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Course
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Course title
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Ordinary Differential
Equations with Applications
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Course number
Prerequistes
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110.302
Calculus II |
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Professor:
Office Hours
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Steve
Zelditch
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2 PM in Krieger 406
and by appointment.
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TA’s
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Yifei
Chen and Sung Rak Choi |
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Course Web Page
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http://www.mathematics.jhu.edu/zelditch/110.302/ |
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Course description
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An introduction to ordinary differential equations |
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Meeting time(s)
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Lecture: MTW 1:00 -
1:50 pm, Location: 272 Bloomberg Section : Chen
Th 10: 30 (MD 201) and 12 (MD 201) ;Choi:
Th 10:30 (Blmb
176) and 12
(MD309)
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RYCHLIK’s
slope field applet |
http://alamos.math.arizona.edu/ODEApplet/index.html
Vibrating drums
Acoustics and
Vibration Animations
http://www.kettering.edu/~drussell/Demos/MembraneCircle/Circle.html |
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Textbooks
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Required reading
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W. E.
Boyce and R. D. DiPrima, Elementary
Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems
8th ed, John Wiley & Sons.
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Course Outline |
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This
introductory course on differential equations emphasizes techniques of
solving ordinary differential equations, the properties of the solutions
of these equations, and applications to engineering and the sciences. The
topics to be covered include first order equations, population growth,
systems of linear differential equations, plane autonomous systems,
stability, predator/prey, second order linear
differential equations, power series/ Frobenius series solutions,
Fourier series, vibrating strings and drums.
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Homework Policies
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The homework assignment for each week will be
collected in class on the following Monday and returned in
section meetings at the end of the week. It is a good idea to read the
chapters covered in a lecture before the lecture is given.
Late homework will not be accepted under any circumstances
(including excused absence). Instead, the two lowest (or missing) homework
assignment grades will be dropped. |
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Homework assignments
will be posted on the course web page at least a week before they are due.
Since the purpose of
the homework is to gain better understanding of the material, students may
discuss the homework problems with each other and get help from others,
but must write up their homework solutions on their own and should list
their collaborators’ names on their homework.
Copying another student’s homework is a violation of academic
integrity. |
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Exams
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Exam Dates
and Policies |
There will be mid-term exams on October 12 and November 16. There will be no make-up exams. If you are absent from a mid-term exam for a valid reason (and you provide satisfactory written documentation), a weighted average of your subsequent exams will be substituted for the missing exam grade. The final exam is on Friday December 16, 2-5 PM in Remsen 1 (see the Academic Calendar on the Registrar's website http://www.jhu.edu/~registr/examfall05.html |
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Grading Policies
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Grade Changes
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Any request for a grade change on a
midterm exam or homework must be submitted within one week from the time
the papers are first handed back to students. |
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Course Grade
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The course grade
will be determined as follows:
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Class Policies
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There are many students in this class and all will be grateful if you follow some obvious rules:
Turn off your cell phones in class. Arrive on time and do not chat in class.
"Students with
disabilities or other special needs who require classroom accommodations must
first be registered with the disability coordinator in the Office of Academic
Advising. To arrange for testing
accommodations the request must be submitted to Professor <YOURNAME> at least
7 days (including the weekend) before each of the mid*terms or final exam.
You may make this request during office hours, after class or by
sending an email to <youremail>@jhu.edu."