MTH 233 Winter 2006

Teacher: Thomas P. Svobodny

241 MM 775-2379

Office Hours: 1300-1400 MW

You don't need an appointment to see me during office hours; but it is safer to make an appointment if you want to see me at other times.

Math Dept Office: 120MM 775 2785

Text: Differential Equations, by Blanchard, Devaney, and Hall

Webpage: http://www.math.wright.edu/MS/AppliedMath/Mth233CIS.html

Evaluation: Exam 1 25%

Exam 2 25%

Final Exam 35%

Homework and Labs 15%

No make-up exams will be given. Anyone who scores 100% on the final will receive an A for the course, regardless of grade to that point.

Course Content: Modeling real-world problems using differential equations; exact solutions of differential equations; qualitative analysis of differential equations; engineering analysis of input-output systems.

To do well in this course: Don't read the book without a pencil and paper on hand. Do all of the labs. Do all of the problems on the homework (without using the book). Do more problems than are on the homework. Find sources of extra problems. Ask questions in class. Make a list of questions before coming to class. If your questions are not answered in class, come to my office hours. Don't hesitate to approach me about something you do not understand. If you did very well in your previous calculus courses, you should expect to spend about 10 hours a week doing problems outside of class; if you did not do so well, you will need to spend much more time doing problems (without consulting the book).