Math 265 Fall 2014, MWF 10:30-11:20 and 11:30-12:20 at REC 227

Instructor: Xiangxiong Zhang
Office: Math 406
Phone: 49-63354
zhan1966 at purdue dot edu
Office hours: Mon 2:00-3:30 PM, Wed 2:00-3:30 PM.

Announcement

Final Exam Seating Plan
According to Office of Registrar's Schedule, the Final Exam of MA 265 will take place at 1:00p-3:00p on Dec. 18 (Thursday). Room: ELLT 116.
Midterm II Practice Problems
Solutions to Midterm I
Midterm I Practice Exam with solutions
No classes on: Sep 1, Oct 13, November 26-28.
  • The Syllabus
  • Ground Rules for the course
  • Department Course Page
  • Statement for Students with Disabilities
  • Emergency Preparedness Briefing

    The Midterm

    The midterms will be IN CLASS, on October 1 and November 5.

    MT1 will cover everything through (including) 4.3.
    MT2 will cover everything through (including) 5.6.

    Links to WebAssign (Online Homework System)

    Webassign HW is due: 11:40pm each Thursday
    Other Homework is due: Wednesday in class or by 2:30pm in my office
  • The missing page in the matlab manual

    • Homework Due (see assignment sheet for details)

    Aug 27: Nothing
    Sep 3: Exercises to Sections 1.1,1.2,1.3 (Lessons 1,2,3)
    Sep 10: 1.4,1.5,2.1,2.2 (Lessons 4,5,6)
    Sep 17: 2.3,3.1,3.2 (Lessons 7,8,9)
    Sep 24: 3.3,3.4,3.5,4.1 (Lessons 10,11,12)
    Oct 1: 4.2,4.3,4.3 (Lessons 13,14,15) MIDTERM 1
    Oct 8: Nothing
    Oct 15: 4.4,4.5,4.6 (Lessons 18,19,20)
    Oct 22: 4.6,4.7.4.9 (Lessons 21,22,23)
    Oct 29: 4.9,5.1,5.3 (Lessons 24,25,26)
    Nov 5: Nothing MIDTERM 2
    Nov 12: 5.4,5.5,5.6 (Lessons 27,28,29)
    (Note: For Matlab 10.3, the student version of the book may not have the questions. They are in here.)
    Nov 19: 6.1,7.1,7.2,7.2 (Lessons 32,33,34,35)
    Nov 26: THANKSGIVING
    Dec 3: B1,B2,7.3,7.3 (Lessons 36,37,38,39)
    Dec 10: 8.4,8.4,8.5,8.5 (Lessons 40,41,42)

    Here are matlab files you will need during the semester. Copy them all into your matlab directory.

    Here are some strategies to deal with problems that we have learned. They are being updated as we learn.