Syllabus

Math 335 Differential Equations.

Syllabus

In mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
-- John von Neumann, Nobel Prize winner.

Time and Place: 6:30 pm TR at 511 Smith Hall.

Instructor: Peter Saveliev (call me Peter)

Office: 778F Smith Hall (in the alley)

Office Hours: TR 3:00-5:00 (tentative), or by appointment, or any time I am there (usually in the afternoon)
Office Phone: x4639

Home Phone: 697-7827 (9 a.m. - 8 p.m.)

E-mail: saveliev@marshall.edu (put Math 335 as the subject)
Class Web-Page: http://saveliev.net/m335.htm.
Prerequisites: Calculus.
Text: Differential Equations With Boundary Value Problems by Zill and Cullen (Chapters 1-5, 11, 12, plus 7, 10).
Goals: good familiarity with the standard methods of solving ODEs, modeling and numerical solutions.
Evaluation: 2 tests, final exam, homework, quizzes.

Grade Breakdown:
    - homework + quizzes: 40%
    - 2 exams: 15% each
    - final exam: 30%

Letter Grades: A: 90-100, B: 80-89, C: 70-79, D: 60-69, F: <60

MTH 335 - 4 - Differential Equations

First and second-order ordinary differential equations. Applications include vibrations and electrical circuits. Laplace transform, approximate solutions, orthogonal functions, Fourier series; partial differential equations including heat, wave, and Laplace equations. (PR: MTH 231 or permission of instructor)