Time and place:
MWF 2nd Period (8:30-9:20), LIT 205.
Instructor:
Patrick De Leenheer
Office: 411 Little Hall
Phone: 352-392-0281 ext. 240 (but I prefer email!).
Office Hours: MWF 4th Period (10:40-11:30) or by appointment.
Email: deleenhe@math.ufl.edu
URL: www.math.ufl.edu/~deleenhe
Prerequisites:
Calculus 2 (MAC 2312, MAC 3512, or MAC 3473).
Text:
Fundamentals of Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems,
4th Edition, by R. Kent Nagle and Edward B. Saff.
Topics:
We will cover the first 7 chapters of the text.
Course Objectives:
Introduction to ordinary differential equations (ODE's); classification of ODE's
(linear, nonlinear, higher order); techniques for solving ODE's; ODE's as models of
physical systems (mechanics, electrical circuits, fluids, thermodynamics, biology,
chemistry); Laplace transforms.
Grading:
Course grades will be determined by your performance on 5
homework assignments, 3 exams and 1 final exam.
Late HW is not accepted.
Note: The final exam will be in class on Wednesday December 7
(which is the last day of classes), not in the final exam week.
The weights are: 20% for all HW, 20% per exam.
Grading Scale (maximum of 100%):
A: [>=85%] B+: [76-84%] B: [70-75%] C+: [65-69%] C: [60-64%] D+: [55-59%] D: [50-54%] E: [<50%]
University policy on accommodations for students with
disabilities:
"Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with
the Dean of Students Office. The Dean of Students Office will provide
documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation
to the Instructor when requesting accommodation."