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Course syllabus can be found here.
And here is the standard cut-off scheme that will be used in the course:

 

F

D

C

C+

B-

B

B+

A-

A

0

60

70

77

80

83

87

90

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Exams schedule will be posted here. I will update the information as soon as the rooms are assigned.

Midterm Exam I : Wednesday October 9, 6:30 - 7:45 pm, 121 Sparks

Midterm Exam II : Tuesday November 12, 6:30 - 7:45 pm, 262 Willard

   Practice Exam 2       Practice exam answer key
   Additional practice problems       Answer key

Final Exam: Monday December 16, 8 am 100 Thomas
Conflict final signup period: till November 15

   Final Exam Review Sheet

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Here I will be posting important announcements as we go along. If you missed class for some reason, be sure to check here.

  1. Thursday, August 28 - calculus quiz in class (not to be counted towards your grade)

  2. Wednesday, September 4 - test on calculus formulae.

  3. Friday, September 6 - Homework 1 is due

  4. Monday, September 9 - Quiz 1 online. Material: 1.1-1.3, 2.1, 2.2

  5. Friday, September 13 - Homework 2 is due

  6. Monday, September 16 - Homework 2 solution set discussion + Chapter 2.4(cont.)

  7. Wednesday, September 18 - Quiz 2 in class. Material: 2.1-2.4

  8. Friday, September 20 - Homework 3 is due

  9. Tuesday, September 24 - Quiz 3 online. Material: 2.4-2.6

  10. Friday, September 27 - Homework 4 is due

  11. Monday, September 30 - Quiz 4 in class. Material: 2.5,2.6,3.1

  12. Friday, October 4 - Homework 5 is due

  13. Monday, October 7 - Homework 6 is due

  14. Tuesday, October 9 - Review session is going to be held in 101 Osmond at 6pm

  15. Monday, October 21 - Quiz 5 online. Material: 3.5,3.6,3.8,3.9

  16. Thursday, October 24 - Homework 7 is due

  17. Friday, October 25 - Quiz 6 in class. Material: 3.8,3.9,6.1,6.2

  18. Friday, November 1 - Homework 8 is due

  19. Friday, November 1 - Sunday, November 3 - Quiz 7 online. Material: 6.1 - 6.5

  20. Friday, November 8 - Homework 9 is due

  21. Friday, November 8 - Quiz 8 in class. Material: 7.1,7.5,7.6,7.8

  22. Monday, November 11 - Review session is going to be held in 105 Osmond at 6pm

  23. Wednesday, November 20 - Homework 10 is due

  24. Thursday, November 21 - Quiz 9 in class. Material: 7.9, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3

  25. Class canceled on Wednesday, Nov 27

  26. Wednesday, December 4 - Homework 11 is due

  27. Thursday, December 5 - Quiz 10 online. Material: 10.1 - 10.6

  28. Friday, December 13 - Homework 12 is due

  29. Thursday, December 12 - Quiz 11 in class. Material: 10.1 - 10.7

  30. Sunday, November 15 - Review session is going to be held in 303 Willard at 4pm

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Homeworks will be posted here approx. every 1-2 weeks. They will be due ONE week after they are assigned and no late submissions will be permitted. Solutions will be given out as soon as the papers are collected. Most quizzes are going to be online at Angel, or in class. They will be announced in class and in the Announcements section.

Homework/quizzes score distribution:
Homeworks - 20 points
Online quizzes - 20 points
In class quizzes - 60 points    
Total - 100 points

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Here is the list of software tools available for your use on homework assignments.

  Moses Glasner's Java Applets

  ODE Software: powerful Dfield and PPlane Matlab tools

  Phase portrait generator

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Every now and then I find interesting information on the web or in press. I'll be putting this stuff here, since it could help some of you with the general understanding of the course. If you find something useful yourself, please let me know, I'll be really happy to expand this list with your suggestions.

  S.O.S. Math - nice short Differential Equations course online

  S.O.S. Mathematics - CyberExam - sample exams online

  Nagle's ODE book: Interactive Differential Equations supplement

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  Anonymous Feedback Form

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