Math 266
COURSE INFORMATION
Scheduled: MWF 13:30-2:20pm in Univ 103
Instructor: Róbert Szőke
email: rszoke@math.purdue.edu
office: MATH 718
office hours: Tuesday 1:00-2:00pm, Thursday 1:00-2:00pm, or
by appointment.
Grader:Pianpian Cao
email: caop@purdue.edu
Departmental course page.
Course Ground Rules.
Textbook: Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems,
William E. Boyce and Richard C. DiPrima, 10th Edition.
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Code: The grace period for WileyPlus ends Jan.18, 9:00am.
After that you can access WileyPlus only using your code.
Homework Assignments
There are two different editions of the textbook that is in use this semester.
The assignments are essentially the same but some problems have different
numberings depending on
the edition you use. Please check the
departmental webpage to see the problems assigned. Homeworks are always due
on Fridays, starting January 18. Online problems are due Friday 11pm.
I will collect the hand-graded homeworks
on Fridays in class (starting Jan. 18).
The first set of homeworks: Lesson 1-2-3 is due January 18.
Important! Lesson 9, Sect 2.5, probl 17b is not correct
in wileyplus. Everyone gets full credit for this problem.
Tests and grading
There will be 2 midterms and a final exam.
Midterm 1: February 18, in class,
Solutions
Midterm 1 covers: Lessons 1-13,
Practice problems
Midterm 2: April 3, in class,
Solutions
Midterm 2 covers: Lessons 13-27,
Practice problems
Final Exam:May 1, Wed, 7:00pm-9:00pm, STEW 183, STEW 130
Grading
Your course grade will be determined using the following distributions:
Homeworks+Projects: 160 pts
2 Midterms, 120 pts each
Final exam 200 pts