Math 244 Fall 2004 Sections 7-8: Dr. Tobias Kuna
Links and table of contents
- Main course page.
- Semester course page.
- Special Announcements
- Contacts and office hours
- Lecture Details
- Tentative syllabus
- Homework
- Maple
- Exams
- Grading
Special Announcements
- Friday 10/8: Review Session 6:10 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. in SEC 204.
- 10/19: Solution of Exam1 added
- Exam date change: Second Midterm 11/17
- Review: Monday 11/15 9:10pm Room: ARC 206
- 11/9: Sample exam for Exam2 added
- 11/12: Solution to Sample exam for Exam2 added
- 10/19: Solution of Exam2 added
- 12/16: Final Exam at 8:00-11:00am Hill Center 116
- 12/7: Sample exam for Final Exam added
- 12/12: Solution to Sample exam for Final Exam added
Times
- Lectures: Monday and Wednesday 2:50-4:10 p.m. in Hill 116
- Recitation: Section 7: Tuesday 5* in ARC206 and Section 8: Tuesday 6* in SEC220
Contacts and office hours
Instructor
- Tobias Kuna
Department of Mathematics
Hill Center 638 - Contact:
Tel.: (732 44)5-3726
Email: tkuna at math dot rutgers dot edu - Mail address:
Center for Mathematical Sciences Research
Rutgers, the state university New Jersey
110 Frelinghuysen Road
Piscataway, NJ, 08854-8019 - Office hours: Wednesday: 4:20 - 5:20
Teaching assistant.
- YongZhong Xu
Department of Mathematics
Hill Center 508 - Contact:
- Mail address:
Center for Mathematical Sciences Research
Rutgers, the state university New Jersey
110 Frelinghuysen Road
Piscataway, NJ, 08854-8019
Maple grader
- Riyaz Malbari
Lecture details
Textbook sections actually covered during class and assigned homework are listed here. This part be regularly updated.
| Lecture | Section | Homework | Lecture | Section | Homework | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1: Sep. 01 | 1.1 | 1.1: #1,2,5 | 15: Oct. 25 | 3.4, 3.5 | 3.1: #3.1; 3.2: #6, #11; 3.3:#4,#17 | ||
| 2: Sep. 06 | 1.2, 2.1 | 1.2: #1,2,7; 2.1: #9,18 | 16: Oct. 27 | 3.5, 3.8 | |||
| 3: Sep. 09 | 2.1 | 2.1: #8,13,22; 2.2: #8 | 17: Nov. 1 | 3.8, 3.6 | 3.4 #17, #24; 3.5 #14, #15, #23; 3.8 #1 | ||
| 4: Sep. 15 | 2.2 | 18: Nov. 3 | 3.6 | ||||
| 5: Sep. 20 | 2.3 | 2.3: #7, 13, 16, 23 | 19: Nov. 8 | 3.7, 3.9 | 3.6 #17, #20; 3.7 #7, #15: 3.8 #7; 3.9 #5, #7 | ||
| 6: Sep. 22 | 2.4, 2.5 | 20: Nov. 10 | 3.9, 7.1 | ||||
| 7: Sep. 27 | 2.5, 2.6 | 2.4: #15; 2.5: #7, #22; 2.6: #2, #14 | 21: Nov. 15 | 7.5 | |||
| 8: Sep. 29 | 2.6 | 22: Nov. 17 | Exam | ||||
| 9: Oct. 04 | 2.6, 2.7 | 2.6: #8, #26; 2.7: #2 a),b) for t=0.1 and 0.2, d) | 23: Nov. 22 | 7.5, 7.4 | 7.1: #5; 7.3: #6, #13, #15; 7.4: #4 | ||
| 10: Oct. 06 | 2.7, 8.1 | 24: Nov. 29 | 7.5, 7.6 | 7.5: #3, #12; 7.6: #3,#8,#9; 7.8: #3, #8 | |||
| 11: Oct. 11 | Exam | through 2.7 and first part of 8.1 | 25: Dec. 1 | 7.6 | |||
| 12: Oct. 13 | 3.1, 3.2 | 26: Dec. 6 | 7.8 | 7.6: #13; 9.3: #4, #13a-c), 316a-c) | |||
| 13: Oct. 18 | 8.2, 8.3 | 8.1 #16, #19; 8.2 #2a) t=0.1; 3.1 #3, #10 | 27: Dec. 8 | 9.1, 9.3 | |||
| 14: Oct. 20 | 3.3 | 28: Dec. 13 | 5 |
Tentative syllabus
All section numbers refer to Boyce and DiPrima, Elementary Differential Equations, 8th edition. This syllabus gives an overview of the sections planned to be covered during class. It is based on the one given as the general syllabus for Math244. The sections actually covered during class are listed under lecture details. If necessary changes to the syllabus might be made in accordance with the actual progress of the class.NOTE: This syllabus is subject to changes during the semester. in particular, recheck the dates of the mid term exams.
Version: September 07.
| Lecture | Sections Covered | Lecture | Sections Covered | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1: 9/1 | 1.1, 1.2, Assign: Maple Lab 0 |
15: 10/25 | 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 | |||
| 2: 9/8 | 1.3, 2.1 | 16: 10/27 | 5.5 | |||
| 3: 9/13 | 2.2, 2.3 | 17: 11/1 | 7.1, 7.2 | |||
| 4: 9/15 | 2.3, 2.4 | 18: 11/3 | 7.3 | |||
| 5: 9/20 | 2.5, 2.6, Assign: Maple Lab 1 Due: Maple Lab 0 |
19: 11/8 | 7.4, 7.5, Assign: Maple Lab 4 Due: Due Maple Lab 3 |
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| 6: 9/22 | 2.7, 8.1 | 20: 11/10 | 7.6, 7.8 | |||
| 7: 9/27 | 8.2, 8.3 | 21: 11/15 | EXAM 2: through 7.5 | |||
| 8: 9/29 | 3.1, 3.2 | 22: 11/17 | 9.1 | |||
| 9: 10/4 | 3.2, 3.3, Assign: Maple Lab 2 Due: Maple Lab 1 |
23: 11/22 | 9.2, 9.3 | |||
| 10: 10/6 | 3.4, 3.5 | 24: 11/29 | 9.4, Assign: Maple Lab 5 Due: Maple Lab 4 |
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| 11: 10/11 | EXAM 1: through 3.3 | 25: 12/01 | 9.5 | |||
| 12: 10/13 | 3.6, 3.7 | 26: 12/06 | 5.1, 5.2 | |||
| 13: 10/18 | 3.7, 3.8 | 27: 12/08 | 5.2, 5.3 | |||
| 14: 10/20 | 3.8, 3.9, Assign: Maple Lab 3 Due: Maple Lab 2 |
28: 12/13 | Catch-up Due: Maple Lab 5 |
Homeworks
A list of suggested homework is given on the main page of the course. Mondays, during the lecture, homework is assigned. It can be handed in and it will be graded by our TA YongZhong Xu. They are due the Friday following the assignment at 4:30 p.m.. Homework should be handed in at the office of our TA, Hill 508. No late homework can be accepted. Please, either hand them in earlier, send them by mail (mail address of TA), or ask somebody to hand them in for you. The outcome is part of the overall grade. Regularly, 4 exercises will be assigned. It is important to present how and why you got the result. To present only the result itself is completely insufficient.
Maple
Along with the course we offer a series of computational exercises using Maple, called Maple labs, prepared by Prof. Bumby . Technical details and the current versions of the Maple lab assignments are posted on the main page of the course. Date of assignment and due dates are shown in the syllabus of the course. The worked out answers should be handed in during the lecture on the due date. They will be corrected, graded, and returned in class. The outcome is part of the overall grade. Please try to download and to start working on the labs as early as possible. No late maple labs can be accepted. If you are not able to hand in the maple labs on the day they are due, please either ask somebody to hand in for you, send them by mail to the instructor or hand them in earlier in class or at the instructors office.
This lecture section has registered with the Maple Adoption Program. This is a special program that Maplesoft offers because the Maple laboratory projects are a required part of the course. One benefit of the program is that students in this section may purchase a copy of our Maple 9.5 Student Edition for the reduced price of $75.00 US (download only). You will need a Special Access Code that Prof. Bumby can give you.
Exams
There are two mid term exams and one final exam. The mid term exams are held in the usual class room during the usual lecture times. For exact dates see the syllabus. Please, check carefully the dates, because they are subject to changes. Please, recheck the dates. Exam problems are based on the assigned textbook homework and examples considered in class. There are no calculators allowed in the exams. Books or notes are not permitted. No complicated numerical computations will be necessary. The emphasis will be more on understanding than on excessive calculations and memorization of results.
The following sample exams are considered for reviewing and training. The actual exams question need not to be similar.
- Sample exam for Exam1 (pdf)
- Solution to Sample Exam1 (pdf)
- Solution to Exam1A (pdf)
- Solution to Exam1B (pdf)
- Sample exam for Exam2 (pdf)
- Solution to Sample Exam2 (pdf)
- Solution to Exam2A (pdf)
- Solution to Exam2B (pdf)
- Sample exam for Final Exam (pdf)
- Solution to Sample Final Exam (pdf)
Grading
The course grades will be based on a ranking on a 500 point scale composed of the following items:
- Two mid term exams, 100 points each. Total 200
- Final exam, 200 points.
- Four graded Maple Labs, 10 points each, total 40. If time permits, there will be five graded labs, and the four best will be part of the final grade. Maple Lab 0 is graded, but will be not part of the final grade.
- 10 best Homeworks, 4 points each. Total 40.
- 5 best Quizzes, 4 point each. Total 20.
An effort will be made to respect any clustering of grades in assigning course grades.
Last updated: December 12, 2004