Website for Math 246, Sections 04xx, Spring 2018
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: Kilian Cooley
Office: MTH 4307 (Kirwan Hall)
Email: kcooley2@math.umd.edu (Please include ``Math 246'' in the subject heading.)

Assistant: Corry Bedwell
Office: MTH 3115 (Kirwan Hall)
Email: cbedwell@math.umd.edu (Please include ``Math 246'' in the subject heading.)

Assistant: Thien Ngo
Office: MTH 0209 (Kirwan Hall)
Email: tngo14@math.umd.edu (Please include ``Math 246'' in the subject heading.)

GSS Leader: Drew Kirby

Keystone Tutor: Alexander Davydov

The Headlines

• The course grades have been entered into UMEG.
  The course grade distribution for 255 students was
  • 83 A's (719-800) - (32.549%)
  • 102 B's (640-718) - (40.000%)
  • 51 C's (560-639) - (20.000%)
  • 12 D's (480-559) - (4.706%)
  • 7 F's (0-479) - (2.745%)
  Over 72% A's and B's is excellent. Congratulations!
  The many 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 the 253 students who took it was
  • 89 A's (177-200) - (35.18%),
  • 86 B's (154-176) - (33.99%),
  • 51 C's (129-153) - (20.16%),
  • 17 D's (107-128) - (6.72%),
  • 10 F's (0-106) - (3.95%).
  This was not an easy final exam, so congratulations! Click below on "Exams" to find a copy of it.
  After June 4 you may request a copy of your final exam from the Math Undergraduate Office.
  I would be happy to go over it with you after 4 June.
  Have a great summer!
• 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			Discussions
Description and Prerequisites			MATLAB Projects
Attendance and Withdrawal			Grading and Academic Integrity

Discussion Sections:	Section 0411	8:00am - 8:50am Mondays in ESJ 2212 with Kilian Cooley
	Section 0421	9:00am - 9:50am Mondays in ESJ 2212 with Kilian Cooley
	Section 0431	10:00am - 10:50am Mondays in ESJ 2212 with Kilian Cooley
	Section 0441	11:00am - 11:50am Mondays in ESJ 2212 with Kilian Cooley
	Section 0412	8:00am - 8:50am Mondays in ESJ 2212 with Corry Bedwell
	Section 0422	9:00am - 9:50am Mondays in ESJ 2212 with Corry Bedwell
	Section 0432	10:00am - 10:50am Mondays in ESJ 2212 with Corry Bedwell
	Section 0442	11:00am - 11:50am Mondays in ESJ 2212 with Corry Bedwell
	Section 0413	8:00am - 8:50am Mondays in ESJ 2212 with Thien Ngo
	Section 0423	9:00am - 9:50am Mondays in ESJ 2212 with Thien Ngo