Math 303: Differential Equations and Partial Differential Equations for Engineering and the Sciences, Section 161.

Instructor: Sean Holman Office: Math 417 email: sfholman[at]math.purdue.edu Instructor Office Hours: MTF 11:00 am - 12:00 noon. Teaching Assistant: Qing Han Office: Math 709 Teaching Assistant Office Hours: T: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm, WF: 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm.

Course Materials and Links.

• Course syllabus.
• Schedule and assignments.
• Challenge Problems.
• Blackboard login page. In this course we will use Blackboard learn for exactly two purposes:
  • To distribute grades so you know how you are doing.
  • As an online discussion forum.
• WileyPlus and WileyPlus handout for this course. All graded homework in this class will be completed through WileyPlus and you are required to register for an account there. There is some important information about signing up for WileyPlus on the syllabus.
• Study guide for first midterm.
• Matlab m-file with code for numerical methods.

Course Policies and Information

• Grades in the class will be based on the following factors:
  • Final Exam 30%
  • Midterm 1 25%
  • Midterm 2 25%
  • Homework 20%
  This class will use +/- grading. There will also be a few "Challenge Problems" for extra credit throughout the semester.
  
• You will not be allowed to use calculators on any of the midterms or the final. You are allowed one 8.5 by 11 inch sheet of handwritten notes on each of the tests (you can write on both sides).
• The textbook for the course is the tenth edition of Boyce-DiPrima's Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems. Earlier editions of the book contain essentially the same content, but you are warned that the homework exercise numbers may be different.
• The midterm exams will be during the regular class period on February 14th and April 2nd. If you will not be able to attend class on either of these days please let me know as soon as possible.