physics 2210 or Math 2210, or their equivalents (e.g. Math 1250-1260).
Course Work and Grading
Homework: Homework problems will be assigned daily and collected on Thursdays, in class. Be sure to make your work self contained. Copy the question. Explain your answer. Writing down just the answer or copying the solution manual verbatim will receive zero credit.
Computer projects
: There will be four computer projects assigned during the semester, related to the classroom material. They will be written in the software package MAPLE. In addition, you will be asked to use this computer software to check various homework calculations from throughout the course. There is a Math Department Computer Lab at which you all automatically have accounts, and there are other labs around campus where Maple is also available, for example at the College of Engineering and Marriott Library. There will tutoring center support for these projects (and for your other homework) as well. There will be introductory sessions to the lab and to Maple. These will be held in LCB 115, whereas the Math Department Lab is located down the hall in the Rushing Student Center, between JWB and LCB. Initial tutorial times areMore tutorials will be added as necessary. More information about the lab can be found at the Math Department web page for undergraduates, http://www.math.utah.edu/ugrad .
Tutoring/Help sessions:
There will be special help sessions for Math 2250 students, and these will be held on Tuesdays. (Homework is due on Thursdays.) The sessions are scheduled as follows:Students may attend as many or as few of these sessions as they wish. If 5 or more students get together and make a request to me or another instructor, we can schedule additional sessions. In addition to the special 2250 sessions, the Math Department Tutoring Center is located in Rushing Student Center and is open for free tutoring from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on M-Th, and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday. Some, but not all of the math tutors welcome questions from Math 2250 students. To see the times and specialities of various tutors, consult the web address http://www.math.utah.edu/ugrad/tutoring.html .
Exams: There will be two full hour in class midterm exams on Tuesday, June 16 and Tuesday, November 14. Questions will be modifications of homework problems.
Two midterm exams
20% each
Final exam 30%
Weekly homeworks
30%
| Project | Begin | Due | |
| Maple Ia,b | Sep 2 | Sep 16 - Ia Sep 23 - Ib |
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| Maple III | |||
| Maple IV |