MATH 225, MWF 11, VKC 156 Instructor: Robert Guralnick Office hours: MW 10-10:50, M 12-1 or by appointment OFFICE HOURS 2 - 3:20, DRB 232, Monday, Dec 10 FINAL 11-1, Wed, Dec 12, VKC 156 The book was changed by the bookstore without informing the department. The text is now: Goode and Annin, Differential Equations and Linear Algebra, 3rd edition. The main differences are that Chapter 2 of the second edition has been removed from the third edition and that a few small sections have been inserted in the new edition. In the old book, we would cover (in order) Chapters 3,4,5,6,1,7,8. In the new book, we will cover (in order) parts of Chapters 2,3,4,5,6,7 Homework is posted for the new book at www-rcf.usc.edu/~guralnic/fall22507/225hwk.txt If anyone is interested, the homework for the second edition is also available (www-rcf.usc.edu/~guralnic/fall22507/225hwkold.txt). The teaching assistant for this class is Marc Keilberg (keilberg@usc.edu) He will hold office hours at the Math Consulting Center (KAP 116). His office hours are: Monday 10, Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 4. Help is generally available at the Math Consulting Center, see their web page for details: www.usc.edu/schools/college/mathematics/undergraduate/math_center/index.html Supplemental Instruction is available as well, see the web site http://www.usc.edu/si The student in charge of this for our class is: Daniel Dyba MIDTERM DATES: Midterm #1, Friday October 5, Chapters 2, 3, 4.1-4.3 Midterm #2, Friday November 2, Chapters 4, 5.1, 5.3-5.6 Midterm #3, Friday November 30, Chapters 5.8, 5.9, 6.1-6.4, 7.1 - 7.2 FINAL --- Wed. December 12, 11 -- 1, VKC 156 The final is comprehensive with most of the problems similar to the midterm problems. MIDTERM GRADES: Grades for the first two midterms are posted on blackboard. A rough grading scale (based on the sum of your scores) is: 228-257 A 215 A- 191-206 B+ 181 B 174-176 B- 150-158 C 130 C- 68-114 D Since you can drop the lowest grade and since the final is worth 200 points, grades may change considerably after the final exam.