MATH 2280-MW4 hello
Phone:
(435)797-2819
Email:
nghiem.nguyen(at)usu.edu
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Ordinary Differential Equations
MATH 2280--Fall
2020
Lecture:
| MATH 2280-MW4 |
MWF |
11:30am-12:20pm. |
Location: Web Broadcast Lecture. |
Office Hours: MWF, 10:00am-11:00am; or by appointments. Due to COVID-19, the university encourages that faculty hold office hours primarily online. (Exception can be arranged in special situation to have face-to-face
help, but both participants must follow safe practices spelled out below!)
My office: Animal Science 201.
My website is
http://www.math.usu.edu/~nnguyen
Grade: There will be three midterms and one final exam.
The final exam will be cumulative, with more emphasis on the
part of the course that comes after the third exam. All
exams are closed book and notes.
Homework will be collected once a week on Fridays. Students will upload the assignments directly onto Canvas. You are encouraged to discuss homework problems
with your classmates but you must write up solutions on your
own.
| Distribution: |
Homework |
200 points |
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Three Midterm Exams |
100 points each |
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Final Exam |
150 points |
The final exam is scheduled for Monday, December 14, 2020, 11:30am-1:20pm.
Content: This course introduces students to basic techniques/theories of ordinary differential equations. Proposed topics include: Analytic solution techniques for ODE;
initial value and boundary value problems and applications; higher-order scalar equations, first-order linear systems, and Laplace transforms.
Textbook: Ordinary Differential Equations: An Introduction to the Fundamentals, by Kenneth B. Howell, first edition, published by CRC Press - Taylor & Francis Group. There are
resources included with the book that can be found at the following website maintained by the author:
http://howellkb.uah.edu/DEtext/
The resources include a solutions manual and other information that might be useful to students. Notice that a second edition is also available for purchase, but as the website maintained
by the author has not been updated to include this new edition, I recommend that you purchase the first edition.
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social distancing and face covering. We will strictly adhere to the university policy and students are advised to
check regularly the university website for the most updated information. Currently, it is stated that there will be NO �fall break� (Oct. 16), and that the university will move
to remote teaching after the Thanksgiving break. Following is the precise USU guideline:
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are asked to follow certain classroom protocols during the fall 2020 semester. These protocols are based on CDC, state, and local health department guidelines and requirements are in place not only
for your safety but also the safety of the entire campus community.
a) Face coverings are required in all classrooms and teaching laboratories. Students will not be permitted to remain in class without a face covering, as per University Policy 20T.3. Students that do not
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circumstances that prevent some students from using face coverings. If you require this exemption, contact the Disability Resource Center prior to the start of classes to investigate alternative instruction.
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c) Stay home when you are sick, however mild your symptoms.
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Homework 1 (due Sep 04):
Chapter 1 (3bc,4ab,6ab) and Chapter 2
(3abcd,4cd,9ab).
Homework 2 (due Sep. 11): Chapter 2
(3efg, 5ab) and Chapter 3 (4abcd,6).
Homework 3 (due Sep. 18): Chapter 4 (4abc,7abc,8abc); Chapter 5 (2abc,3abc).
Homework 4 (due Sep. 25): Chapter 6 (1ab,2,3bc,4,5ab,6,7abcd) and Chapter 7 (4abcd,5abcd).
Homework 5 (due Oct. 02): Chapter 7
(4efgh,5ef) and Chapter 8 (2abcd,6).
Homework 6 (due Oct. 16): Chapter 11 (1ab,2ab,3ab,4ab,6ab,7ab); Chapter 12 (1abc,2abc) and Chapter 13
(2abc,5ab).
Homework 7 (due Oct. 23): Chapter 15
(1ab, 2ab, 3ab, 4ab, 5ab, 6ab, 8ab) and Chapter 17
(1ab, 2ab, 3ab).
Homework 8 (due Oct. 30): Chapter 18
(1abc,2ab,4abc), Chapter 19
(1,2,6,9).