Website for Math 246, Sections 04xx, Fall 2019
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@umd.edu (Please include ``Math 246'' in the subject heading.)

Assistant: Samuel Potter
Office: IRB 4245 (Iribe Center)
Email: sfp@umiacs.umd.edu (Please include ``Math 246'' in the subject heading.)

Assistant: Nathan Yu
Office: MTH 4202 (Kirwan Hall)
Email: nathanyu@umd.edu (Please include ``Math 246'' in the subject heading.)

Assistant: David Russell
Office: CSI 4117 (Computer Science Intructional Center)
Email: russelld@umd.edu (Please include ``Math 246'' in the subject heading.)

GSS Leader: Lauren Kuhr

Keystone Tutor: Caitlyn Nguyen

The Headlines

• The course grades have been entered into UMEG.
  The course grade distribution for the 182 registered students was
  • 80 A's (715-800) - (44.0%)
  • 56 B's (640-714) - (30.8%)
  • 29 C's (559-639) - (15.9%)
  • 9 D's (480-559) - (4.9%)
  • 8 F's (0-479) - (4.4%)
  Almost 75% A's and B's is excellent. Congratulations!
  Students who benefited from final exam bonuses got course grades higher than their ELMS score shows.
  Click below on "Grading" to see how they were computed.
• The Final Exam grade distribution for the 178 students who took it was
  • 81 A's (175-200) - (45.5%),
  • 45 B's (155-174) - (25.3%),
  • 34 C's (125-154) - (19.1%),
  • 10 D's (100-124) - (5.6%),
  • 8 F's (0-99) - (4.5%).
  This was not an easy final exam. Click below on "Exams" to find a copy of it.
  Over 70% A's and B's is great. Congratulations if you did well and pulled your course grade up!
  After Monday, January 6 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 Monday, January 6.
  Have a great holiday break!

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

General Notices

• Lecture Notes are posted. These replace a 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 above on "Class Notes and Exercises" to find them. Log in with your University of Maryland account.
• The MATLAB textbook is required.
  Click above on "Texts and Other Resources" for more information.
• The MATLAB computer program can be used for free through the University site license.
  You do not have to buy it!
  Click above on "Texts and Other Resources" for more information.
• 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" above.
• Calculus Review Handouts are posted.
  Check out their presentation of techniques of integration.
  They show partial fractions as we do them in lecture.
  Click above on "Calculus Review Handouts" to find them.

Discussion Sections:	Section 0411	9:00am - 9:50am Mondays in ESJ 0215 with Samuel Potter
	Section 0431	11:00am - 11:50am Mondays in ESJ 0215 with Samuel Potter
	Section 0441	12:00pm - 12:50pm Mondays in ESJ 0215 with Samuel Potter
	Section 0421	9:00am - 9:50am Mondays in ESJ 0215 with Nathan Yu
	Section 0432	11:00am - 11:50am Mondays in ESJ 0215 with Nathan Yu
	Section 0442	12:00pm - 12:50pm Mondays in ESJ 0215 with Nathan Yu
	Section 0422	9:00am - 9:50am Mondays in ESJ 0215 with David Russell
	Section 0433	11:00am - 11:50am Mondays in ESJ 0215 with David Russell
	Section 0443	12:00pm - 12:50pm Mondays in ESJ 0215 with David Russell