Syllabus - Fall 2008

detailed course syllabus can be downloaded below:

• For lecture sections 030, 040, 060- Syllabus (pdf)
• For lecture sections 010, 020, 050- Syllabus (pdf)

**Updated textbook information: The 3rd edition may be used instead of the 4th as the homework problems are the same!!**

Assignments: There are four types of assignments that are to be handed in periodically to your recitation instructor throughout the semester. These are:

• Written homework assignments. The written homework sets can be found here. These are to be written up neatly. The written homework will be spot-graded and evaluated both for mathematical correctness and clarity of explanation.
• Instant-feedback web-based homework assignments. Follow the Web Homework link in the menu on the left to log into the instructional technology server and complete these assignments. Each web homework assignment "closes" at a precise time, after which you may continue to work the problems and receive feedback for practice, but you cannot receive credit for working the problems.
• Prelab assignments. In order to be prepared for a computer lab session with your recitation instructor (see below), you must complete some important problems. The prelab assignment problems for each lab may be found in the corresponding lab manual.
• Lab writeups. Each lab manual contains a list of lab problems that must be completed as part of your writeup of the lab. Each lab is to be written up neatly.

Exam information: The exam dates and times for this class are as follows:

Calculators are not to be used on exams (they will not be necessary).

Recitation and lab sessions: When you registered for a lecture section, you also registered for a subsection that meets on Tuesdays or Thursdays. Each Tuesday or Thursday you will meet at the designated time with a recitation instructor. These sessions are of two different types:

• Recitation sessions. These meet in the room designated for your subsection in the course listing. The purpose of these sessions is for you to be able to discuss coursework and go over recent lecture topics with your recitation instructor.
• Lab sessions. These meet in the computer labs in the basement of East Hall. The purpose of these sessions is to meet with your recitation instructor to carry out several lab projects in which you will learn about several different tools for using computers and modern software to study differential equations and their solutions. There are five lab sessions throughout the semester, and each has a corresponding lab manual that you can download from the menu on the left. You should read this manual before coming to your lab session. In particular, the lab manual may contain a prelab assignment that is due at the beginning of the lab session.

See the syllabus for your lecture section to find out whether you will have a recitation session or a lab session on any given Tuesday or Thursday.

Grading Policy: The various components of your work in the course will be assigned the following portions of your total score:

In determining your course letter grade your performance will be compared to that of other students in your lecture section only. Historically the average grade in Math 216 has been in the B-/B range.