Course guide:

Teaching Assistants:

• Tong Li

Text:

• Richard Haberman Applied partial differential equations, 5^th edition, Pearson Publishers.

SYLLABUS

Final Exam: The final exam is cumulative and covers ALL of the material in the course. The final exam for all sections of Math 241 is scheduled for Tuesday December 17th, 9:00-11:00am. The final exam will count for 35% of your final course grade.

Midterm Exams: There will be two closed book midterm exams. The first exam will be in class on Tuesday, October 1 and will be worth 20% of your final grade. The second midterm will be in class on Tuesday, November 5 and will be worth 25% of your final grade. You are not allowed to use any calculators during the midterm and final exams but you can prepare and use one 8.5 by 11 sheet of paper (both sides) with notes of your choice.

Recitation Quizzes: Every week during the last 5-10 minutes of your recitation you will be given a quiz on a problem which is very similar to a homework problem from the previous week assignment. The quizzes will be graded but the two worst quiz scores will not be used in calculating your final quiz grade. There will be no makeup quizzes. The quizzes will count as 15% of your final grade.

Homework assignments: Homework problems will be assigned every week. The list of problems in the current assignment will be available every Monday evening at the following link

HOMEWORK

You are responsible for mastering the problems from the homework assignment and for writing the solutions up. Homework will be collected every Friday in Tong Li's office. We will not grade individual homework problems but Tong will check each homework assignment for completeness. These completeness scores will count for 5% of your final grade.

Classroom Decorum: Cell phones may not be used during class (no texting) and should be silent. Laptops may not be used for anything other than taking notes. It is important that you refrain from excessive talking during lecture as a courtesy to your fellow students. Students will receive Course Problem Notices (CPNs) for poor attendance, poor test grades, poor homework or quiz grades, or poor behavior in lecture.

Regrades: All regrade requests should be directed in writing to Prof. Pantev. Note that the entire assignment (homework, exam, etc.) will be regraded, and that your total score may go up or down as a result of the regrade. Regrade requests will not be accepted more than one week after the relevant assignment was returned to you, nor will they be accepted after the final exam. Note that once the final grades are submitted, they can only be changed in the presence of a serious grade error.

ADA Compliance: The Office of Student Disabilities Service (SDS) is part of the Weingarten Learning Resources Center. It provides accommodated exams and assistive technology (along with many other services) to students that self-identify in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Please see the SDS website for more information.

Code of Academic Integrity: The following is from the University’s website on academic integrity -- Since the University is an academic community, its fundamental purpose is the pursuit of knowledge. Essential to the success of this educational mission is a commitment to the principles of academic integrity. Every member of the University community is responsible for upholding the highest standards of honesty at all times. Students, as members of the community, are also responsible for adhering to the principles and spirit of the following Code of Academic Integrity found here . If a student is unsure whether his action(s) constitute a violation of the Code of Academic Integrity, then it is that student’s responsibility to consult with the instructor to clarify any ambiguities.