Website for Math 246, Sections 05xx, Fall 2017
Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers

This website contains the official syllabus for this course.

Instructor: Professor David Levermore  
Office: ATL 4309 (Atlantic Building) and MTH 3313 (Kirwan Hall)
Phone: 301-405-5127 and 301-405-5067 respectively. (If I am not there then please use e-mail to contact me.)
Email: lvrmr@math.umd.edu (Please include ``Math 246'' in the subject heading.)

Assistant: Yan Tay
Office: ERF 0117 (Energy Research Facility)
Email: yantay@terpmail.umd.edu (Please include ``Math 246'' in the subject heading.)

Assistant: Jing Zhou
Office: MTH 4310 (Kirwan Hall)
Email: jingzhou@math.umd.edu (Please include ``Math 246'' in the subject heading.)

Peer Mentor: Xinyang Li

The Headlines

• The course grades have been entered into UMEG.
  The course grade distribution for 134 students was
  • 22 A's (620-700) - (16.42%)
  • 59 B's (540-619) - (44.03%)
  • 34 C's (460-539) - (25.37%)
  • 15 D's (380-459) - (11.19%)
  • 4 F's (0-379) - (2.99%)
  Over 60% A's and B's is very good. Congratulations!
  The 60 students who benefited from final exam bonuses got course grades higher than ELMS shows.
  Click below on "Grading" to see how they were computed.
• The Final Exam grade distribution for these 134 students was
  • 28 A's (175-200) - (20.9%),
  • 51 B's (150-174) - (38.1%),
  • 28 C's (125-149) - (20.9%),
  • 18 D's (99-124) - (13.4%),
  • 9 F's (0-98) - (6.7%).
  This was not an easy final exam, so congratulations again! Click below on "Exams" to find a copy of it.
  After January 22 you may request a copy of your final exam from the Math Undergraduate Office.
  I would be happy to go over it with you starting 22 January.
  Have a great holiday break!
• Lecture Notes are posted. These replace the traditional textbook, but not the Matlab book.
  They include links to many other resources.
  They include the assigned homework exercises, but not the Matlab projects.
  Click below on "Class Notes and Exercises" to find them. Log in with your University of Maryland account.
• The Matlab book is required. Matlab is available at WAM labs, so you do not have to buy it.
  Click below on "Texts and Other Resources" for more infromation.
• Students can Access Matlab for Free at http://eit.umd.edu/vcl
  This service is through the Univerisity site license.
• Links to MIT open courseware videos, Khan Academy videos, and Paul's On-Line Notes are posted.
  There are commented links to them by topic under "Class Notes and Exercises/External Links".
• Calculus Review Handouts are posted.
  Check out their presentation of techniques of integration.
  They show partial fractions as we do them in lecture.
  Click below on "Calculus Review Handouts" to find them.

The Details

Office Hours			Syllabus
Tutoring			Exams
Class Notes and Exercises			Quizzes
Texts and Other Resources			Homeworks
Calculus Review Handouts			MATLAB Projects
Description and Prerequisites			Grading and Academic Integrity
Attendance and Withdrawal

Discussion Sections:	Section 0511	8:00am - 8:50am Fridays in ESJ 1215 with Yan Tay
	Section 0521	9:00am - 9:50am Fridays in ESJ 1215 with Yan Tay
	Section 0531	10:00am - 10:50am Fridays in ESJ 1215 with Yan Tay
	Section 0512	8:00am - 8:50am Fridays in ESJ 1215 with Jing Zhou
	Section 0522	9:00am - 9:50am Fridays in ESJ 1215 with Jing Zhou
	Section 0532	10:00am - 10:50am Fridays in ESJ 1215 with Jing Zhou