• Name: Myunghyun Oh
• Email: moh@math.ku.edu
• Office: Snow 624
• Office hours: Monday 2:00PM - 2:50PM, Wednesday 4:00PM - 4:50PM, or by appointments
• Phone: 864-5182

Notes(5/07/08)

Final: Friday, May 16, 7:30(TR)/1:30(MWF)
Office hours in the next week: Thursday 9-11am

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• Lectures: #72913 MAL 3092, TR 9:30AM - 10:45AM,
                  #73239 MAL 3092, MWF 3:00PM - 3:50PM

• Syllabus: TR, MWF
• Textbook: Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary-Value Problems, 8th edition by Boyce & DiPrima.
• Homework: There will be Homework assigned every class meeting collected every Thursday/Friday.
• Quizzes: There will be quizzes in weeks without exam in class.
• Exams: There will be two midterms and a final in class.
  **tentative dates except final
  • Midterm I: Thursday, Feb. 28th/ Friday, Feb. 29th
  • Midterm II: Thursday, April 17th/ Friday, April 18th
  • Final: Friday, May 16th
  
  All exams must be taken at the required time. In case of emergency, notify the instructor as soon as possible before exam.
• Grade will be based on two midterms (worth 100 points each), a final (200 points), homework (100 points), and quizzes (100 points).
• Timetable

This course is intended to introduce students to the basic methods for solving ordinary differential equations, and to present some applications.

Note: For exercises, your solution must include description/explanation of the steps you took to solve the problem. Just giving numerical answers is not enough.

The KU Office of Disability Resources (DR) coordinates accommodations and services for all eligible students with disabilities. If you have a disability and wish to request accommodations and have not contacted DR, please do so as soon as possible. Their office is located in 22 Strong Hall; their phone number is 785-864-2620 (V/TTY). Information about their services can be found at http://www.disability.ku.edu/. Please also contact me privately in regard to your needs in this course.

Religious Holiday

Any Student in this course who plans to observe a religious holiday which conflicts with the course schedule or requirements should contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester to discuss alternate accommodations.

Withdrawal Policy

February 7 - Last Day to drop online. The course will be cancelled and not appear on the transcript.
April 17 - Last Day to withdraw from a course with an instructor signature. A grade of WF (withdraw failing) or WP (withdraw passing) will be posted on the transcript.
April 18 - No withdrawals permitted after April 17 through the end of the term.

Misconduct

The scope and content of the material included in this course are defined by the instructor in consultation with the responsible academic unit. While the orderly exchange of ideas, including questions and discussions prompted by lectures, discussion sessions and laboratories, is viewed as normal part of the educational environment, the instructor has the right to limit the scope and duration of these interactions. Students who engage in disruptive behavior, including persisent refusal to observe boundaries defined by the instructor regarding inappropriate talking, discussion, and questions in the classroom or laboratory may be subject to discipline for non-academic misconduct for disruption of teaching or academic misconduct, as defined in the Code of Student rights and responnsibilities (CSSR), Article 22, Section C, and the University Senate rules and Regulations, Section 2.4.6. Article 22 of CSRR also defines potiental sanctions for these types of infractions.

Course Materials

Course materials prepared by the instructor, together with the content of all lectures and review sessions presented by the instructor are the property of the instructor. Video and audio recording of lectures and review sessions without the consent of the instructor is prohibited. On request, the instructor will usually grant permission for students to audio tape lectures, on the condition that these audio tapes are used as a study aid by the individual making the recording. Unless explicit permission is obtained from the instructor, recording of lectures and review sessions may not be modified and must not be transferred or transmitted to any other person, whether or not that inndividual is enrolled in the course.