Math 5720

This class will be run as a "Partially Synchronous Online Course." All lectures will be delivered as recorded lectures that will be on e-learning in the content section. The notes from these lectures and the Maple files will also be posted on e-learning. There will be twice a week synchronous sessions from 8:00 to 8:50 AM on Tuesdays and Thursdays using WebEx meetings, sometimes at https://wmich.webex.com/meet/jay.treiman. You should recieve an e-mailed link before the class starts. The session recordings should be linked to the content section in elearning. The writing and Maple work done will also be posted to the content section of e-learning. The files containing the writing will be in a format for Xournal++. There may be quizzes and problems to be done during these sessions.

The prerequisite for this class is Differential Equation with Linear Algebra, Math 3740 at WMU. It will also be helpful for this section if you have had a physics class. We will try to include applications from science and engineering in this class.

You are responsible for all material in the text and all material presented in the synchronous sessions. This includes any material not in the text presented in the synchronous sessions and all material in the text that was not presented in lectures.  A list of topics may be available. This course will mostly follow the order of materials in chapters 9,10,,13, 14, 15, and 16 of the text.

It is expected that you will spend at least 3 to 4 hours working on Math 2720 for every credit hour in class. Even though roll will not be taken, you are encouraged to check in with the synchronous sessions.

A list of expectations may be available.

You are expected to follow all university conduct policies. This includes giving credit on any assignment you turn in for any help you receive and referencing any resources you use that are not from the text, the lectures and notes, or the synchronous sessions.

There are some other university policies. you should be aware of.

The last day to withdraw is November 1, 2021. A tentative schedule may be available.

 

A portion of your grade will come from homework and quizzes. Even though most of the lectures will be based on my draft for a book. A list of problems to work may be on this web site. Although some of this homework may be collected, you are responsible for all of the problems. If you have any questions about problems, please ask them in the synchronous sessions, via e-mail or by making an appointment.

All written homework will be submitted as a PDF file through a dropbox in e-learning. Submit all written assignments as a single PDF file containing the solutions to all of the assigned problems. The problems must be legible and in order of section and the numerical order, e.g. section 2.1 problem 1, section 2.1 problem 5, section 2.2 problem 2,... All pages in your PDF must be the same size. If a signed statement is require for the assignment it is to be the first page of your submission with a written, not typed, signature. Do not submit a zip file. Your name must be in the name of the file. Make certain that you have clicked the submit button for the dropbox in e-learning.

 

There may be on-line homework. Access to the on-line homework will be through elearning. For many of the problem Maple syntax is required/usable for the on-line homework. Unless otherwise requested, give exact answers for all problems. Last minute questions about formatting or what is going wrong may be left unanswered. Professors also need to sleep.

Please do not spend too much time on the on-line homework. The problems may require a lot of computation, but they are only the basics of what you should learn. On exams you are required to show your work, so not working any problems by hand could cause you difficulties.

 

There may be assignments using Maple, a computer algebra system. These assignments will be in drop boxes on WMU's e-learning system. All assignments must be turned in through e-learning. Do not submit a zip file. More details will be available later.

A code to purchase Maple 2021 at a discounted price will be posted on elearning.

 

Two exams during the term will be given. The date is on the tentative schedule. Information about the format of the exam will come later.

 

A final exam will be given. The tentative date for a take-home exam is December 15 from 8:00 AM to 11:59 PM. Information about the format of the exam will come later.

 

All exams will following the following outline: 50% of the questions are things you must be able to do, 25-30% of the problems are things you should be able to do, and 20-25% of the questions are more difficult. It is not uncommon for averages to be around 60% or lower.

To pass this class with a "C" you must demonstrate that you can do all the required material. A starting scale is: A 85%+; BA 78+; B 72+; CB 66+; C 58+; DC 52+; and D 46+. This scale will probably change as the term progresses.

The distribution of points for calculating grades is as follows. The final exam is worth 30%, the in term exams are worth 15% each, and the homework, Maple, and other assignments are worth 40% of your grade.