Mathematics 351

Course Syllabus
Spring Semester, 2012

Textbook Advanced Engineering Mathematics (4th ed)
by D. G. Zill & M. R. Cullen, Jones & Bartlett Publ., 2009.
Lecture SECT. 11: Mon., Wed., Fri., 9:05-9:55, Ewing Hall Room 204
Professor Thomas Angell , 831-2250, Ewing Hall, Rm. 413
Office hours Mon., Wed. 3:00-4:30, or by appointment.
email angell@math.udel.edu

Tentative Plan of Lectures

Week starting Topic Sections in
Text
2/6 Introduction to D.E. 1.1-1.2
2/13 First order equations 2.1-2.3
2/20 Vectors and
Vector Spaces; linear independence		 7.1-7.6
2/27Introduction to Matrices 8.1-8.5, 8.8
3/5 Numerical methods 6.1-6.2
3/12 Applications
Hour Examination I, Friday, March 16		 2.7-2.9
3/19 Second order equations 3.1-4.5
4/2 The Harmonic Oscillator 3.8
4/9MSD system and
forced oscillations 		Chapter 3
4/16Miscellaneous Topics 3.8-3.9
4/23 First order systems
Hour Examination II, Fri. April 27 		10.1-10.2, 10.4
4/30 More on first order systems. 10.3-10.5
5/8 The Phase Plane 11.1 & suppliments

Grading

Final
Exam 		Hour
Exams 		Homework
Exercises
1 2 Approx. 5
35% 30% 35%

Letter grades will be assigned on the basis of your total point score for the semester; I reserve the right to adjust this scale to improve grades if I believe that the course material proves to be unreasonably demanding. However, if your scores fall in ranges listed below, you are guaranteed the associated letter grade.

Letter Grade Point Range Letter Grade Point Range
A 93-100 C 73-76
A- 90-92 C- 70-72
B+ 87-89 D+67-69
B 83-86D 63-66
B- 80-82 D- 60-62
C+ 77-79 F < 60

  1. There will be NO make-up examinations, except where mandated by university rules. If you should miss an examination, your other exam scores will be averaged provided you have a valid excuse from the Dean's Office or Health Center. Unexcused absences will result in a grade of zero. You must take the final on the announced day and time.

  2. NO late homework will be accepted. Homework to be graded in will generally be assigned on a Monday, and will be handed in a week afterward. There will be approximately eight problems in each assignment. However, there will be more routine problems suggested in each lecture; you should be sure you can do the routine computations required by those problems.

  3. You may consult with other students, but the work you hand in must be your own and NOT copied from others. Duplicate papers will receive a grade of F. For complete information on the University Policy on Academic Dishonesty, consult the on-line Student Handbook at

    http://www.udel.edu/stuguide/11-12/code.html

  4. Note that the drop date for the Spring Semester is , Monday April 16 which is after spring break.

Examination Dates

EXAM EXAM DATE
Hour Exam. I Friday, March 16
Hour Exam. II Friday, April 27
Final Exam Time to be announced