| Dr. Dorothy Wallace (12 hour) | Dr. Adrianna Gillman (11 hour) |
|---|---|
| Office: 204 Kemeny Hall | Office: 210 Kemeny Hall |
| Office hours: M 11-12, WF 2-3:00 and by appointment | Office hours: M 2:30-4pm , F 1:30-3pm and by appointment |
| email (preferred) | email (preferred) |
Note that you do not need an appointment to attend regularly-scheduled office hours. If you have a conflict you may make an appointment to meet outside those times.
Textbook: Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems by Boyce and DiPrima. 9th edition. Homework will be assigned from the text. We will also make use of The Big Green Ordinary Differential Equation Machine to assist with numerical solutions. Those who know Matlab are encouraged to use it. There will also be a few research papers to read.
Students with disabilities enrolled in this course and who may need disability-related classroom accommodations are encouraged to see their instructor privately as early as possible in the term. Students requiring disability-related accommodations must register with the Student Accessibility Service office. Once SAS has authorized accommodations, students must show the originally signed SAS Accommodations/Consent Form and/or a letter on SAS letterhead to their professor. As a first step, if students have questions about whether they qualify to receive accommodations, they should contact the SAS office. All inquiries and discussions about accommodations will remain confidential.
For your convenience, here is the term calendar as set by the registrar, with deadlines for schedule adjustment and other significant dates.
On Exams: No assistance may be given or received except that you may ask the instructor for clarification of a problem. In particular, no calculators or computing devices may be used.
On Homework: Collaboration and discussion is encouraged, and you may discuss problems with instructors, tutors, and fellow students, and use notes, books, calculators, and computing devices. However, each student is to complete his or her assignments individually and independently.
On Term paper: discussion with others encouraged and paper to be written in pairs. You and your partner must write it yourself with proper citations. We encourage you to consult with a writing editor (the College provides these through its writing programs).
Lectures will be held Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, with x-hour used only if needed to replace a class.
| 11 (Gillman) | 12 (Wallace) |
|---|---|
| 11:15-12:20 X-hour Tu 12:00-12:50 | 12:30-1:35 X-hour Tu 1:00-1:50 |
| Kemeny 008 | Kemeny 006 |
There are two scheduled exams, one midterm, held outside of class time, and the final exam.
| Midterm | Final Exam |
|---|---|
| Thursday, Feb. 2 7:00-9:00 pm | Saturday, March 10 3:00 pm |
| 008 Kemeney Hall | TBD |
Homework is due in the boxes outside of 008 Kemeny Hall by 5pm on Monday (unless it is a holiday, then it is due Tuesday). Homework will be returned to the boxes on Friday around 5pm.
Tutorials are an additional resource for you to get help with the course. Similarly to office hours, they are times set aside for you to come for assistance with material. We have one teaching assistant, Dan Cianci.
| Tutorials: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday 7:00-9:00 PM except nights of midterms Kemeny 007 |
Finally, through the Academic Skills Center you may join a study group or obtain a private tutor.
Grades will be assigned based on homework and exams as follows.
| Component | Points |
|---|---|
| Midterm 1 | 100 |
| Paper | 100 |
| Homework | 100 |
| Final Exam | 200 |
| Total | 500 |
Last modified 7 March 2012 by AG.