Spring 2013, Sections 01XX, Professor Lipsman
- Required Texts
- Recommended Text
- Prerequisites
- Departmental Course Syllabus
- Homework Assignments
- Exam Schedule
- Quiz Schedule
- Grading Policy
- Weekly Syllabus
- Special MATLAB-Augmented Lectures Class ScheduleOffice HoursTutoringIMPORTANTMATLAB InformationEQUALLY IMPORTANTStatement on Student Approach to LearningFinal Exam InformationDepartmental ResourcesOnline Resources Latest News This page should be reviewed at least once or twice per week for the latest info!
Required Texts
- [B&DiP] Elementary Differential Equations, TenthEdition, W. Boyce and R. DiPrima. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2012.
- [HOLR] Differential Equations with MATLAB,Third Edition, B. Hunt, R. Lipsman, J. Osborn and J. Rosenberg, JohnWiley & Sons, New York, 2012.
Recommended Text
- [GUIDE] A Guide To Matlab: for Beginners andExperienced Users, Second Edition, B. Hunt, R. Lipsman andJ. Rosenberg, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2006.
Prerequisites
Math 141 or equivalent. It will beASSUMED that the student is very familiar with the contents of Chapters 1-10 in Calculus with Analytic Geometry, 6th ed., by R. Ellis and D. Gulick! Those chapters containthe material covered in Math 140-141. While a course in Linear Algebra, e.g., MATH 240, is not, strictly speaking, a prerequisite, and while the limited amount of linear algebra needed for this course will be discussed during the semester, the student would benefit from having taken such a course, or say a course in ENGR or PHYS that uses some linear algebra.Homework Assignments
There are two kinds of homework problems. MATLAB-based problemsare found in the HOLR book. The specific problems from that book that you are required to solve and submit are:- PSA (Practice with MATLAB), p. 49 -- all 14 problems
- PSB (First Order Equations), p. 85 -- 2, 7, 11, 19
- PSC (Numerical Solutions), p. 141 -- 2, 7, 10, 18
- PSD (Second Order Equations), p. 167 -- 2, 7, 10, 15
- PSE (Series Solutions and Laplace Transforms), p. 197 -- 12, 13, 18, 19
- PSF (Systems of Differential Equations), p. 227 -- 1, 7, 8, 9, 10
Note: For several of the above problems, there is a modification or alteration of the statement of the problem of which you need to be aware. These are found in the assignments (see links immediately below) that specify the due dates of the MATLAB/HOLR problems.
- Homework page, with due dates
- Current Assignment
- Next Week's Assignment
- Last Week's Assignment
Exam Schedule
There will be three hourly exams and a final exam. The schedule isas follows:Quiz Schedule
There will be weekly 10-15 minute quizzes; 9 of them will be held in class and 2 of them will be 'take-home.' The highest 10 scores will count toward your quiz grade. The quizzes will occur every week except for the first week and each week in which there is an exam. An in-class quiz may occur on a Tuesday or a Thursday; which will be announced approximately a week in advance. The last two quizzes will be 'take-home.' The weekly in-class quizzes will be admininstered at the END of the period at 10:30 AM -- SHARP -- and will conclude at the end of the period at 10:45, without exception. Grading Policy
The maximum possible number of points you can score in this course is750. Your final grade will depend upon the total points you scoreon the MATLAB homework, the quizzes,three hourly exams, and the final exam, distributed as follows:
| Category | Total Points |
|---|---|
| Homework (HOLR) | 200 |
| Quizzes | 50 |
| Three Hourly Exams | 300 |
| Final Exam | 200 |
There will be no make-up exams for any of the three in-class exams. If you miss ONE in-class exam (due to an excused absence) and if you earn a C- or better on all the other exams (including the final), then your score for that exam will be one half of yourfinal exam score.In all other cases if you miss one or more in-class exams, then your score for each missed exam will be zero.
A complete list of homework assignments anddue dates is available. Late homework will not be accepted.
Class Schedule
The class lecture meets Tuesdays and Thursdays,9:30AM -- 10:45AM in room 0126 of the Armory. Recitationsections meet on Wednesday mornings for 50 minutes at either 8, 9, 10 or 11 AM, depending on your sectionnumber. The precise information will be announced shortly before thefirst day of classes. Office Hours
Professor Lipsman will be available each Tuesday and Thursday at11AM in his office in the Math Building, room 4301. (phone:301-405-7061)Tutoring
Departmental course tutoring is available according to the schedule postedat the following site.
In addition, the Department also offers Matlab tutoring (for allthe sophom*ore courses). The schedule is found at this site. Final Exam and Study Review SessionInformation
The Final Exam will be on Saturday, May 11, 1:30-3:30PM. Thelocations are as follows: Sections 0111, 0121, 0131 and 0141 (i.e., all of Zi's students) will be in SKN 0200. (That is the Skinner Building.) Sections 0112, 0122, 0132 and 0142 (i.e., Marie's students) will be in KEY 0106 (Francis Scott Key Building). There will be a Study Review session from 10AM-12PM in TYD 0130 on Friday, May 10, 2013. Here is a document thatcontains Sample Final Exam Problems. Solutions to theseproblems will be presented at the Review Session. The solutions also will beposted Friday afternoon. Here they are. Departmental Resources
The Mathematics Department maintains various resources that youmight find helpful. Consult its Undergraduate Page;especially click on the Resourceslink. On that page you will find a link to an Archive ofPast Math Exams.
Disclaimer:This page is updated once or twice per week during the semester. It is entirely possiblethat events have superseded the information contained herein. If so,announcements will be made in class. In urgent situations, e.g., snowcancellations, email will be sent. In any case, you may send meemail inquiries.Ron Lipsman
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Department of Mathematics
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Office: Mathematics Building, Room 4301
Phone: (301) 405-7061
Email: rll@math.umd.edu
