Math 2403, Section M1, M2 & M3
Differential Equations
Course Information (Spring 2013)

Time:

MW:  15:05--16:25 

Place:

Howey Physics L1

Text:

Brannan & Boyce, Differential Equations, 2nd Ed. WILEY, ISBN 978-0-470-45824-2.

 

Instructor:

Prof. Ronghua Pan

Office:

Skiles 108C

Phone:

(404)894-8947

E-mail:

panrh@math.gatech.edu

WWW:

www.math.gatech.edu/~panrh

Office Hours:

 MW: 14:05-14:55, Skiles 108C, or by appointment

Teaching Assistant:

Wuchen Li (M1),    Mian Liu  (M2),   Lei Zhang  (M3)

Recitation:

TR:  15:05 -- 15:55 AM ,   Skiles 170  (M1) ,   Skiles 249 (M2),      Skiles 254     (M3) .

Homework:

Homework will be assigned once a week posted on the course homepage. 
No homework will be collected. However, you are STRONGLY recommended
to do all homework, since the quizzes are based on homework assignments.

Quizzes and Tests:

There will be 10-11 quizzes based on homework assignments in recitation class, two midterms and one final exam.

Grading:

Grades will be based on the exams and quizzes: your best 8 quizzes count for 25%; Midterms count 20% each;
the final exam counts for 35%.

 Academic   

  Honesty:

  All student are expected to comply with the Institute's Honor Code (http://www.osi.gatech.edu/plugins/content/index.php?id=46).
Evidence of cheating or other violations of the Honor code will be referred to the Office of Student Integrity.

Tentative Syllabus

 

Date

Topics covered

Homework

Week 1

01/7-01/11

1.1, 1.4, 2.1 

Homework 1

Week 2

01/14-01/18

1.2,  2.5, 2.4   (Quiz 1)

Homework 2

Week 3

01/21-01/25

MLK, 2.4,  2.3,  (Quiz 2)

Homework 3

Week 4

01/28-02/01

2.3,  2.2,  1.3,  2.6,  2.7, (Quiz 3)

Homework 4

Week 5

02/04-02/08

Review, 6.1—6.2 (3.1—3.2)(Quiz 4)

Prepare for Exam 1

Week 6

02/11-02/15

6.1—6.3 (3.1—3.3) Exam I

Homework 5

Week 7

02/18-02/22

6.3—6.4 (3.3—3.4)  (Quiz 5)

Homework 6

Week 8

02/25-03/01

6.4,  6.5, 6.7 (3.4—3.5) 7.1 (Quiz 6)

Homework 7

Week 9

03/04-03/08

 7.2, 7.3, 7.4  (Quiz 7)

Homework 8

Week 10

03/11-03/15

 7.5, 4.1, 4.2(Quiz 8)

Week 11

03/18-03/22

Spring Break

Spring Break

Week 12

03/25-03/29

 4.2,  4.3, 4.4, 4.5 

 Prepare for Exam 2

Week 13

04/01-04/05

4.6,  Review, Exam 2, 4.7

Homework 9

Week 14

04/08-04/12

5.1, 5.2, 5.3 (Quiz 9)

Homework 10

Week 15

04/15-04/19

5..4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7 (Quiz 10)

 Homework 11

Week 16

04/22-04/26

Review

Review for Final

Final exam,  2:50pm--5:40pm, 04/29/2013, Howey Physics L1