Faculty: M. Shillor
Office: 554 SEB
Phone: 370-3439
email: shillor@oakland.edu
Class Time: MW 5:30-7:17 pm
Room: 365 SFH
Section: 42064
September 14 - Last day for no-grade drop
November 2 - Last day for official withdrawal (W)
December 6 - Last day of classes
Wednesday, December 8 - Final Examination -- 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Click on APM541, I will check it once a day or so.
Passing grade in MTH 254 (Multivariable Calc) , MTH 256 (Linear Algebra) and MTH 257 (Int. Differential Equations).
Advanced Engineering Math., E. Kreyszig, 8th ed. We shall cover parts of Chapters 5, 8-10, and some additional material from Ch. 6 and 7 (see detailed syllabus below).
Monday and Wednesday 3:30--5:00 PM in my office. Students who are unable to make the announced hours may make individual appointments.
The grade in this course will be based on two 120-point one-hour exams, on Wednesday September 29,
and on Monday, November 1, and one 160-point final exam, 400 points in total.
The exams are closed book exams.You may bring to each of the exams a
one
two-sided page freely written, and a photocopy of the tables of
transforms.
It will be comprehensive and will cover the entire material of the course.It will take place in the same classroom. The Final Exams is a closed book exam. You may bring a two sided page freely written, and a photocopy of the tables of the Laplace and the Fourier transforms.
There will be no make-up exams. In case a legitimate, documented reason for missing an exam is promptly given to the instructor, a grade for that exam will be determined by that portion of the final exam corresponding to the missed material, or by another way agreed with the student.
In case the university is officially closed on a scheduled exam date, the exam will be held on the next class date that the university is officially open.
The grading scale in this course is:
Homework will be assigned on a regular basis, but will not be collected. In order to do well on the tests you must do the homework assignments on a regular basis. At least two hours should be spent on homework for each hour of lecture in class. The homework assignments represent the minimum amount of mental exercise necessary to learn the material; students having difficulties with any particular topic should do more than just the assigned problems. In addition to doing the homework, you should keep on top of the subject by regularly reviewing earlier material, asking questions in class, and making use of office hours.
Success in this
course requires an atmosphere conducive to learning. As a courtesy to
your
fellow students and instructor, please come to class on time and
refrain from
extraneous conversation during class. All electronic communication
devices such
as portable stereos, walkmans, pagers, beepers, phones, etc. must be
turned off
prior to entering classroom. If circumstances make it necessary for you
to
leave early, please notify the instructor in advance and sit near the
door.
Otherwise, come prepared to stay for the entire class.
For proper
and improper academic behavior please
consult the Oakland University
Academic
Conduct Regulations, which can be found online at: http://www2.oakland.edu/deanofstudents/handbook/acr.cfm
For this course, a graphing calculator is strongly recommended. You may use a calculator (but not a computer) on all tests and homework assignments. Tests will be constructed assuming only that you have a calculator with logarithmic, exponential, and trigonometric functions as well as memory storage. No matter what kind of calculator you have, it is important to learn to use it effectively. In particular, know how to do long calculations without writing down intermediate answers, and be aware of how many digits of accuracy you can expect an answer to have. To receive full credit on tests, be sure to show all the mathematical work necessary for setting up a calculation before using the calculator. Try to use your calculator imaginatively, too; for example, calculators often provide you with ways to verify an answer (e.g. by graphing with a graphing calculator,or plugging in particular values of variables). Using a calculator to store formulas you need for a test is not permitted.
Computer laboratories are not a formal part of this course. However, there are some excellent "computer algebra" packages such as Mathematica and Maple available on desktop and remote computers; this software is capable of performing many of the calculations that one does in a course such as this (e.g., solving algebraic equations, simplifying complicated algebraic expressions, differentiating, integrating, and drawing graphs).Interested students should talk to their instructor about obtaining access to such systems and experiment with them.
If the University is closed at the time of a scheduled test, quiz, or examination (for example, because of snow), it will be given during the next class period when the University reopens. The Oakland University emergency closing number is 370-2000.
Cheating is a serious academic crime. Oakland University policy requires that all suspected instances of cheating be reported to the Academic Conduct Committee for adjudication. Anyone found guilty of cheating in this course will receive a course grade of 0.0, in addition to any penalty assigned by the Academic Conduct Committee. Working with others on a homework assignment does not constitute cheating; handing in an assignment that has essentially been copied from someone else does. Receiving help from someone else or from unauthorized written material during a quiz, test, or final exam is cheating, as is using a calculator as an electronic "cribsheet."
Cultivating good work and study habits is necessary for doing well in mathematical sciences courses. You should keep on top of the subject by doing large amounts of homework (frequently working on problems not assigned), regularly reviewing earlier material, asking questions in class, and making good use of your instructor's office hours. Regular reviewing of older material in the course will put you in good stead when it comes to final exam time. This will help you to avoid the usual non-retention problems students encounter at the end of the course. You should expect that doing all of these things will take at least two hours outside of class for each hour in class. Many students find it helpful to spend some of this time working with others, in study groups, and you are encouraged to work in a group.
We will follow the schedule below.
Week of --- Sections
August 30 --- 5.1 - 5.3
HW-- 5.1(p 257): 1, 3, 5, 6, 9-12, 18, 20, 22, 25*, 29, 30
HW-- 5.2(p 264): 1, 2, 4, 6, 9
HW-- 5.3(pp 273-4): 2, 5, 7, 11, 12, 18, 20-22, 28-30, 32, 34, 38
September 6 --- 5.3, 5.4
HW-- 5.4(p 278): 1, 5, 7, 10, 14
The solutions, in PDF format, of Exam-1A and Exam-1B
Exam #1: Median=96 (80%
-- 49
students)
Grade
distribution for the exam:
|
95% - 100% (OU grd 4.0) |
85% - 94% (grd 3.5-3.9) |
75% - 84% (grd 3.0-3.4) |
65% - 74% (grd 2.5-2.9) |
50% - 64% (grd 1.5-2.4) |
0% - 49% (OU grd 0.0) |
|
9 |
13 |
15 |
5 |
7 |
|
Highest
mark for the exam: 120 (5 students)
The material for the second test includes the sections: 8.1 -
8.11, 9.1 -
9.4.
The material deals with:
The test has 10 questions, you have to answer 7, and only 7,
questions.
Answer 5 out of questions 1-8. You have to answer questions 9 and 10.
Each one of questions 1-8 is worth 20 points and questions 9 and 10 are
worth 10 points each (for total of 120 points).
Mark clearly the question you do NOT want to be graded.
Bring one page freely written on both sides. Please attach it to the
exam.
Exam #2: Median=95 (80%
-- 48
students)
· Grade
distribution for the exam:
|
95% - 100% (OU grade 4.0) |
85% - 94% (grd 3.5 - 3.9) |
75% - 84% (grd 3.0 - 3.4) |
65% - 74% (grd 2.5 - 2.9) |
50% - 64% (grd 1.5 - 2.4) |
0% - 49% (grd 0.0) |
|
7 |
13 |
14 |
8 |
6 |
|
· Highest
mark for Exam 2: 120 (four students)
November 22 --- Review of Chapters 8 and 9, Special lecture on
Wednesday on the
VeCHSS,
a
spring with negative spring constant, thermistors etc.
Have a Good Thanksgiving Break!
December 1 --- 10.4, 10.10,
HW--10.4(p 546-7): 1-8, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18
HW--10.10(p 575): 1-3, 8, 9
December 6 --- Last class! - Review
The final is comprehensive.
The material for the Final Exam
includes the
following
sections:
5.1-5.5, 5.7;
8.5, 8.6, 8.9, 8.10, 8.11
9.1, 9.2, 9.4, 9.6, 9.7 9.8;
10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.10
You may use a photocopy of the Tables of Laplace and FourierTransforms,
and two sheets of paper written freely on both sides.
Lapalce Transform: Existence, linearity, derivatives, integrals,
differential
equations,
unit step function, shifting in 't' and in 's', differentiation and
integration
of transforms,
convolution, integral equations.
Differential Calculus:
dot
product, curves,
parametric representation, tangents,
velocity, acceleration, gradient of a scalar function, directional
derivative, curl
of a vector
field.
Integral Calculus: line
integrals, path
independence,
Green's theorem in the plane, Gauss divergence theorem and its
applications.
Fourier Series :
periodic
functions, odd, even,
Fourier series, Euler equations.
Fourier Transform.
The format of the final exam is:
There are 15 questions on the exam for the total of 160 points.
You need to answer 12 questions.
Choose 10 questions out of questions 1-13 (14 points each);
Questions 14 and 15 are mandatory (10 points each).
Wednesday, December 8 --- Final Exam -- 7:00 - 10:00 pm
Room 365 SFH (the classroom)
ADVICE: Sleep well the night before the exam!
You cannot do well if you are sleepy and unable to concentrate!
GOOD LUCK AND BE WELL!
Final Grades: Median=3.4
(49
students)
· Grade
distribution:
|
4.0
|
3.5
- 3.8 |
3.0 -
3.4 |
2.5 -
2.8 |
2.0 - 2.4 |
0.0
|
|
6 |
15 |
19 |
5 |
2 |
2 |