MATH 2700 Spring 2006

Call# 70-243

Class meetings

Period 4 (11:15-12:05 P.M.) Monday, Wednesday and Friday , Room 322 Grad Studies

Instructor

Professor Leonard Chastkofsky

Office: 403 Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center, (706) 542-2569

Email: lenny@math.uga.edu

Office Hours

MW, 12:15-1:15 and F2:30-3:00P.M. In any case, you can always make an appointment for a mutually agreeable time.

Textbook

The required text is Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems (8th edition), by William E. Boyce and Richard C. DiPrima, published byWiley, 2005.

Academic Honesty Statement

The following is the university policy concerning academic integrity:

All students are responsible for maintaining the highest standards of honesty and integrity in every phase of their academic careers. The penalties for academic dishonesty are severe and ignorance is not an acceptable defense.

Syllabus (Chapters 1,2,3 of text)

Separable Equations

Linear Equations

Exact Equations and Integrating Factors

Second Order Linear Equations

Method of Undetermined Coefficients

Variation of parameters

Modeling

We may cover other topics such as systems of equations, numerical methods, higher order equations, Laplace transform, series solutions, as time and the interest of the class permits.

Tests, homework, and grading

There will be 4 tests and a final exam. Homework will be assigned every day. It will be collected from time to time to verify that you have done it, but will not be graded for correctness. Term tests count for 70% of the grade, homework 5%, and the final counts for 25%. If it is to your advantage, your lowest test grade will be dropped and replaced by a corresponding percentage of your final.

Letter grades will be given according to the usual standards: 90-100 is an A, 80-89 is a B, etc.

Tentative Test Dates

Wed. Feb.1, Fri. Feb. 24, Mon. Mar. 27, and Wednesday April 19.

Other key dates:

MLK day: Mon. Jan.16; Midpoint Withdrawal Deadline:Tue, Mar 7 ;Spring Break: Mon, Mar 13 - Fri, Mar 17

Final exam

Mon., May 8, 2006 12:00 - 3:00 pm Room 322 Grad Studies