ODE (CRN 80088)
MAP 2302
Ordinary Differential Equations –FALL 2015
Instructor: Dr. Mahbubur Rahman
Office: Bldg. 14E/ Room 2727
Office hour: 3:25-4:25 pm TR/Appointment
Phone: 620-3748
Class time: 4:30-5:45 pm TR
Class: Bldg. 15/Rm. 1204
Textbook: Differential Equations, 4th ed. by
Blanchard, Devaney & Hall
E-mail: mrahman@unf.edu
Web: http://www.unf.edu/~mrahman
Prerequisites: MAC 2312 (Calculus II)
Credit hours: 3
Tentative Schedule:
Chapter 1. First order Differential Equations
§ 1.1-1.9
Chapter 2. First-order systems
§ 2.1-2.5
Chapter 3. Linear systems
§ 3.1-3.7
Chapter 4. Forcing and Resonance
§ 4.1-4.4
Chapter 5. Nonlinear systems
§ 5.1- 5.2
Chapter 6. Laplace Transforms
§ 6.1- 6.4
Chapter 8. Discrete Dynamical Systems
§ 8.1-8.2 (time permitting)
Grading Criteria:
Point Allocation
40%
30%
15%
15%
2 Exams
Final Exam (Comprehensive)
Homework and Group work/project
Quiz
Cut-Offs:
Grade Assignment
A
90% - 100%
B
80% - 89%
C
70% - 79%
D
60% - 69%
F
< 60%
The “  `` will be included only to
improve your grades
Important Deadlines:
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Last day to withdraw (no refund)– Oct. 30th
Holidays (no classes or office hours) – Labor Day- Sept. 7th , Veteran’s Day-Nov. 11,
Thanksgiving- Nov 26 –Nov. 28th
Exam 1: Oct. 6th , 2015 (Tuesday)
Exam 2: Nov. 17th , 2015 (Tuesday)
Final Exam is on Thursday, Dec. 10, 3:00-4:50pm.
Technology: You will need a graphing calculator, such as TI-82, TI-83 or similar. Graphing
calculators which perform symbolic manipulations (e.g. TI89, TI92) will not be allowed for tests,
quizzes, and exams. I will demonstrate dynamics of differential equations using MATLAB
programming language.
Attendance: is required; parts of this class may be in a cooperative learning format. You will be
assigned group work in and out of class. Repeated absences (more than 4 unexcused) will result
in lowering your grade in the course. Students absent for university sponsored events or must
make arrangements for making up the work they will miss before they are absent.
Homework: is required. Selected problems from your textbook will be assigned and graded.
Late homework will not be accepted without a valid reason.
Disability Resource Center: If you believe that you have a disability requiring an
accommodation, please contact “Disability Resources Center” in Bldg. 57-Room 1500.
Plan for dealing with disruption of normal activities:
In the event of disruption of normal classroom activities due to an emergency such as hurricane,
pandemic or other unforeseen event or combination of events, the format of this course may be
modified in order to enable completion of the course requirements. In that event, you will be
provided an addendum to this syllabus that will supersede this version. It is your responsibility as
a student participant to be proactive during any emergency to find instructions that I will be sent
through email (or posted to the osprey website) as determined by the instructor as appropriate for
the circumstances.
Disclaimer: The instructor reserves the right to amend this syllabus at any time. Changes will be
announced in class. It is the responsibility of the student to be aware of any changes