MA366: Ordinary Differential Equations

Announcements

• Final Exam: May 7, Wednesday, 10:30--12:30 at Math 175. It is comprehensive.
• Please come 10 to 15 minutes earlier to get your seat assugnments.
• If you have a time conflict, go to Math 242 to sign up for the makeup exam.
• TA office hours: Monday 10:30--12:30, MATH 719. You can pick up graded HW then.
• Test 2 Practice Exam and Test 2 Practice Exam Answers
• Final Exam practice and answer

Instructor: Dr. Min Chen

Office: MATH 418
Mailbox location: MATH 419
Office Hours: MWF 10:30--11:30am or by appointment;

Phone: 41964
Email: chen45@purdue.edu

TA: Mr. Daniel Bath

Office: MATH 719
Mailbox location: MATH 835
Office Hours: WF 12-1pm or by appointment;

Email: dbath@purdue.edu

Computer Lab

There is a Computer Lab each Tuesday, see your schedule. For questions regarding Lab assignments, contact your Lab instructor. Lab help sessions are on Thursdays 7:00-9:00pm at SC ??.

Homeworks:

Homeworks will be collected every Monday in class and some of them will be graded. Late homeworks will not be accepted. Attendance and doing homework assignments are very important for your success in this class.

Tests:

There are two in-class midterm exams and a comprehensive final exam. Calculators, books and notes are not allowed during the exams.

Grading Policy:

Your course grade will be determined as follows: 15% from each mid-term exam, 30% from the final exam, 20% from homeworks and 20% from computer projects.

Make-up Policy:

There will be no make-up exams except in extreme circumstances (such as: death in immediate family, military obligation, etc.) at the discretion of the instructor. The instructor has to be informed IN ADVANCE by e-mail. You will be asked to provide proper documentation.

Attendance:

Class attendance is expected and I'll "spot check" attendance throughout the semester. I may deduct up to 5% of your grade if you miss more than two of those random checks.

Helpful links:

• dfield and pplane

If you have questions, please contact Min Chen.