SYLLABUS

MATH 312 Differential Equations Spring, 2003

Instructor: Ivan C. Sterling, 177 SH, x4370 (240-895-4370), isterling@smcm.edu.

Office Hours: TBA

Book: Elementary Differential Equations, 6th Ed, Boyce & DiPrima

Course Outline: Chapters 1-6

Tests and Grades: There will be five exams (worth 80% of your course grade, 16% each). One of the four exams will be the non-comprehensive final. Homework will be part of your grade (worth 20%). The homework will be collected at the beginning of class on the day it’s due. Late homework will not be accepted. After it is collected some of the homework problems will be selected for the TA to grade. The exam problems will be the same or similar to those in the homework and the examples worked in class.

Dates for the exams:

R 2/6; T 2/25; R 3/13; R 4/10; Final: F 2:00-4:00pm 5/9.

Grading (roughly): 90-100% A,A-; 80-90% B+,B,B-; 70-80% C+,C,C;

60-70% D+,D,D-; 0-60% F;

Teaching Assistant: Josh Wenger, (Extension 5561) jgwenger@smcm.edu.