Johns Hopkins University
110.302 – Differential Equations and Applications
Summer 2008 - Session I

Instructor: Reza Seyyedali
         Email: seyyedali@math.jhu.edu 

        Office: Krieger 200

        Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 11:30-12:30 or by appointment

Course Information:

        Description:  We anticipate to cover chapters 1-3, 6, 7, 10 and selected material from other chapters of the textbook..

        Lecture:. MTWTh 9-11:30 Am

       Classroom:  Krieger 308

       Textbook: Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, W.E. Boyce and R.D. Diprima, 8th Edition, John Wiley & Sons

 

Homework:  Assignments will not be turned in. These will be problems that I recommend you do, and they will be assigned every day.  Collaboration on homework is encouraged.  Remember that the daily quiz will be based on a problem from the homework.

 

Quizzes: Almost every  day, a 15-20 minute quiz will be given based on  homework assignments. The lowest 3 quiz grades will be dropped.

Exams: There will be one midterm exam scheduled for Tuesday, June 17 . Additionally, there will be a comprehensive final exam scheduled for the last day of class.

Grading: The final grade breakdown is as follows:

- Daily Quizzes – 20%

- Midterm Exam - 35%

- Final Exam - 45%

Course Policy