MATH 266 Ordinary Differential Equations Spring 2013

Instructor: Ben Adcock

Email: adcock [at] purdue.edu

Office: MATH 446

Class Information

Section 113: Tu Th 9:00-10:15am, UNIV 117

Section 122: Tu Th 10:30-11:45am, UNIV 117

Office hours: Mo 2:00-4:00pm, Th 12:00-2:00pm, or by appointment

Course Information

Textbook: Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, Boyce & DiPrima, 10th Edition, Wiley.

Department webpage

Course ground rules

Course Overview

All assignment, exam and quiz dates will appear in the section calendar. This is subject to change, so please check back regularly. Important changes will be announced in class.

There will be four quizzes and two midterm exams (in class).

Grading: Your grade will be based on a total of 600 points distributed as follows:

Homework and Projects: 150 pts
Quizzes: 50 pts
Midterms: 200 pts (100 pts each)
Final Exam: 200 pts

No makeup quizzes or exams will be given unless you have a valid documented excuse and you notify me in advance of your absence.

Homeworks and Projects

Assignments will be set each week and are due the following Tuesday. Please turn in hand-graded homework at the beginning of class.

To see the list of assigned problems, check the section calendar or department webpage.

You can use either the 9th or 10th edition of the textbook in this class. Note that some assignment questions have different numberings depending on the edition you use. You should check the department webpage for details.

Late homework will not be accepted unless you have a valid documented excuse.

WileyPlus

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Solutions to Quizzes and Exams

Misc.

Slides from Lesson 8 (Euler's method) can be found here.