Math 241 section 001

Instructor: Ching-Li Chai
Office: DRL 4N36, Ext. 8-8469.
Office Hours: Monday 11:00-12:00, Wednesday 11:00-11:30, and by appointments
Email: chai@sas.upenn.edu

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General Information for my section:

• Lecture class meetings are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1:00 pm to 1:50 pm in Stiteler Hall B21.
• Recitation classes are on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. You MUST be enrolled in and attend one of the following recitation sections:
  • Section 201; Tuesdays 8:30-9:30 am in DRL 4N30
  • Section 202; Tuesdays 9:30-10:30 am in DRL 4N30
  • Section 203; Thursdays 8:30-9:30 am in DRL 4N30
  • Section 204; Thursdays 9:30-10:30 am in DRL 4N30
  Recitations begin on Tuesday, September 3 after Labor Day.
• The text book is Applied Partial Differential Equations with Fourier Series and Boundary Value Problems by Richard Haberman, 5th edition.
• The Syllabus and Core Problems on the Math Department's Math 241 site.
• Old final exams and other useful information (including the syllabus) can be found on the the Math Department Math 241 page.
• The exams will generally be set at the level of the Core Problems. The old final exams are regarded as part of the Core Problems.

Basic Ground Rules:

• The COURSE GRADE is based on: Homework (10%), Midterm exams (45%) Final exam (35%), Quizzes and everything else (10%)
• Homework will be assigned the weekend before, and will be due at the beginning of Friday's lecture the following week.
• Homeworks will be spot graded and returned in the recitations. Answers to selected problems will be posted on the web by late Friday or early Saturday.
• LATE WORK will NEVER be accepted.
• You can hand in your homeworks early, either in person or by other arrangement. Never leave your homeworks in any mail box of the mathematics department.
• Homework will contain instructions for reading. Make sure you do the reading before the class for which it is assigned. I will assume you have done so.
• You are responsible for doing all the core problems, including the old exam problems. They form a constant part of your home work assignment.
• You are encouraged to work in groups and discuss with each other. But the work you hand in MUST BE YOUR OWN WRITE-UP. See Penn's code of academic integrity.
• You can use a 5"x7" note card (both sides) during the midterm and final exams. No electronic device is allowed. Using any communication device (including computers, cell phones, calculators, PDA's, etc.) during these exams is a serious breach of academic integrity.
• Provost rules governing final examinations.

Grading notes: At the end of the semester, everyone who has not withdrawn from the class will get a grade. Incompletes will not be given to avoid F's.

Semester Calendar:

• First Meeting: Wedenesday, August 28, 2019
• Course selection period ends: Tuesday, September 10, 2019
• First in-class exam: Wednesday October 2, 2019
• Drop period ends: Monday, October 7, 2019
• Fall break: Thursday-Sunday, October 10-13, 2019
• Second in-class exam: Friday November 1
• Last day to withdraw: Monday November 4, 2019
• Thanksgiving break: Thursday November 28--Sunday December 1, 2019
• Third in-class Exam: Friday December 6
• Last day of classes: Monday, December 9, 2019
• Reading days: Tuesday-Wednesday, December 10-11, 2019
• Common Final Exam: Monday, 9:00--11:00 am, Towne 100, December 16, 2019

Notes and Homework Assignment