Course Number: MATH-2420
Course Time: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 11:00-11:50 AM
Course Instructor: Saleet Jafri, 972-883-4436, jafri@utdallas.edu
Office Hours: Wednesday 9:00-11:00 AM or by appointment in EC 3.908
Course Problem Session: Wednesday and Thursday depending on section (mandatory). Wednesday 3:00 AM - 4:50 PM Room MP 2.228 and Thursday 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM Room MC 2.412
Course Teaching Assistants: Taras Odushkin taras@utdallas.edu, Office hours: Tuesday 4:00-6:00 PM and Thursday 10:00 AM - 12:00 noon in FO 1.615
and Sridhar Chinnabhandar (CP) dhar44@utdallas.edu, Office Hours: Monday 3:30-5:30 PM in FO 1.601
Prerequisites: Calculus
Textbook: Fundamentals of Differential Equations. 5th edition. by Nagel, Saff, and Snider
Course Description: MATH 2420 is the culmination of the calculus sequence. The goal is to learn how to set up and solve differential equations. The course will cover techniques for first order linear and non-linear quations. Other topics including power series methods, higher order equations, systems of first order differential equations, and applications will also be covered. As a technical tool, we will develop and use the theory of Laplace transforms.
Grading Policy: The course grade will be determined as follows:
Homework - 10%
Quizzes - 20%
Exam 1 - 20%
Exam 2 - 20%
Cumulative Final - 30%
Grade Scale:
90-100 A
85-89.9 B+
80-84.9 B
75-75.9 C+
70-74.9 C
65-69.9 D+
60-64.9 D
0-59.9 F
Homework assignments will be assigned at the end of each class. They will be due at the beginning of class on Friday. Late homework assignments will not be accepted.
Eleven quizzes will be given at the beginning of the problem session (not every problem session will have a quiz). The quizzes will last about 15-20 minutes. Of the 11 quizzes, only the top 10 grades will be counted toward the quiz grade. If a quiz is missed, it will be the one that is dropped.
All students are expected to take the exams at the announced time. If there is a conflict and you cannot make an exam, let me know beforehand so we can agree upon a procedure to make up the exam. In order for you not to get a zero on the exam we must have agreed upon a make up procedure.
Academic Honesty Policy: Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. This includes cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of academic records. That being said, you can help each other out on the homework (this does not mean that you can copy each other's homework).
Calculators: You may use calculators in this class. However, you will have to show your work done to get the problem solution during the quizzes, exams, and final exam unless explicitly stated to the contrary.
Course Schedule (tentative):
| Course Week | Dates | Event | Comments |
| 1 | Aug. 23-Aug. 25 | Integration Review | |
| 2 | Aug. 28-Sep. 1 | Quiz 1 | |
| 3 | Sep. 4-Sep. 8 | Quiz 2 | No Class Sep 4 |
| 4 | Sep. 11-Sep. 15 | Quiz 3 | |
| 5 | Sep. 18-Sep. 22 | Quiz 4 | |
| 6 | Sep. 25-Sep. 29 | Exam 1 | |
| 7 | Oct. 2-Oct. 6 | Quiz 5 | |
| 8 | Oct. 9-Oct.13 | Quiz 6 | |
| 9 | Oct. 16-Oct. 20 | Quiz 7 | |
| 10 | Oct. 23- Oct. 27 | Quiz 8 | |
| 11 | Oct. 30-Nov. 3 | Exam 2 | |
| 12 | Nov. 6-Nov.10 | Quiz 9 | |
| 13 | Nov. 13-Nov. 17 | Quiz 10 | |
| 14 | Nov. 20 -Nov. 24 | No Quiz | No Class Nov 23-24 |
| 15 | Nov. 27-Dec. 1 | Quiz 11 |
Important Dates:
Monday, Sep. 25 Review for Exam 1
Wednesday Sep. 27 and Thursday Sep. 28 - Exam 1
Monday, Oct. 30 Review for Exam 2
Wednesday Nov. 1 and Thursday Nov. 2 - Exam 2
Monday Dec. 4, 11:00 AM - Final Exam
Sage advice:
If you want to do well in the course: 1) Do all the homework. If possible do extra
problems to get additional practice. The more problems you have done the better you will
do on the quizzes and exams. 2) Ask questions in class and the problem sessions. 3) If you
are having difficulty doing the homework or in the quizzes, see the instructor or teaching
assistant for additional help.