Welcome to Introduction to Differential Equations
This class meets Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 12:20PM - 01:10PM in Malott 203.
Handouts
The current plan for the semester can be found here. Homework and other handouts can be found here.
Lecturer
Amy Cochran, 582 Malott Hall, alc98@cornell.edu
Office hours: Wednesdays 1:30-3:30 PM.
Teaching assistant
Joeun Jung, joeunj@math.cornell.edu
Office hours: Thursdays 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM in Malott 218.
Textbooks
Fred Brauer and John A. Nohel, The Qualitative Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations - An Introduction, Dover Publications, 1969.
E.C. Zachmanoglou and Dale W. Thoe, Introduction to Partial Differential Equations with Applications, Dover Publications, 1976.
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra
Course requirements and grading
There will be weekly homework assignments due at the beginning of class on Friday (with one exception). Homework will count heavily toward your final grade (40%), with the lowest homework grade being dropped. Late homework will not be accepted except in the most extenuating circumstances.
The remaining 60% will be based on two prelims and a final (20% each):
The first prelim will be in class on Wednesday, October 9. It will be open book and open notes; electronics will not be allowed.
The second prelim will be a take-home exam that will be posted on Wednesday, November 20 at 3:00pm and due at the beginning of class on Monday, November 25th. It will be similar to the homework, except your work must be entirely your own and you may not collaborate with anyone. It will involve some material not covered in class.
The final is scheduled for Tuesday, December 17 at 7:00 PM in a place that will be determined. It will also be open book and open notes with no use of electronics. The final will be comprehensive with an emphasis on Partial Differential Equations.
Working together
You may collaborate on the homework, provided that the homework you turn in represents your own solutions, written in your own words, regardless of whether you arrived at some of the solutions with others. Any persons with whom you collaborated should be referenced on your homework. You may not copy any part of someone else's homework or any solution you may find on the internet. This will be treated as a violation of Cornell's Academic Integrity Code.
Academic integrity
Academic integrity is very important to me. I will follow university procedures in all cases of suspected cheating.