Notice — For students wishing to join this class, the procedure is as follows. You should attend class during the first week and sign in, giving your name and ID number. On Friday Jan 22 this information will be given to the math department, and decisions will be made about who gets in. I have no say in the matter. If you don't get permission to enroll into a 3113 section by the end of the second week, you will have the opportunity to discuss your situation with someone.
Note: if you are already enrolled in another section of 3113, it is very unlikely they will let you switch.
Also, if you are enrolled, and you miss the first two class periods, you will be dropped automatically.
Instructor — Max Forester (forester at math.ou.edu)
Office — PHSC 1110, 405-325-2396
Meeting —
| Section 1: | MWF 11:30-12:20, PHSC 323 |
| Section 9: | MWF 10:30-11:20, PHSC 321 |
Office Hours — MW 1:30 - 2:30 pm, or by appointment
Prerequisites — MATH 2433 or MATH 2924; note also that this course duplicates two hours of MATH 3413 (Physical Math I).
Textbook — Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems (5th ed), by C. Henry Edwards, David E. Penney, and David T. Calvis, Pearson, 2015, ISBN 0-321-79698-5. You are responsible for doing the correct homework problems, which are in this book. However, if you can obtain these in some other way, you are welcome to use an older edition of the book.
Attendance — You are expected to attend all classes and participate fully. You are responsible for being aware of any announcements made in class.
Grading — Your grades will be posted regularly on D2L (http://learn.ou.edu). It is your responsiblity to monitor your own grades for accuracy. Any mistake should be reported to me right away so it can be remedied. Your final grade will be computed from homework assignments and quizzes, three midterm exams, and a comprehensive final exam, weighted as follows:
| Homework/Quizzes | 18%/2% | More details below. |
| Three midterms | 50% | Lowest 10%, other two 20% each |
| Final | 30% | Comprehensive |
Final letter grades will be given according to the following scale:
| A | B | C | D | F |
| 100-90 | 89-75 | 74-60 | 59-45 | 44-0 |
Homework — Homework will be assigned regularly, and due (usually) on Mondays by 3 pm. It can be turned in during class or brought to my office (under the door is fine). Late homework will not be accepted under any circumstances. I will drop your two lowest homework scores.
You are allowed to work with each other in small groups. However, you will need to prepare individual written solutions.
Your homework must be neat and legible, with your full name and section number written clearly on the top. The pages must be stapled, and all spiral notebook fringes must be removed. Otherwise, the homework will not be accepted.
Pop Quizzes — I will give occasional short quizzes in class, often dealing with recent concepts (even from the previous lecture). You should make every effort to keep up with the material. The lowest two quiz scores will be dropped.
Exams — There will be three exams during the course, given during the regular lecture time. All exams must be taken at the scheduled times, except in extraordinary circumstances. Please do not arrange travel plans that conflict with these dates.
The final exam will be held in the usual lecture room at the time shown below. University regulations require that it be held at this time.
| Three exams | Wed 2/17, Wed 3/23, and Wed 4/20 |
| Final Exam, Section 1 | Tuesday 5/10, 1:30-3:30 pm |
| Final Exam, Section 9 | Thursday 5/12, 8:00-10:00 am |
Calculators — Calculators will not be needed, or allowed, during exams. Otherwise, you are welcome to use them as you see fit when studying for the class or working on problems.
Withdrawl and Incomplete grades — Please review the University's grading regulations (http://www.ou.edu/content/recordsandtranscripts/grading_policy.html) governing the grades of Withdrawl (W) and Incomplete (I). Add/drop deadlines can be found at the university's academic calendar (http://www.ou.edu/content/admissions/academic_calendar/spring-2016.html).
Academic honesty — All cases of suspected academic misconduct will be referred to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for prosecution under the University's Academic Misconduct Code. See here (http://integrity.ou.edu/students.html) for more details on the University's policies concerning academic misconduct.
Disability Services — The University of Oklahoma is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all students with disabilities. Students with disabilities who require accommodations in this course are requested to speak with me as early in the semester as possible. Students with disabilities must be registered with the Office of Disability Services prior to receiving accommodations in this course. The Office of Disability Services is located in Goddard Health Center, Suite 166: phone (405) 325-3852 or TDD (only (405) 325-4173. Check their website (http://www.ou.edu/drc/home.html) for more information.