Rowan University Prof. Larry Howe E-mail: howe@rowan.edu Phone: 856-256-4500, Ext. 3887
Office Hours: there are no formal office hours during the summer. However, if you have a problem, see me after any class and I will set aside a time for a meeting when neither of us has a class.
Text: Nagle, Saff, & Snider, Fundamentals of Differential Equations, ISBN: 0-321-42854-4, Pearson/Addison Wesley, 6/E
Calculator: Must purchase a TI-89 Graphing Calculator.
Attendance: You are expected to attend all classes. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to make up missed lecture material on your own.
Homework: I will try to post the homework assignment each day on y home page. Consult this when you miss a class. When the department web master is out for the day, I cannot post the homework.
Electronic Devices—A handout on my policy will be handed out on the first day of class.
Tests – There will be 3 unit tests. The average of these will determine your grade. Make-ups will only be given when medical documentation is provided for the absence.
Content – the course will include techniques for solving first and higher order differential equations (both homogeneous and non-homogeneous), approximation techniques, LaPlace transformations and related topics. |