Math 325: Differential Equations    Course Information    Fall 1997

TEXT:  Boyce & DiPrima, Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary
Value Problems, Sixth Edition

EXAM SCHEDULE:
There will be three one-hour exams and a two hour final on the
following dates:
Exam     Date          Time
Exam I   Tue, Sep. 23  8:00--9:15 a.m.  NIEU 129
Exam II  Tue, Oct. 28  8:00--9:15 a.m.  NIEU 118
Exam III Tue, Nov. 25  8:00--9:15 a.m.  NIEU 118
Final    Fri, Dec. 19  1:45--3:45 p.m.  NIEU 118
Exam locations will be announced. Exams may be made up only with an
excused absence from the Associate Vice President for Resident Life.
Conflicts with exams in other courses must be resolved during the first
week of classes.

HOMEWORK/QUIZZES: Homework and/or quizzes will be given on a regular
basis at the discretion of your professor.

COMPUTER ASSIGNMENTS: You will be expected to do three assignments
using Mathematica on the Macintoshes or Sun workstations in CCMB 210 or
any other lab that has the appropriate software. The assignments can be
found in the course directory and must be prepared using Mathematica.
You may work on assignments in groups of up to three students.  Only
one assignment per group should be submitted. Be sure to include all
names on the submitted assignment. Everyone in the group will receive
the same grade. Groups (including individuals) should work
independently. It is an honor code violation to share solutions with
other groups or individuals. Each assignment is worth 25 points and are
due on the following dates.
Computer Assignment 1 Friday, Sept. 19
Computer Assignment 2 Friday, Oct. 17
Computer Assignment 3 Friday, Nov. 21

OFFICE HOURS: Office hours will be posted in the Mathematics Building:
Section 01  J. Cao CCMB 221
Section 02  D. Snow CCMB 203
Section 03  L. Faybusovich CCMB 211

GRADES:  Grades will be based on a total of 600 points broken down as follows:
Exam I--III          3 @ 100 = 300
Final                        = 150
Homework/Quizzes             =  75
Computer Assignments 3 @  25 =  75