Joseph M. Mahaffy SDSU
Math 337: Elementary Differential Equations Spring 2018
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Course Information for Math 337

Course Description

This course introduces students to differential equations. Computers are used for  modeling examples with MatLab, Maple, and Excel, being the primary computer tools demonstrated.

Details of the course and timelines are available on the HW Assignment page.

Faculty Teaching Math 337 - Spring 2018

Joseph Mahaffy
Professor, Biomathematics
Lectures: 14:00-15:15 MW in GMCS 307 Office phone: 619-594-3743
Office Hours: MW 12:00-13:50 in MLC Fax: 619-594-6746
Office location: GMCS 593 E-mail: jmahaffy@mail.sdsu.edu


Prerequisites

Math 151 and 254

Textbook (optional):

Brannan and Boyce: Differential Equations: An Introduction to Modern Methods and Applications. Wiley 2015.
ISBN 978-1-118-53177-8

Brannan and Boyce

Alternate resources (Add later)

Lab Manual (MatLab and Maple) and Lab Manual (Excel and Maple) are being developed with much of the first part completed and online.

Course Assessment and Grading

  • Grading:
    • Homework asignments, including WeBWorK (35%)
    • 3 Midterms (39%)
    • Final (26%)

The grade divisions are typically 85-100 is an A, 73-85 is a B, 62-73 is a C, 50-62 is a D, and below 50 is an F with + or - assigned near the boundary (within 3%).

The Syllabus has details on course policies.

For questions concerning the webpage contact Joseph Mahaffy.

 

 

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