LECTURE TIME AND PLACE (Section E): MWF 11:30, Balmer 203
LECTURE TIME AND PLACE (Section H): MWF 2:30, Johnson 214
INSTRUCTOR: John Palmieri
   Padelford C-538, 543-1785
  E-mail: palmieri@math.washington.edu
OFFICE HOURS: Monday 3:30-4:20, Tuesday 2:30-3:30, and by appointment
WEB PAGE: http://www.math.washington.edu/~palmieri/Math307/

TEXT BOOKS: Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems by W. E. Boyce and R. C. DiPrima, 7th edition

EXAMINATIONS AND GRADING: There will be two mid-term exams, weekly problem sets, and a final exam. The mid-terms exam are worth 100 points each, the homework will count for 50 points, and the final is worth 150 points, for a total of 400 points.

HOUR EXAMS: The first will be on Monday, January 27; the second will be on Wednesday, February 26. After I've graded each exam, you will have a few days to correct your mistakes for some extra credit. I'll give you the details when I return the graded exams.

FINAL EXAM (Section E): 2:30-4:20 p.m., Wednesday, March 19.
FINAL EXAM (Section H): 2:30-4:20 p.m., Tuesday, March 18.

HOMEWORK: I will assign homework problems of two types: problems to be turned in, and practice problems. The practice problems are to help you master the basic techniques of the course; you don't turn them in, and they do not get graded. The problems you turn in will be a bit harder. Homework will be assigned regularly, and it will be due at 3:30 in my office (PDL C-538) each Tuesday afternoon (except that there is no homework due on the first Tuesday of the quarter). It's a good idea to work with other people on your homework, but you must write your solutions yourself. I will post solutions to all of the problems on the course web page.

PLAN FOR THE COURSE: We will start by discussing first order differential equations, linear ones in particular. We will move on to second order differential equations, focusing on linear equations, both homogeneous and nonhomogeneous. We will study Laplace transforms at the end of the quarter. Throughout, we will work on modeling problems.

WEB PAGE: Check the web page for current homework assignments, homework solutions, summaries of what we've covered in each class, and other announcements.

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