Math 303-430, Differential Equations and Partial Differential Equations for Engineering and the Sciences
Fall 2019

Instructor: Baiying Liu

Office: MATH 616
Office hours: Tuesday 1:30-3:00 or by appointment
Telephone: 765-494-1971
Email address: liu2053@purdue.edu
Lectures: TR 10:30-11:45 AM in REC 307 (Section 430)

Course Guide

Please refer to the Math Department math303 homepage and Syllabus for general course information such as textbook, homework, exam and grade policy.

Exams Schedule:
First Midterm: Wednesday, 08:00-09:00 PM, Sep 25th, at LWSN B155

Second Midterm: Wednesday, 08:00-09:00 PM, Oct 30th, at LWSN B155

Final Exam: Wednesday, 08:00-10:00 AM, Dec 11th, at LWSN B155

Special rules:

No makeup midterms will be given (unless extreme situations).

Online homework BlackBoard (MyLabMath) is due by Thursday evening 11:59 PM. Hand-Graded homework is due every Thursday at the beginning of class. No late homwork will be accepted.

Homework must be readable and must be stapled. Illegible scribblings will receive no credits from the grader.

The lowest 3 hand-written homework scores and lowest 3 online homework scores will be dropped.

Actively participating in class and working on extra problems will help improve your grade.

There are no partial credits for multiple choices problems in either midterms and final exam.

  • Schedule, Hand-Graded homework assignments, and due dates (tentative, subject to change).
    • Week Dates Sections in Book Handwritten Homework Due Dates
    1 08/20 5.1 5.1 (22, 31); 5.2 (4, 18)
    		08/29
    08/22 5.2
    2 08/27 5.5 5.5 (14, 19, 26); 5.3 (4, 12)
    		09/05
    08/29 5.3
    3 09/03 6.1 6.1 (8, 18); 6.2 (6, 16)
    		09/12
    09/05 6.2
    4 09/10 6.2 6.3 (6, 7, 12, 13)
    		09/19
    09/12 6.3
    5 09/17 9.1 No Homework this week
    09/19 REVIEW FOR MIDTERM I
    6 09/24 REVIEW FOR MIDTERM I 9.1 (14, 18); 9.2 (16, 24)
    		10/03
    09/26 9.2
    7 10/01 NO CLASS (due to Midterm I evening exam) 9.3 (6, 8, 12, 16)
    		10/10
    10/03 9.3
    8 10/08 FALL BREAK, NO CLASS 6.4 (6, 12)
    		10/17
    10/10 6.4
    9 10/15 9.4 9.4 (6, 10); 9.5 (4, 10)
    		10/24
    10/17 9.5
    10 10/22 9.5 9.5 (2, 8)
    		11/5
    10/24 REVIEW FOR MIDTERM II
    11 10/29 9.6 9.6 (4, 6, 8 10)
    		11/7
    10/31 NO CLASS (due to Midterm II evening exam)
    12 11/05 9.7 9.7 (2, 6, 8, 10)
    		11/14
    11/07 10.1
    13 11/12 10.2 10.1 (4, 8, 14); 10.2 (6)
    		11/21
    11/14 10.2
    14 11/19 10.3 10.3 (2, 4, 8, 10)
    		11/26
    11/21 10.4
    15 11/26 REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM No homework
    11/28 THANKSGIVING, NO CLASS
    16 12/03 REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM No homework

    12/05 REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM
    17 FINAL EXAM, Wednesday, 08:00-10:00 AM, Dec 11th, at LWSN B155