Differential Equations/Linear Algebra: Math 3195 Syllabus – Fall 2011
SYLLABUS - MATH 3195: Elementary Differential Equations and Linear Algebra
Fall Semester – 2011 M/W 14:00-15:50 MC-03
Date Written: August 21, 2011
Professor : Weldon A. Lodwick
Office: NC 3801 (usually place for Fall 2011), also CU-Denver Building, Room 643
Telephone: 556-2682 (office - voice mail), 556-8344 (admin), 556-8550 (fax)
E-Mail: weldon.lodwick@ucdenver.edu
Web Site: http//:www-math.ucdenver.edu/~wlodwick
Text: Differential Equations & Linear Algebra by C. Henry Edwards and David E.
Penney, Prentice Hall, 2010 (3 rd Edition).
Office Hours: Tuesdays
Wednesdays
Thursdays
9:45 – 10:45am*
4:00 – 5:00pm*
2:00 – 3:00pm*
Other times by arrangement,
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*These times may change depending on my meeting schedule. If this occurs, I will announce the changes in class and I will make changes to the syllabus that is on the web.
Students with Disabilities: If you have a disability that requires accommodation in this course, please see me now. I am happy to make appropriate accommodations.
Cell Phones: Please turn off your cell phones prior to entering the classroom. This is especially important when coming in for exams.
Academic Dishonesty: Academic integrity is fully expected. Academic dishonesty is a serious offense at the University because it diminishes the quality of scholarship and the learning experience for everyone on campus. An act of Academic Dishonesty may lead to sanctions including a reduction in grade (up to and including a permanent F for the course), probation, suspension, or expulsion. Academic dishonesty includes cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, submitting the same paper or work for more than one class, and facilitating academic dishonesty. For definitions and more information, see the CLAS website, http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/CLAS/Pages/CLAS.aspx .
Work load (my expectation): I use the rule of thumb that a for every credit hour of the class, a student will spend three times the number of hours per week studying for the class.
MY APPROACH TO TEACHING
I believe that teaching is a process that involves an active partnership. My role is that of a guide to your learning. We will endeavor to discover how we mathematically know within the structure of this course. If we have a mathematical problem, it is because we don’t know its solution. If we knew the solution, we would not have a problem. Thus, when we “solve” the problem, how do we know the answer we obtain is the solution to our problem? Thus, to know mathematically ( mathematical epistemology ) is a central component of my teaching approach. This means that I believe it is important to know how one obtains the solution to a mathematical problem. It is, therefore, imperative that you demonstrate the process by which you arrive at a solution, that is, you are to demonstrate knowledge of mathematics by articulating how you obtained your solution.
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Differential Equations/Linear Algebra: Math 3195 Syllabus – Fall 2011
I believe that I am responsible to open the way, to encourage, and to, perhaps, nudge you toward your own learning. I will help guide you toward this learning by providing mathematics for you to experience. It is my aim to communicate mathematics in a way that is supportive of your efforts. Your role is to find a way to experience and articulate the mathematics that is presented and that you encounter. I believe that it is your responsibility to let me know when you find yourself not understanding mathematical concepts that are presented in class. Once you make this known, it is our responsibility to work on trying to attain clarity. I will try to be as proactive as possible. I believe that results on examinations, quizzes and projects give us the opportunity to clearly see where the areas of mathematical understanding are and what areas need more attention.
EVALUATIVE CRITERIA
Your grade will be based on two evaluative criteria (three if you choose a project) – inclass exams and homework (differential equation and linear algebra problems).
EXAMS: There are two one hour and a half in-class tests worth 150 points covering two chapters and one in-class comprehensive final exam worth 300 points. On all exams you are always to show your work (unless otherwise indicated by the problem) sufficient for me to understand how you obtained your answer. If you wish, you can do a project worth
100 points and have your final exam worth 200 points rather than 300 points. If you wish to do this, you and I will need to talk and decide on the project by September 7, 2011. If you do not contact me by September 7 th , I will assume you will be taking a 300 point final exam. Test 1 and 2 are given 14:00 – 15:30 on September 26 th and October 31 st .
HOMEWORK: I will give 11 homework assignments each worth 11 points of which I will count up to 100 points toward your grade. The assignments are due: August 31,
September 7, 14, 21, October 12, 19, 26, November 9, 16, 30, and December 7. I will not accept any assignments after the end of class on the above dates. This is strict and non-negotiable. I will have specific instructions and problem sets on a separate hand-out.
The grading scale for engineering students is:
A = 92.6%-100%
B = 82.6% - 92.5%
C = 70% - 82.5%
D = 60% - 69.9%
F less than 60%
If your college allows for +/- (e.g., CLAS – economics/biology) I will assign a +/- on the grade. So, for example, a B- is 80%-82.3%, B is 83.4% - 86.7% and a B+ is 86.8%-
89.9%.
General advice: Keep all materials that I turn back in case you think I have not credited you with the points you earned. I can only correct your score if you have what I have turned back to you. Please check to make sure that the points you earned are the points I have recorded. The statistics that I have read about correctness of professors in grading and recording grades state that there is a 6% error rate. Please make sure that I have correctly graded and recorded your points.
Advice on exam taking: It is wise (imperative) for you take exams as follows. Do all the problems you can do first. Don't waste too much time on making sure that you have
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Differential Equations/Linear Algebra: Math 3195 Syllabus – Fall 2011 done your arithmetic correctly since arithmetic mistakes are usually discounted at half a point per mistake unless your arithmetic mistake totally trivializes the problem in which case the deduction will be severe. You should work on generating the most number of points per unit of time – the mantra is to obtain the maximum number of points per minute.
POLICIES
Drops and incomplete grades: See Fall 2011 CLAS Academic Policies (found at the end of the syllabus and online) for the relevant dates with respect to dropping this course.
The incomplete policy of the Mathematics Department and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is strictly enforced. Incomplete grades are given only in situations in which a student who has been in good standing all semester, is prevented from completing a course assignment (for example the final exam) due to circumstances beyond her/his control.
Missing Examinations: If you miss a test for acceptable reasons and we have met before the test and agreed that indeed this is the case you will be given a make-up exam. You are to take the final exam on the given date . If you have more than two final exams on date of our final, this will have to be resolved at least one week in advance of our final exam . There are cases where an exam is missed without your being able to notify me ahead of time. These will be exceptional cases and we can work these out as long as your reasons are legitimate.
Legitimate Reasons: Legitimate reasons for missing exams are for some situations that are beyond your control. You may be required to produce official, signed documentation.
If you are needed in a wedding, for example, you must talk to me prior to the (blessed) event. If you are legally arrested, then this is not a legitimate excuse. For matters that are within your control, the general rule is that it is not excused.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE of Topics
We should cover Chapters 1, 3-7, and 10. We will skip at least sections 6.3, 7.6, and 10.5 and we will cover about one and a half sections per class period. You must keep up accordingly.
EXAM DATES:
Test 1
Test 2
Final
Material Included
Chapters 1, 3
Chapter 4, 5
Chapters 1,3-7.10
Date
September 26 th
October 31 st
Time
14:00-15:30
14:00-15:30 week of December 12th 2 hours
The pace and the sections covered in the class are indicated by the test schedule. We will cover about three sections of the textbook per week. You need to be prepared to read the text at that pace. There will be about one week before we end the chapter and when the exam is given. Note that there are two weeks between Test 2 and Test 3 and Test 5 covers two chapters.
Projects : If you think you would like to do a project, I will give you a separate handout with the requirements.
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Fall 2011 CLAS Academic Policies
The following policies pertain to all degree students in the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences (CLAS).
 Schedule verification: It is each student’s responsibility to verify online that his/her official registration is correct: verify before classes begin and prior to the drop/add deadline. Failure to verify schedule accuracy is not sufficient reason to justify a late add or drop.
 E-mail: Students must activate and regularly check their official student e-mail account for CU Denver business: http://www.ucdenver.edu/student-services/Pages/WebMail.aspx.
Those who forward email to a private account are still responsible for checking their official student e-mail account for messages not automatically forwarded.
 Waitlists:
 Students are not automatically notified if they are added to a class from a waitlist. Students are not automatically dropped from a class if they never attended, stopped attending, or do not make tuition payments.
 Waitlists are purged after the 1st week of classes, after which a paper Schedule Adjustment Form (drop/add form) is required. It is the student's responsibility to get the form (online or at the
Advising Office, NC 4002), have it signed, deliver it to the
Registrar (Annex 100) or the Student Services Center (NC 1003), and verify her/his schedule online.
 Late adds (after 7 September) will be approved only when circumstances surrounding the late add are beyond the student’s control. This will require a written petition and verifiable documentation. Petition forms are available in NC 4002. The signature of a faculty member on a Schedule Adjustment Form does not guarantee that a late add petition will be approved.
 Late drops (after 14 November) will be approved only when circumstances surrounding the late drop have arisen after the published drop deadline and are beyond the student’s control. This will require a written petition and verifiable documentation. The signature of a faculty member does not guarantee that a late drop petition will be approved.
 Tuition: Students are responsible for completing arrangements with financial aid, family, scholarships, etc. (depending on tuition plan selected) to pay their tuition prior to Census Date (7 September).
Students who drop after that date are (1) financially responsible for tuition and fees, (2) academically responsible and will receive a "W" grade, and (3) are ineligible for a refund of COF hours or tuition.
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 Graduation:
 Undergraduate students wishing to graduate in fall 2011 must complete the online Intent to Graduate Form and meet with their academic advisor to obtain a graduation application. This application must be submitted by Census Date (7 September). You can obtain an application only after meeting with your advisor.
There are no exceptions to this policy.
 Graduate students wishing to graduate in fall semester 2011 must complete the online Intent to Graduate form and have a Request for Admissions to Candidacy on file with the CU Denver Graduate
School (Lawrence Street Center) no later than 5 PM, September 7,
2011.
Important Dates and Deadlines
 August 22, 2011: First day of classes.
 August 28, 2011: Last day to add a class or be added to a waitlist using the UCD Access student portal. After this date, you must use a
Schedule Adjustment Form to change, add, or drop.
 August 29, 2011: LAST DAY TO DROP WITHOUT DROP CHARGE –
THIS INCLUDES SECTION CHANGES.
 August 29, 2011: Waitlists are dropped. Any student not added to a course automatically from the waitlist by this date MUST complete a
Schedule Adjustment Form to be added. Students are NOT automatically added to the class from the waitlist after this date and time. If your name is not on the official student roster, you are not registered for the course.
 August 30-September 7, 2011: Students are responsible for verifying an accurate fall 2011 course schedule via the UCDAccess student portal. Students are NOT notified of their waitlist status by the University. All students must check their schedule prior to 9/7 for accuracy.
 August 30, 2011: First day instructor may approve request to add a student to a course with a Schedule Adjustment Form.
 September 5, 2011: Labor Day – no classes
 September 7, 2011: Census date.
 9/7/11, 5 PM: Last day to add structured courses without a written petition for a late add. This is an absolute deadline and is treated as such. This deadline does not apply to independent studies, internships, project hours, thesis hours, dissertation hours, and late-starting modular courses.
 9/7/11, 5 PM: Last day to drop a fall 2011 course or completely withdraw from all fall 2011 courses using a Schedule Adjustment
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Form and still receive a tuition refund, minus the drop fee. After this date, tuition is forfeited and a "W" will appear on the transcript. This includes section changes. This is an absolute deadline and is treated as such.
 9/7/11, 5 PM: Last day to request pass/fail or no-credit option for a course.
 9/7/11, 5 PM: Last day for a graduate student to register for a
Candidate for Degree.
 9/7/11, 5 PM: Last day for a Ph.D. student to petition for a reduction in hours.
 9/7/11, 5 PM: Last day to apply for fall 2011 graduation. You must make an appointment and see your academic advisor before this date to apply for graduation if you are an undergraduate; you must complete the Intent to Graduate and Candidate for Degree forms if you are a graduate student.
 September 19-28, 2011: Faculty can use the Early Alert system.
 October 31, 2011, 5 PM: Last day for non-CLAS students to drop or withdraw without a petition and special approval from the academic dean. After this date, a dean’s signature is required.
 November 14, 2011, 5 PM: Last day for CLAS students to drop or withdraw with signatures from the faculty and dean but without a full petition. After this date, all schedule changes require a full petition.
Petitions are available in NC 4002 for undergraduates and in the CU
Denver Graduate School offices for graduate students.
 November 21-27, 2011: Fall break (no classes; campus closed). Be thankful.
 December 12-17, 2011: Finals Week. No schedule changes will be granted once finals week has started. There are NO exceptions to this policy.
 December 27, 2011: Fall final grades available on UCD Access
(tentative).
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