Math 217 Spring 2003

Index

1. Page Update History
2. Section Information
3. Grading Information
4. Text
5. Lesson Schedule
6. Technology Supplements
7. Homework - Not applicable this semester
8. Old Exams
9. Feedback

1. Page Update History

16 January	Summary of assumed knowledge.
16 January	Page first posted.

2. Section Information

There are wo sections. The core material, homework and exams are the same for each section.

Section	Time	Location	Instructor	email	Office Hours
1	MTThF 10-11	Cupples I 113	B. Blank	brian@math.wustl.edu	Cupples I Room 224 M & T 11:00-12:00
2	MTThF 12-1	McDonnell 361	B. Blank	brian@math.wustl.edu	Cupples I Room 224 M & T 11:00-12:00

The three evening exams scores, E1, E2, and E3, the final exam, E4, will be combined in the following way to obtain a point total out of 100:

S := (E1 + E2 + E3 + 2*E4 - min(Ei: i=1..4))/400;

The score S out of 100 will be translated into a letter grade of A, B, C, D, F (with plus and minus shadings) in a way that is not stricter than the following table:

Numerical Range	Letter Grade
[80,100]	A
[65,80)	B
[50-65)	C
[40-50)	D
[0,40)	F

It is not likely that "curving" will be applied. There is not much point in asking about this. That is because nothing will be decided until after the final exam. However, it is prudent to assume that there will be no curving. In Fall 2000, for example, nobody received a B or an A by virtue of curving.

Neither calculators nor "cheat sheets" will be permitted on the exams.

Exam location information.

4. Text

Elementary Differential Equations, Eighth Edition, Rainville, Bedient, and Bedient.

5. Lesson Schedule

The following lesson plan is somewhat tentative (except for the scheduled examinations). Do not print this schedule and assume that it will be in force throughout the semester. It is recommended that you check the current version periodically. The "suggested problems" are just that - suggested drill to ensure that you are following the basic concepts and procedures. They are not to be turned in. Do more or less according to your need for practice.

Week	Sections	Suggested Problems
#1 (01/13-01/17)	1.1-1.7, 2.1-2.3	1.2: 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 21 2.1: 8-12, 15 2.2:1-19, odd 2.3:1-21, odd
#2 (01/20-01/24) No class Monday	2.4-2.7	2.4:1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 27 2.6:1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 15, 19, 21
#3 (01/27-01/31)	5.1 - 5.5	5.1:1,3,5,9,25 5.2:1,3,13,15,17 5.3,5.4:1,3,9,15,19,23 5.5:1,3,5
#4 (02/03-02/07) EXAM 1: Tuesday 6:30-8:30PM Covers Chapters 1, 2, and 5	Chapter 6 Determinant worksheet	6.2: 1,3,5,7 6.2:1,3,5,7 6.8: 1-11, odd 6.9:1,3 Determinant worksheet Exercises
#5 (02/10-02/14)	Chapter 7	7.2: 1-15 odd 7.3:1-15 odd 7.6: 1-13 odd
#6 (02/17-02/21)	Chapter 8	8.1: 1-17 odd 8.3:1,3,5,9,11,15,19,23,37,39 8.5:1,3,5,7
#7 (2/24-2/28)	Chapters 9 and 10	9.2:1,3,5,7,9,15 9.4:1-9 odd, 19 10.3:1,11 10.4:1,3,5
#8 (03/03-3/07)	Spring Recess	Catch up if needed
#9 (03/10-03/14) EXAM 2: Tuesday 6:30-8:30PM Covers Chapters 6-10	11.1-11.4	11.2: 1, 3, 5 11.4: 17-27 odd
#10 (03/17-03/21)	11.5-11.8	11.5: 1-7 odd 11.6: 1-9 odd 11.7: 1-9 odd
#11 (03/24-03/28)	14.1-14.6, 14.9	14.3:5-11 odd, 15, 17, 19 14.10:1,2
#12 (03/31-04/04)	14.7, 14.8, 14.10, 15.1, 15.2	14.107-19 odd 15.1:1-9 odd, 11-15 15.2:1-9 odd
#13 (04/07-04/11) EXAM 3: Tuesday 6:30-8:30PM Covers Chapters 11-15.4	15.5, laplaceR4.mws	15.5:1-11 odd laplaceR4.mws:Exercises in last section
#14 (04/14-04/19)	17.1-17.5, 18.1-18.4	17.3:1-19 odd 17.5:3-19 odd 18.1:1-17 odd 18.4:3-17 odd
#15 (04/21-04/26)	22.1-22.5	22.3: 1-7 odd 22.4: 5,9 T22.5: 5,7
FINAL EXAMINATION	May X 3:30 - 5:30 PM	Please verify in Course Listings

6. Technology Supplements

You may make and retain electronic copies of the resources that are made available provided you do not modify them. In particular you may not remove the authorship section.

Please do not make hard copies of these documents. They are intended to be viewed in a monitor. There is no good reason for wasting resources by printing them.

Maple uses the name "worksheet" to refer to a generic Maple document. There is no work for you to do in any of the posted worksheets. In particular, the worksheets in the following table are not homework assignments! The following worksheets correspond to the indicated section of Edwards and Penney. Using Netscape for Windows, right click on an icon. Choose "Save Link as". Make sure to include the mws extention in the filename. Maple worksheets are platform independent so do not worry if you think differently. If you do a regular click on an icon then you will bring up an ASCII file that your browser can display but not decode. To view these worksheets as intended, please use either Maple or the MapleV Release 4 Demo. Newer releases of Maple will open the R4 worksheets, prompting you for an update.

Topic	Maple Worksheet
1.1
1.2
First Order Classification
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.8
2.5
4.1-4.6
5.1-5.8
Mechanical Vibrations

The following worksheets are intended to serve as introductions to various aspects of the general use of Maple.

Topic	Maple V R4	Maple 6 (Not Yet Available)
Functions and Derivatives
Solving Equations

7. Homework

Not applicable Spring 2003

8. Old Exams

Some old exams are available on-line. They have been scanned and exist as pdf files: Old exam page.

The following are exams in Maple worksheet format. They have the advantage of being "live". Also, the questions are answered but using Maple commands.

Exam	Maple 6
Exam 1 Fall 2000
Exam 2 Fall 2000
Exam 3 Fall 2000
Final Fall 2000

Exam	Maple 6
Exam 1 Spring 2001
Exam 2 Spring 2001
Exam 3 Spring 2001

Exam	Maple 6
Exam 1 Fall 2001
Exam 2 Fall 2001
Exam 3 Fall 2001

9. Feedback

Sometimes it saves time to share comments, gripes, questions, whatever, with everybody. There is consequently a feedback page associated with this course.


Brian E. Blank

Department of Mathematics

Washington University in St. Louis

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                             Phone: (314) - 935 - 6763

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                             e-mail: brian@math.wustl.edu

Last Updated: 22 March 2003