Math 431

Ordinary Differential Equations - Spring 2000
Math 431 Section 6
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00-2:15 PM LGRT 204

Instructor: Eyal Markman
Office: 1544 LGRT
Phone: 545-2788
E-Mail: markman@math.umass.edu
Office Hours : Wednesday, 2:30 - 4pm, Thursday, 2:30 - 4pm , or by arrangement.
Text: Elementary differential equations and boundary value problems, 6-th Edition, By Boyce and DiPrima, John Wiley & Sons.

Syllabus for the course.
Homework Assignments.
Exams and Review Sessions When and Where?
Integrate using Mathematica (Web site found by Emily Ward).

Homework: Will be assigned weekly and will be due each Thursday unless mentioned otherwise. The homework will be graded by a special grader. Due to lack of funds, it will not be possible to grade all the homework problems assigned. A few of the homework problems will be corrected and graded every week. Nevertheless, for your own benefit, you will be asked to hand in all the homework problems assigned. Your grade on each homework assignement will be calculated as follows:

70% The grade on the corrected problems.
30% Credit for handing in most of the homework problems. Partial credit will be given.

Three homework grades will be dropped from the final grade. These will include the lowest grades and assignments which were not handed in.

Grades:

Homework, Quizzes & Class participation -- 20%
Two Midterms -- 50% (each 25%)
Final Exam -- 30%