Math 246, Spring 2000 - Bo Li

Math 246E, Section 1401

Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers

Spring, 2000

General Information

Prerequisites Math 141 (Calculus II) or equivalent.
Textbook
  1. Elementary Differential Equations, Sixth edition, by William E. Boyce and Richard C. DiPrima, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997.
  2. Differential Equations with Matlab, by Kevin R. Coombes, Brian R. Hunt, Ronald L. Lipsman, John E. Osborn, and Garrett J. Stuck, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000.
Lectures MWF 2:00pm -- 2:50pm, Reckord Armory building 0126
Instructor Bo Li (Office hours: W 3:00pm -- 4:00pm, Th 11:00am -- 12:00am, F 4:00pm -- 5:00pm; Office: Math 4304; Phone: 301-405-5088; E-mail: bli@math.umd.edu).
Homework Assigned regularly, but not collected and graded.
Quizzes Close-book and close-note short quizzes will be given in class regularly. Quiz problems will be selected from assigned homework problems. The two quizzes with lowest score will be dropped. Note: neither make-up nor rescheduled quizzes will be allowed unless a proved written excuse (such as hospitalization and a family emergency) is provided sufficiently ahead of time.
Exams There will be two midterm and one final, close-book and close-note exams. The final exam will be cumulative.
    Midterm exam 1: 2:00pm -- 2:50pm, Friday, March 10, Math 1311.
    Midterm exam 2: 2:00pm -- 2:50pm, Friday, April 21, Math 1311.
    Final exam: 1:30pm -- 3:30pm, Friday, May 19. (Exam room will be announced in class.)
Note: neither make-up nor rescheduled exams will be allowed unless a proved written excuse (such as hospitalization and a family emergency) is provided sufficiently ahead of time.
Grading The final course grade will be determined based on the exams and homework with the following weights: final exam -- 40%, higher of midterm exams 1 and 2 -- 25%, lower of midterm exams 1 and 2 -- 20%, and quizzes -- 15%. The final grade will be curved.