· Instructor: Paul Taylor
· Phone:
477-1705
· email: pttaylor
(at) ship.edu
· Lectures:
MCT263-MWF, 1:00-1:50
· Office Hours: MCT281 - M 10:30-12:00, W 10:30-12:00, R 11:00-12:00, F 11:00-12:00
· Textbook:
Elementary
Differential Equations, 6ed, C. Henry Edwards and David E. Penney
· Course Web Page:
http://webspace.ship.edu/pttaylor/322/322home.html
· Homework
STUDENT
EXPECTATIONS
· Attend class every day, arrive on time.
· Be attentive in class and ask any questions you
have.
· If there is a concept with which you need extra
help, or if
you find yourself falling behind, tell me about it. Come to office
hours for
extra help, or send me an email explaining your concerns. The
sooner the better.
· When working in class, stay on the task at hand and
maintain a
reasonable volume.
· Be responsible for any material or announcements
if you miss
class.
GRADE
WEIGHTING
The grade will be determined by performance
on
quizzes, midterm exams and the final exam.
Quizzes will count for 25%, the
midterms and
final exam will count 25% each. Your
percentage grade will be converted to a letter grade according to the
following
scale.
|
Letter Grade |
A |
A- |
B+ |
B |
B- |
C+ |
C |
D |
F |
|
Final Percent |
93 -100 |
90-92 |
87-89 |
83-86 |
80-82 |
77-79 |
70-76 |
60-69 |
less than 60 |
QUIZZES
Quizzes will be held on Fridays, approximately every second week. Quizzes will be open notes and use questions from the
homework and worksheets (see next section). The lowest
quiz grade will be dropped, with
the 25% allotted to quizzes being determined by the remaining quiz
grades.
HOMEWORK AND
WORKSHEETS
Homework and worksheets will not be collected. However, answers
will be provided (though not full solutions). Quizzes will be
open notes using questions from homework and worksheets. You will
be expected to have the homework and worksheets completed, so that your
solutions will be ready to use on the quiz.
MIDTERMS
There will be two midterm exams. Material covered will be announced in
class. They will occur in class, on Friday February 17 and
Friday March 30. The exams will be
closed book, with one page (front and back) of hand written notes
permitted.
If you anticipate a conflict with any of these dates, you must inform
me at
least one week in advance, or no accommodations will be given.
FINAL EXAM
The final exam will be longer and contain problems from the entire
course. As
with the midterm exams, you will be allowed one page of notes. In
addition for 1/3
of your total exam grade, your final score will replace any lower
midterm exam
scores. If your quiz average (after
dropping the lowest quiz) is lower than your score on the final exam,
your
final score will replace your quiz score.
POLICY REGARDING
MISSED WORK
If you are going to miss an exam or a quiz, inform me beforehand as
soon as
possible (at least one week in advance for exams). We will then be able
to
arrange an alternate test time or deadline.
If a quiz is missed without prior notification, a score of zero will be
assigned for that quiz.
If an exam is missed
without prior
notification, no make-up exams will be given under any circumstances.
Your
final exam score will be used for the missed midterm as per the policy
described above in the Final Exam section.
ACADEMIC
DISHONESTY It is the policy of
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