Instructor: Alan Durfee
Lectures: Monday, Wednesday 9:25--10:40 in Clapp 402.
Fourth Hour: Friday 9:40--10:30 in Clapp 402. The fourth hour will be used for discussing homework problems and loose ends, and also for tests.
Text: "Differential Equations" by Blanchard, Devaney and Hall. The core of the course is chapters 1, 2, and 3. This will take about two-thirds of the semester. The rest of the material will be determined based on the interests of the class.
Homework: Homework can be handed in during class or put in the envelope outside my office door. Graded homework can be picked up any time from the other envelope there. Homework can be redone and handed in again, if done promptly (ie, within a few days). The grader reserves the right not to accept redone homework that is too late. Homework assigned during the week is due in the next Monday class, unless stated otherwise.
Technology: We will use the computer program "Matlab", also a collection of special routines associated with the ATLAST project. (Many of the computations can be done on a graphing calculator as well, though our main emphasis will be the computer program.)
Grader: Sarah Rokos. tel x 4028, PO box 1069, email sarokos.
Quizzes, Tests: There will be three tests, a self-scheduled final examination and possibly some quizzes. If you are unable to take a quiz or test for any reason, you should call me right away, preferably before the event. (You can call my answering machine at x2299 at any time, day or night.)
Grading: The lowest test score will be dropped. Each quiz is 30 points, each test is 100 points and the final examination is 150 points. Your homework record influences your final grade.