Math 527

Syllabus

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)

Homework problems are chosen from the textbook, “A First Course in Differential Equations with Modeling Applications”, 9th edition, by Dennis Zill.

1. HW 1: Chapter 1 Section 3, problems 1, 9, 14, 19, 20, and 22, due Wed Feb 2 at 1:10pm, beginning of lecture
2. 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)
3. 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