| Time: | TTh: 1:35-3:05 PM |
| Place: | Howey Physics L2 |
| Text: | Brannan & Boyce, Differential Equations, WILEY, ISBN 978-0-471-65141-3. |
| Instructor: | Dr. John McCuan |
| Office: | 209 Skiles |
| Phone: | (404)894-4752 |
| E-mail: | mccuan@math.gatech.edu |
| WWW: | www.math.gatech.edu/~mccuan |
| Office Hours: | TTh 3:00-4:00 PM |
| Teaching Assistants: | Melissa Hopkins
(K3) Office hours: Thursday 11-12 Skiles 230 and Math Lab Thursday 4-5, David Koch (K4) Office hours: Monday 3-4, Angel Almada Monter (K5) Office hours: MW 4-5, Th 12-1 and Math Lab Tuesday 12-1 |
| Recitation: | MW: 2:05 pm - 2:55 pm , Instructional Center 217 (K3) ; Instructional Center 117 (K4) ; Instructional Center 213 (K5) . |
| Homework: | Homework will be assigned once a week posted on the
course
homepage. No homework will be collected. However, you will receive a homework grade based on problems you present in recitation. Student Requirements for Homework TA guidelines for Recitation and Homework grades |
| Quizzes and Tests: | There will be many quizzes given in class and recitation,
at least one midterm and one final exam. There are *no* makeups for quizzes. The two lowest grades will be dropped; these are designed to account for any unexpected absences. Warning: If you don't attend, it will be difficult to pass the course. If you are not in the habit of attending all lectures and recitations, you should find a different instructor. |
| Attendance | Attendance is required in this course and you are expected to be on time. Attendance is recorded by quizzes. Each quiz counts 2 points for attendance. (You get an extra bonus point if you get the quiz correct.) If you are more than 5 minutes late, you do not get a quiz. If you leave early, you do not get to turn in your quiz. The result is the same: no points. |
| Honor code and cell phones | You are expected to behave in a way that does not interfere with the learning of others. Cell phones must be off. Like walking in late or leaving early, the ringing of your cell phone during class or recitation can be distracting for those presenting or listening. Such interruption is considered a violation of the honor code. |
| Project | There will be at least one experimental project required. This will involve conducting the experiment, collecting data, modeling the experiment with a differential equation, comparing the theoretical prediction with experimental data. These aspects will be explained in more detail during the lectures. |
| Grading: | Grades will be based on the homework, quizzes/attendance, projects, and the exams: homework counts for 20% of your grade; quizzes/attendance counts for 20%; The Project counts for 20%; Midterms count for 20%; the final exam counts for 20%. |
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