syllabus


  Mathematics 23            Winter  2004

 
Text:  Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, Seventh Edition, by Boyce and DiPrima. 

Classes:  MWF  12:30 - 1:35 in 105 Bradley.   (X-hour, Tuesday 1:00-1:50)

Instructor:  Jeff Kiralis,  312 Bradley Hall

Office hours: Tuesday 12:00 - 2:00,  Thursday 1:00 - 3:00  and by appointment.

Homework:  Usually assigned after each class meeting and due by the start of the next class.
Hand in homework in the boxes just outside of 104 Bradley.
Late homework will not be accepted.
 

 Exams:
      Wednesday,  Feb. 4, Rockefeller Room 1, 6:00-8:00pm
      Thursday,  Feb. 26, Rockefeller Room 1, 6:00-8:00pm. 
    Final exam: March 14, 8:00-11:00 am

  The final will cover the entire course, but will emphasize material covered since the second exam.
  No early final exams will be given.

Grading:  Final letter grades will be determined as follows:  Two Exams, 25%  each;
   Final exam  30%;  Homework  20%.

Honor  Code:
     Homework:  You may work together on assignments.  However, write up all homework to be graded by yourself.
     Copying from another person's paper is a violation of the honor code, even if you worked with that person.
     Exams:  All exams are closed book.  Giving or receiving any help during an exam is a violation of the honor code.
 

Disabilities:
    Any student with a documented disability needing academic adjustments or accommodations should talk
to me by the end of the second week of the term.  All discussions will remain confidential, although the Student
Disabilities Coordinator may be consulted to verify the documentation of the disability.