08/09/04: The results of the final: maximum score = 195 out of 200,
mean = 122.7. I have submitted the grades to the registrar. They will
be available to you online in 24 hours. Have a great summer!
08/09/04: The results of the final: maximum score = 195 out of 200,
mean = 122.7. I have submitted the grades to the registrar. They will
be available to you online in 24 hours. Have a great summer!
08/06/04: I hope to have your grades submitted by Tuesday. Have a
great summer. It was a pleasure to meet you all. Good luck!
08/03/04: A sample final is posted! It will be discussed Thursday in
class.
08/02/04: Coverage for the Final, Friday, August 6: everything
covered by the four midterms plus 8.6-8.8. That is 1.1-1.8, 2.1,
2.3-2.6, 3.1-3.6, 4.1-4.3, 5.1-5.6, 6.1-6.2, 6.5-6.7, 8.2-8.8. I am
working on a sample final.
08/02/04: The average score on Midterm 4 is 55.6. However,
since the exam was harder than the previous three, I decided to
prorate your score to match the 73 average of the previous
exams. Thus, you should multiply your score by 73/55.6. For example,
if your actual score happened to be 55.6, your prorated score would be
73. If your actual score is 93 (which was the top score), you will get
122.1, that is to say, 22.1 points of extra credit.
07/27/04: A sample midterm exam IV is posted. It is a good time to
work on it, as well as start getting ready for the test by solving as
many problems as you can. Count this also as preparation for the
August 6's final. We will discuss the sample midterm Thursday.
07/26/04: Coverage for the next midterm, Friday, July 30: 5.6,
6.1-6.2, 6.5-6.7, 8.2-8.5 (through p. 470, the real eigenvalues
case). I am working on a sample midterm.
07/20/04: The average score on Midterm 3 is 75.3.
07/16/04: There was a misprint in the homework assignment to Section
5.6: it should be problem 34 instead of 35. It is now corrected on the
homework page.
07/15/04: Thanks to Ashley, who made this request, I am now posting
answers to even-numbered problems (starting from Section 3.5) on the
Class Outlines page of our class web
site.
07/12/04: Coverage for the next midterm, Friday, July 16: 3.5
(Homogeneous Linear Systems), 3.6, 4.1-4.3, 5.1-5.5. I am working on
a sample midterm.
07/09/04: I have posted a new homework schedule, adjusted for July
5. Click here to [view] and here to [print].
07/06/04: The average score on Midterm 2 is 73.8.
06/30/04: I have removed the last part of Section 3.5 from the second
Midterm's coverage, see a note below. The average score on Midterm
1 is 72.9.
06/28/04: The next midterm is coming pretty soon: Friday, July 2,
during the first period. Coverage: Sections 2.6, 3.1-3.5 (not
including Homogeneous Linear Systems from 3.5). How to get ready: the
more problems you solve, the better you are prepared. Keep handing
your homework in for grading. I will post a sample midterm on the web
by Wednesday's class.
06/28/04: Some corrections are due. On the syllabus, the class
coverage for Chapter 1 is through 1.8 rather than 1.6. The answer to
Problem 2.4.7 in the textbook is incorrect. The correct answer is what
you get, if you do it right;-)
06/23/04: A sample midterm is posted. We will discuss it Thursday in
class. Do not forget to hand in homeworks at the end of each class
meeting. If you do not do it, you will wish you did it, when doing the
midterm exam!
06/18/04: The first midterm is coming: Friday, June 25, during the
first period. Coverage: Sections 1.1-1.8, 2.1, 2.3-2.5. How to get
ready: the more problems you solve, the better you are prepared. Solve
problems from the homeworks again (if you feel you do not remember how
to do them) and similar problems from the text (for example, if
problem 11 was on the homework, problems 10 or 12 will likely be
similar).
06/18/04: Good news! We have got a homework grader for the class,
which means that the homework from now on will be collected after each
class and a small selection of problems will be graded. ("Small,"
because the grader will allocate only 6 hours per week for our class.)
The homework grade will not be taken into account, so that the whole
enterprise is for your sheer benefit: the necessity to hand in your
homework will keep you better organized, while having your homework
graded will let you see whether you have done it right.
06/15/04: Free tutorial services are available. This is a perfect way
to get help with your homework, exam preparation, and brush up on
those derivatives and integrals! Get a pink handout from me or call
the Taylor Center at 624-2890 for more information.