This page gives general information about MA3521, Section 1, Spring Semester, 2011.

Instructor:         Dr. G. Lewis
Office:                Fisher Hall 208
Office Hours:      M-F, 1:00-2:00 p.m.; or by appointment
phone:                487-2918
fax:                     487-3133
e-mail:              lewis@mtu.edu
homepage:        http://www.math.mtu.edu/~lewis/index.html
grader:              Beini Jiang (beinij@mtu.edu)

Text:                   A First Course in Differential Equations with Modeling Applications, Ninth Edition, by Zill, published by Brooks/Cole/Cengage, 2009
Text coverage:   Chapters 1-5,8
Classroom:         Fisher Hall 135
Classtime:         MTWR, 12-1 p.m.

Exam Schedule:
     Hour Exam: Thursday, March 31, 2011 (in class)
     Final Exam: Monday, April 25, 2011, 12:45 p.m., Fisher 135

Homework assignments: Some homework will be assigned, due the next class period. It will be graded by a student grader. Click here for homework assignments.

Make-up exams: Let me know well in advance if you know that you will have an excused absence from an exam. If you become sick at the last minute, let me know as soon as possible. Otherwise, no make-up exam will be given.

Grading: Note: You must pass the first half of the course (MA2321-Linear Algebra) in order to take the second half (MA3521-Differential Equations). The following shows the weighting of each of the segments which determine the final grade for MA3521.
          Hour Exam: 30%
          Final exam: 50%
          Homework: 20%

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