MATH 449, Applied Ordinary Differential
Equations
Spring 2007
Instructor: Scott Stevens
Section 1: MWF 10:10 - 11:00 AM in 120 Science
This document and other course information may be found at the class website: http://math.bd.psu.edu/faculty/stevens/MATH449
Prerequisite: One semester of college calculus (MATH 250
or 251)
Instructor Scott Stevens Email:sas56@psu.edu
Office: Benson
86 Telephone: 898-6090
Office Hours: MWF: 9:00 -
9:50 AM and 11:15 - noon, and Thursdays from 10:30 to 11:30 AM.
You can make an appointment to see me at other times.
Textbook: Nonlinear
Dynamics and Chaos, by Stevens Strogatz.
Calculators: Calculators are optional
and will not be allowed during testing.
Homework: Homework will constitute 40% of you grade. Homework sets and/or
computer projects will be assigned regularly (once every two weeks) and these
will be graded.
Tests: There will be 2 in-class exams each worth 80
points and a final worth 80 points. Test dates will be announced in
class and posted on the course web site at least one ten days in
advance.
Labs: Occasionally we will meet in a computer lab
in Hammermill. We will investigate some differential equations using the
computer algebra system Maple.
Grading: Grades will be based on your total out of a possible 400
points (240
from exams and 160 from homework).
Your score will generate a grade
based on the following percentages.
A 93-100 %
A- 90-93 %
B+ 87-90 %
B 83-87 %
B- 80-83 %
C+ 77-80 %
C 70-77 %
D 60-70 %
F 0-60%
Make-up Exams: A Make-up exam will only be given with a documented University-approved
excuse.
Academic Integrity:
Penn State Erie, The
Behrend College, puts a very high value on academic integrity, and violations
are not tolerated. Academic integrity is one of