Math 302-01: Ordinary Differential Equation (Fall 2019)
- Instructor: Junping Shi, Jones 100B, phone: 221-2030,
jxshix@wm.edu
- Meeting time and location: Tuesday and Thursday 9:30-10:50am, Jones Hall 306
- Web pages:
- Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
14:00-15:15, or by appointment.
- Text: 4th Edition by Paul
Blanchard, Robert L. Devaney, Glen R. Hall
- Course content: Most of Chap 1-6 (First order
differential equations; First order system; Linear systems;
Forcing and Resonance; Nonlinear systems; Laplace transforms)
- Quizzes and Exams: There will be Four (20 min) quizzes
on Sept 10 (Tuesday), Sept 24 (Tuesday), Oct
24 (Thursday), Nov 21 (Thursday), and the
quizzes will be given in the last 20-30 minutes of class time.
There will be Two mid-term exams (80 min) on Oct 8 (Tuesday)
and Nov 7 (Thursday), and the exams will be given in the
class time. Make-up quizzes or exams are only given in extreme
circumstances such as documented serious illness or personal
circumstance. I must review such cases prior to the
start of the quiz/exam.
- Final Exam: December 13 (9am-12pm),
Andrews Hall 101.
- Add/drop deadline: Sept 6, Withdraw deadline:
October 28
- Homework: It is essential to do mathematics in
order to learn it. Homework assignments are given on the course
webpage, and homework will be collected and graded 7 times
during the semester. Solution for each homework will be
available from Blackboard site after the assignments are turned
in. Homework is due on 5pm of Sept 6 (Friday), Sept 20
(Friday), October 4 (Friday), October 18 (Friday), November 1
(Friday), November 22 (Friday), and December 6 (Friday).
The homework can be turned in to a collection box outside of
Jones 100.
- Lab project: You will apply your knowledge learned
from this class to work on a lab project. The lab report is due
on December 4 (Wednesday) at 11:59pm electronically
(sent as a pdf file by email). The topic of the lab will be
chosen from Lab section of the textbook (Chapter 1-7) and some
additional ones. You will choose the topic by November 1
(Friday).
- Calculators: Electrical calculators are not forbidden
but also not encouraged, and students can expect to take most
exams/quizzes without a calculator. TI-83/84 graphing
calculators (or comparable models) can be used in quizzes/exams,
and TI-85 or above or calculators on mobile phones cannot be
used in quizzes/exams.
- Computer software: Some online programs, apps and
software Matlab will be used for demonstration, and students are
also encouraged to use them for homework. The software are not
needed for quizzes and exams.
- Attendance: Regular attendance is critical for your
success in this course. I expect your presence at every lecture.
- Grading: Your final grade is calculated as follows:
- Homework 14% (2% each)
- Quizzes 16% (4% each)
- Lab project 6%
- Mid-term Exam 18% each, 36% total
- Final Exam: 28%
The letter grade is assigned using the scale: A > 93
> A- > 90 > B+ > 87 > B > 83 > B- >
80> C+ > 77 > C > 73 > C- > 70 > D+
> 67 > D > 63 > D- > 60 > F
- Honor Code: Students will uphold William and Mary's
stated honor code as it is written, any infractions will be
referred to the Honor Council.