Math 336 - REVISED Syllabus for Sections 1 & 2 - Spring 2008

PREREQUISITE: Math 230 Calculus II.

TEXT: C.H. Edwards and D.E. Penney, Elementary Differential Equations, 6th ed, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007.

GRADING: Course grades will be based on a total of 600 points, among which 100 points are for homework/quizzes, 300 points for 3 tests (100 points for each test) and 200 points for a comprehensive departmental final exam.

FINAL: The departmental final exam is scheduled for Tuesday, May 13, Noon-1:50PM. Only scientific calculators are permitted.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:

     WEEK  SECTIONS          WEEK  SECTIONS          WEEK  SECTIONS  
       1   1.1, 1.2            6   6.1, 6.2, 6.3      11   4.1, 4.2
       2   1.4, 1.5            7   2.1, 2.2           12   4.3, 4.4
       3   1.6                 8   2.3, 2.5           13   4.5, T3(?)
       4   1.3, T1(?)          9   2.5, T2(?)         14   5.1, 5.2
       5   1.7, 1.8           10   2.4, 2.6           15   5.3, Review
January 21 (Monday) in the 2nd week is a holiday, the spring break (from March 8 to March 16) occurs between the 7th and 8th weeks of classes, and May 9 (Friday) in the 15th week is the reading day.

SUGGESTED HOMEWORK PROBLEMS:

1.1: 8, 15, 19, 24, 28, 31, 35, 39.
1.2: 5, 9, 25, 30, 33, 39.
1.4: 9, 11, 15, 17, 23, 26, 27, 29, 31, 35, 43, 46.
1.5: 5, 9, 15, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27, 33, 37, 39.
1.6: 3, 9, 13, 18, 19, 23, 27, 66, 32, 34, 36, 38.
1.3: 13, 17, 18, 27, 29.
1.7: 6, 7, 13, 14, 23, 30.
1.8: 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 15.
6.1: 1, 4, 6.
6.2: 1, 4, 6.
6.3: 1, 4, 6.
2.1: 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 29, 31, 32.
2.2: 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 15, 17, 22, 24.
2.3: 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 13, 15, 22, 25, 28, 32, 34.
2.5: 5, 9, 13, 21, 23, 26, 32, 34, 35, 38, 39, 49, 51, 54, 55, 58, 62.
2.4: 2, 4, 15, 17, 18, 20.
2.6: 1, 6, 8, 11, 19, 24.
4.1: 13, 16, 19, 20, 26, 28, 30, 32.
4.2: 3, 6, 8, 18, 20, 22.
4.3: 12, 14, 1, 3, 6, 8, 18, 27.
4.4: 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 11.
4.5: 1, 3, 6, 12, 14, 20, 31.
5.1: 1, 2, 6, 8, 14, 18.
5.2: 1, 2, 4, 8, 11.
5.3: 3, 4, 6, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25.