SYLLABUS
Section 1002 ~ MWThF, 10:00 in CU118
Section 1003 ~ MWThF, 12:00 in Wehr Chem. 002
Instructor: Mrs. Mary P. Utzerath, CU 359, 288-5225, mary.utzerath@marquette.edu
Office Hours:
M. and W. 2-4 and by
appointment. Please check our class
website for changes.
Instructor Office Visits: For an
appointment please see me after class, or call or email. If my office door is closed tight it means
I’m not in or I do not want to be interrupted. If, outside of office hours, my office door
is ajar it’s o.k. to interrupt to make an appointment.
Teaching Assistant (T.A.): Shivani Ratnakumar, CU361. shivani.ratnakumar@marquette.edu
T.A. Office Hours: T.4-6, Th.
1-3.
Text: Boyce & DiPrima, Elementary Differential Equations, 8th ed with ODE Architect CD. A Student
Solutions Manual by Charles W. Haines is available.
Calculator:
The official calculator for
class discussion purposes is the TI 89.
Stapler: Homework
assignments will be collected every week.
If the pages are not stapled together (paper clips are not an acceptable
substitute) you will lose a point.
Course Content: This course covers methods,
models and techniques applicable to first-order differential equations, to
second-order linear differential equations, and to second-order systems of
first order differential equations.
Basic concepts of linear algebra (determinants, matrix operations) are
introduced. Solution methods include
Objectives: Students should understand the basic
components of the modeling process and how to apply differential equations to
model various empirical behaviors.
Students should be able to classify common ordinary first-order
differential equations and second-order linear equations and apply appropriate
methods to solve them. Students should
understand basic second-order matrix and determinant theory, the basic
eigenvalue problem, and methods for solving second-order systems of first order
differential equations.
Lectures and Course “Handouts”: All
lectures, the syllabus, assignments, and announcements for this course will be
posted on the web site www.mscs.mu.edu/~mary/83.html. You are expected to download, print, and bring
lecture materials to class.
Weekly Structure of the Course: Lectures by
Mrs. Utzerath will be given on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Thursday classes, facilitated by Shivani
Ratnakumar, are designated for questions, calculator demonstrations, and
occasional continuation of lectures.
Attendance:
Attendance is required. Excessive absences will be penalized. You are expected to arrive in class on time
with the appropriate lecture notes for the class (see above under “Lectures and
Course ‘Handouts’ ”), having completed the assigned reading for the current
lecture and assigned problems for the previous lecture. If you
miss a class it is your responsibility
to obtain and learn the material you missed. In the event that you miss a class (even for
a legitimate reason) please do not ask me or Shivani to “catch you up” or to go
over the lecture you missed. We do not
give private lectures or do private tutoring but will be happy to answer your
questions only after you have
obtained the material you missed and made an attempt to learn it yourself (or
with a tutor). Missing a class is no
excuse for turning in a late homework or for not knowing about a change in an
exam or date.
Withdrawal from Course: If you intend
to withdraw, it is your responsibility to withdraw yourself from the
course. The last day to withdraw
with a grade of W is Friday, April 11th.
Do not assume that just because you have stopped attending class you
will be automatically withdrawn from the course. If you quit attending class and do not
officially withdraw, you will receive a grade of F.
Tutoring: It is your responsibility to keep abreast of
the course, to master the material covered, and to take the initiative for
getting the help you need. The MUSC
Tutorial Program offers tutorial services for Math 083. This tutoring program will begin the
second week of classes. Students
must fill out a Tutor Request Form in
AMU 317 before joining a session. All
services are free for the students. Each
session meets for one hour per week with up to five students in a group. Note that this is not a drop-in-for-tutoring
arrangement, although drop-in tutoring hours may be available (students will be
informed of this when they sign up for a tutoring session). In addition to tutorial assistance, the MUSG
Tutorial Program offers individual assistance to students who would like to
improve their study skills. For more
information see the MUSG website at http://www.mu.edu/oses.
Ethics and Behavior:
High standards of personal
conduct and consideration of others are required in order to create a classroom
climate conducive to learning. Cell
phones should be turned off. Gum chewing
must be quiet. Eating is not
allowed. Instances of academic
dishonesty will be handled in accordance with College policy, and may lead to
expulsion from the University. These
instances include, but are not limited to:
·
The illegitimate
use of materials (such as crib sheets or phones, etc.) in any form during a
quiz or examination.
·
Copying answers
from the quiz or examination paper of another student.
·
Obtaining,
through theft, bribery, or collusion, or otherwise improperly securing an examination
paper prior to the time and date for the administration of the examination.
·
Impersonating a
candidate at an examination or availing oneself of such an impersonation.
Exams:
Three 75-point exams given
throughout the semester, each covering approximately 1/3rd of the course material. Dates will be announced at least one week in
advance. Missed exam policy: If
you must miss a exam, notify me before the scheduled time of the exam. If at all possible, make arrangements to take
the exam early. Any exam that is missed
and not made up will receive a score of zero.
Exam questions will be based on lecture examples, assigned text
exercises, and collected homework (see below).
Study guides will be provided and quickly reviewed prior to the
exam. While a study guide is intended to
provide a survey of material that will be covered on the exam, it is not
intended to correspond exactly to the content of the exam.
Assignments: Exercises from the text are assigned for
almost every section covered in class.
These exercises should be completed as soon as possible after the
corresponding section has been covered.
These exercises provide valuable practice to reinforce and enlarge upon
the concepts taught in class. Exams may
draw upon these exercises.
Collected Homework: Assigned
problems from the text will be collected almost every week. The problems to be collected are indicated on
the assignment sheets posted to our website.
Your cumulative homework grade will equal that of one exam (75 points). Late or unstapled homework assignments
will be penalized. Answers without
supporting work, or, if you used your calculator, without supporting
explanation of how you used your calculator, will not receive credit. Likewise, work that is difficult to read or
follow will not receive credit. You may
collaborate with other classmates on collected homework assignments, but you
are expected to do your own work. Exam
questions may be based on collected homework problems.
Final Exam: A cumulative 100-point exam will be given at
the end of the semester as follows:
Section 1001 (9:00 class): Friday, May 9, 8:00 – 10:00
a.m.
Section 1002 (10:00 class): Monday, May 5, 1:00 – 3:00
p.m.
Section 1003 (12:00 class): Friday, May 9, 1:00 – 3:00
p.m.
In accordance with
After you have taken the
final exam it is too late to do anything to improve your grade. The time to do something about your grade is
during the semester – the sooner the better!
Final Grades: Your course grade will be based on the total
number of points you earn out of a maximum of 400 points as follows:
3 exams @ 75 pts. each = 225 pts. @ 56.25%
of grade
Collected Homework = 75 pts. @ 18.75%
of grade
Final exam = 100 pts. @ 25% of
grade*
Total = 400 pts.
Grading Scale: A [94-100] AB [90-94) B [84-90) BC [78-84)
C [70-78) CD
[65-70) D [60-65) F – below 60
* Your final exam may replace your lowest exam score from the semester (This will happen if your final exam score*75/100 is higher than one of your exam scores.). In this case (but only in this case) your final exam will count for 43.75% of your final grade.