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{\bf Information for students in Math 325, Spring 2001}
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{\bf Instructor:} Nancy Stanton
301 CCMB, 631-7436

Office hours: by appointment or 9-10:30 TTh 

email: stanton.1@nd.edu

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{\bf Texts:}

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Boyce and DiPrima, \emph{Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary 
Value Problems}, Seventh Edition

\noindent Coombes, et al, \emph{Differential Equations with Maple}, Second
Edition


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{\bf Syllabus:}  I expect to cover 
the following topics in Boyce and DiPrima:
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 chapter 4, higher order linear equations  
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part of chapter 8, numerical methods
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chapter 7, systems of linear equations
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part of chapter 9, 
nonlinear systems
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most of chapter 10, partial differential equations  and Fourier series
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chapter 6, the Laplace transform
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 (in that order) and the related parts of
\emph{Differential Equations 
with Maple}.



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Please read each section
of Boyce and DiPrima and of Differential Equations with Maple  before it is
covered in class.  To do well, you {\bf must}
keep up with the homework and review frequently.


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{\bf Computers:} I will
occasionally send an email message to the class.
  I will use the computer algebra system Maple 6 in 
class and 
some of the assignments will require the use of Maple.
\emph{Differential Equations with Maple} describes Maple V Release 4.
When you are likely to encounter a difference between this and Maple 6,
 I will post an announcement on the course web page. 
Some quiz and exam questions will involve Maple. 
Some assignments will require the use of Matlab.


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{\bf Web Page:}  The web page for this course is
 
http://www.nd.edu/$\sim$nancy/Math325/info.html

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 On this page you will
find general information about the course (including a copy of this
handout), homework assignments, announcements, hints for Maple
assignments,
and Maple demonstrations.  If any last minute
 corrections to the
homework assignments 
are necessary, they will be posted as announcements.
The Maple demonstrations will also be in the 
afs directory 
 
/usr/local/courses/math/math325.01/Demos


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{\bf Examinations:}  There will be a midterm, eleven quizzes
and a final exam.

Midterm: Wednesday, March 7.

Final: Wednesday, May 9, 4:15-6:15 p.m.  

Quizzes:  On Fridays, beginning January 26, weekly except the 
week of the mid\-term. 


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Quiz problems will be similar to lecture examples, text examples
and homework problems.
More than half the points on exams will be   problems 
similar to lecture examples, text examples
and homework problems.
You may use calculators on quizzes and exams.

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{\bf Homework:} The first homework assignment is posted on the course
web page.  Future  
 assignments will be posted by
the due date of the previous assignment.
Each assignment will include reading and problems.
The homework is
due at the end of class on the due date, which will be
one or two weeks after it is handed out.  
I will not accept unexcused late homework.

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{\bf Group Projects:}  There
will be two group projects. You will work on these  in groups of three
or four.  The projects will require learning some additional
material related to the material covered in class and doing
some computer work involving that material.

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{\bf Grading:}
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Midterm  100 points 

Quizzes 100 points (10 points each, the lowest
quiz score will be dropped)
 
Final 150 points
 
Homework 100 points (after scaling)
 
Group projects 100 points (50 points each)

  
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{\bf Absence from examinations and quizzes:}  If you are  absent from
an examination or quiz without an official excuse, you will receive a grade
of zero for that examination or quiz.  If you are  officially
excused, you will not be penalized.  If you miss a test or quiz for any
reason, send me an email message, 
call me or call the Mathematics Department as soon as possible.

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{\bf Honor Code:}  Testing will be done under the Honor Code.  
On homework, you are allowed and encouraged to work together 
and discuss the problems.  However, you should not copy anyone else's
work.



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