CLASS MEETINGS: Section 001: 7:40-8:30 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday in room MG 124. Section 002: 11:40-12:30 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday in room MG 106. It is not advisable to sit in on a different class than you are registered for; the two classes may have a different pace, and both are capped because of room size.

TEXT: Differential Equations Computing and Modeling by Edwards and Penney.

GRADING SCHEME: Your grade will be determined by:

• 3 exams (35%) - All exams will be taken in-class, and the dates are 2/13, 3/23, and 4/24. Make-ups are not allowed, unless there are physician documented health reasons or other documented family difficulties.
  
• Graded homework /Pop quizes (25%) - In general, one homework will be collected each Monday. These problems are more difficult than than non-graded homework. You are encouraged to collaborate with others, but you must hand in your own paper. There will be pop quizes if I feel the class is not keeping up with the non-graded homework (see below).
  
• Project (15%) - Projects will be assigned to groups of three or four, and are due May 2. Progress reports are due April 18.
  
• Final exam (25%) - Section 001 (7:40): the final is scheduled for Monday 5/7, from 8:00-10:00. Section 002 (11:40): The final is scheduled for Thursday 5/10, from 10:30-12:30. Both are in our regular classrooms.

COMPUTER LABS: There may, or may not be formal computer labs. However, some homework problems will be assigned for which you will need Maple, Matlab, Mathematica or one of the recent graphing calculators (e.g. TI 89 or 92). It is the responsibility of the students to learn the software needed to tackle these problems.

HOMEWORK: Homework will be assigned for each section, but in general, will not be collected. Some of these problems may appear on in-class exams, and they will help you with the more difficult problems on the graded homework. Most of the assigned exercises will have answers in the back of the book, so you can check your work. You will also have the opportunity to discuss them in class.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES:

Jan. 23	Add
Jan. 29	Add with my signature
Feb. 23	Drop

NOTE: I am due to have a baby February 8, and I will have four weeks of maternity leave. During that time Prof. Bob Juola will teach Section 001 (7:40) and Prof. Doug Bullock will teach Section 002 (11:40). Note that their class procedures may be different than mine.