Office Hours, 11-12 am Monday, and 4-5 pm Thursday.
Textbook: Elementary differential equations and boundary value problems, W.E. Boyce and R.C. DiPrima, 8 ed.
About this class
AM 34 is the second part of the AM 33-34 sequence in mathematical
methods. You should have taken AM 33 or an equivalent class as a
prerequisite. This sequence of classes focuses on the theory of linear
ordinary differential equations with a brief mention of nonlinear
equations and an introduction to partial differential equations.
This is a `methods' class, meaning that we study explicit solutions
formulas that work without worrying too much about why they work. The
problems we study are motivated by applications in physics, biology
and economics.
Grading policy
There will be two in-class exams and one final exam. Each in-class
exam is worth 20% of your grade, and the final is worth 40%. The
dates for these exams are as follows:
1st exam: Friday, October 6, in class.
2nd exam: Friday, November 3 , in class.
Final exam: Friday, December 15, 2-4 pm. Location to be announced.
The remaining 20% of your grade is based on weekly homework
assignments. Homework will be assigned every Friday in class and will
be due the following Friday. Assigned homework problems will also be
posted on the website.
There is no class on Wednesday, Nov. 23 as the university closes at noon.
Changes in the class schedule
I will miss some lectures because of prior research commitments. The
class will be taught by stand-in lecturers on the following dates. They will
be using my notes, so please attend class as usual.
9/6/06 - Joy Ko.
9/25/06, 9/27/06, 9/29/06 - Ravi Srinivasan.
There will be a make-up class for the 9/8/06 lecture at a date to be settled on later.
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