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{{:gibson:teaching:math527syllabus.pdf|Syllabus}} | {{:gibson:teaching:math527syllabus.pdf|Syllabus}} | ||
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+ | ===== Exams ===== | ||
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+ | {{:gibson:teaching:exam1.png?300}} {{:gibson:teaching:exam2.png?300}} {{:gibson:teaching:exam3.png?300}} | ||
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+ | Histograms and percent-to-lettergrade conversions for Exams 1 through 3. The percent-to-lettergrade conversions are based on the guidelines | ||
+ | * the dividing line between B and C is at the mean score, or just below it | ||
+ | * A is more than one standard deviation above the mean (and in my judgment worthy of an A) | ||
+ | * B is the mean to one standard deviation above the mean | ||
+ | * C is the mean to one standard deviation below the mean | ||
+ | * D is between one and two standards deviations below the mean | ||
+ | * F is more than two standard deviations below the mean (and in my judgment below the minimum necessary for a passing grade) | ||
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+ | ===== Final exam and final course grade ===== | ||
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+ | {{:gibson:teaching:final.png?400}} {{:gibson:teaching:cumulative.png?400}} | ||
===== Homeworks ===== | ===== Homeworks ===== | ||
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Homework problems are chosen from the textbook, "A First Course in Differential Equations with Modeling Applications", 9th edition, by Dennis Zill. | Homework problems are chosen from the textbook, "A First Course in Differential Equations with Modeling Applications", 9th edition, by Dennis Zill. | ||
- | * HW 1: Chapter 1 Section 3, problems 1, 9, 14, 19, 20, and 22, due Wed Feb 2 at 1:10pm, beginning of lecture | + | - HW 1: Chapter 1 Section 3, problems 1, 9, 14, 19, 20, and 22, due Wed Feb 2 at 1:10pm, beginning of lecture |
+ | - HW 2: | ||
+ | * Chapter 1 Review problems 23, 25 (pg 32) | ||
+ | * Chapter 2 Section 2 problems 6, 8, 19, 30, 33 (pg 50-51) | ||
+ | * Chapter 2 Section 3 problems 2, 8, 17, 19 (pg 60-61) | ||
+ | - HW 3: | ||
+ | * Chapter 2 Section 4 problems 2, 4, 14, 31 (pg 68) | ||
+ | * Chapter 2 Section 5 problems 8, 16, 25 (pg 74) | ||
+ | * due in recitation section on Thurs Feb 17 | ||
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