MAP 2302 section 05
Differential Equations
Fall 2004
Mr. Rosenthal
 
Office : DM 417-A
Phone : (305)348-2380
Office Hours: MW 9:30am-10:45am, 12:30-1:15pm and TR 9:30am-11:30am
email : rosentha@fiu.edu
Text: Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations, 4th edition, by Shepley L. Ross
Sections to be covered: 1.1-1.3, 2.1-2.4, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1-4.5, 6.1-6.3, 9.1-9.5, 5.1-5.3
Grading: There will be 3  tests and a cumulative final exam, each worth 100 points.
  My grading scale is as follows:  
360+  points A 308-319 pts. B- 240-255 pts. D
348-359 pts. A- 296-307 pts. C+ 228-239 pts. D-
336-347 pts. B+ 268-295 pts. C    0-227 pts. F
320-335 pts. B 256-267 pts. D+
I reserve the right to add points to the totals of students who display outstanding class participation (during both lectures and office hours).  I will NEVER "curve" grades or drop your lowest grade.
Attendance:
I) NON-TEST DAYS: OPTIONAL.  Absence is preferred to tardiness.  Three points will be deducted from your point total at the end of the semester for each tardiness (even one second late constitutes a tardiness).  Students with even one tardy will be ineligible for the following benefits:
 a) overrides into any of my closed classes in future terms
 b) the privilege of attending my office hours in a future term if enrolled in another instructor's section
 c) recommendations (e.g. for graduate school, scholarships, employment, etc.)
 d) any class participation points mentioned above
No written or oral excuses will be accepted for tardiness.  If you can't make it on time, don't come!
II)  TEST DAYS:  REQUIRED.  You will have at least 2 classes notice of an upcoming test.  There are NO MAKEUP TESTS.  If you miss a test and, in the opinion of the instructor, the absence is excusable, your final exam will count as two grades.  If the absence is not excusable, you will receive a zero on the test missed.  Be prepared to document your excuse with a traffic ticket, hospital bill, arrest form, etc.  A doctor's note is not acceptable unless it says "(student's name) was unable to attend school on (date of test)."  Tardiness is permitted on test days without penalty although you will have less time on the test than everyone else.  If you are so late that someone has already turned in their test before you arrive, you will not be allowed to take the test.
Required Materials:  All tests must be written using pencil. All calculators are prohibited on tests.
BEEPERS AND CELLULAR PHONES must be turned off! The vibrate mode is not considered turned off. Beepers and cellular phones must not be visible to you or me. If they are on your belt, they are visible. If they are in your bookbag or pocket, they are not. Violations of this policy will result in you will having to put the beeper or cellphone in the hallway immediately outside the class. If you are afraid it will be stolen, you may choose to leave with it, but you will not be readmitted to class that day. If this occurs during a test, and you choose to leave rather than put the beeper or phone in the hallway, all unanswered test questions will be marked wrong.
DROPS are not initiated by Prof. Rosenthal.  If you stop attending, you must drop this class yourself to avoid a grade of F. The deadline for dropping classes with a grade of DR is November 5 (by 5pm).
EXTRA TUITION CHARGES FOR REPEATED COURSES AND EXCESS HOURS: The Florida Legislature has mandated a tuition surcharge for the
third time a student either takes or attempts a college credit course. For more information on this charge, including possible appeal of this surcharge, see http://www.fiu.edu/orgs/register/surcharge.htm. This charge should serve as additional motivation for you not to have to retake this course. In other words, DO THE HOMEWORK!!!!!
If you see a note posted saying that class is canceled, make sure it is on FIU stationary and wait until the starting time of class before leaving.
ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT includes (but is not limited to) giving or receiving assistance on a test, quiz, or homework assignment for which such assistance is not permitted, falsifying a document to obtain an excusal from a test, and using unauthorized notes on a test or quiz. A more complete definition of Academic Misconduct is given on pp.120-121 of the Student Handbook. Penalties for Academic Misconduct range from an F in the course to expulsion from the university.
The following tentative calendar is here only because the university now requires it as a part of every syllabus. My suggestion to you is to ignore it. It will NOT be updated during the semester. For up-to-date assignments, check this page. Upcoming tests will be announced here.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
August 30

Sections 1.1 and 1.2
 August 31 Sept. 1

Sections 1.3 and 2.1		 Sept.2
Sept. 6

Labor Day
No School 		Sept. 7
 Sept. 8

Section 2.1 (cont.) and 2.2		 May 20
Sept. 13

Section 2.2 (cont.) and 2.3
 Sept. 14

Sept. 15

Section 2.3 (cont.) and 2.4

 Sept. 16
Sept. 20

Section 3.2 and 3.3		 Sept. 21

Sept. 22

Test #1 covering sections 1.1-1.3 and 2.1-2.4

Sept. 23

 
Sept. 27

Section 4.1
 Sept. 28

Sept. 29

Section 4.1 (cont.) and 4.2

 Sept. 30

Oct. 4

Section 4.2 (cont.) and 4.3

 Oct. 5 Oct. 6

Sections 4.3(cont.) and 4.4
 Oct. 7

Oct. 11

Sections 4.4 amd 4.5

 Oct. 12

Oct. 13

Section 4.5 (cont.) and 6.1

 Oct. 14

Oct. 18

Section 6.1 (cont.)

 Oct. 19

Oct. 20

Test #2 covering sections 3.2, 3.3, and 4.1-4.5

 Oct. 21

Oct. 25

Section 6.1 (cont.) and 6.2

 Oct. 26

Oct. 27

Section 6.2 (cont.)

 Oct. 28

Nov. 1

Section 6.3

 Nov. 2

Nov. 3

Section 9.1A

 Nov. 4

Nov. 8

Section 9.1B

 Nov. 9

Nov. 10

Section 9.2

 Nov. 11

Veteran's Day
No School

Nov. 15

Section 9.3

 Nov. 16

Nov. 17

Test #3 covering sections 6.1-6.3 and 9.1-9.2

 Nov. 18

Nov. 22

Section 9.4A and 9.4B

 Nov. 23

Nov. 24

Section 9.4B (cont.) and 9.4C

Nov. 25

Thanksgiving
No School

Nov. 29

Section 9.5

 Nov. 30

Dec. 1

Sections 5.1 and 5.2

 Dec. 2

Dec. 6

Section 5.2 (cont.) and 5.3

 Dec. 7

Dec. 8

Catch-up and review

 Dec. 9
Dec. 13



 Dec. 14

Dec. 15

Cumulative Final Exam
6:40am-9:15am

Dec. 16

Course description: An introduction to differential equations and their applications, based upon a knowledge of calculus. Topics to include: First-order equations and their applications, higher order linear differential equations and their applications, series solutions, and systems of linear differential equations. Prerequisite: MAC 2312 with a grade of C or higher.