Final Exam: M 1200-1350 03/17/2008
in Room WGND 115
Professor: Dr. Nathan Louis Gibson
Office: Kidd 312Office Hours: M 11-11:50 & W 2:00-2:50PMCourse Website:http://www.math.oregonstate.edu/~gibsonn/Teaching/MTH256-020W08Text Book:Boyce and DiPrima, Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, 8th ed., Wiley & Sons.GTA:Dean Wills |
While it may not be stated explicitly each day, students are expected to
read each section to be covered before class. Questions
not addressed during class time should be asked in recitation. Any
questions still unanswered may be asked in office hours. Students should
also take full advantage of the tutoring services provided in the MLC (Kidder 108).
Students are responsible for any material missed due to absence.
As preparation for this class, you should review the
materials covered in MTH 251 and 252.
There are various resources available on the
Student Companion Site hosted by the text book publisher. In
particular, you may want to look at the Chapter Review Sheets and Web
Quizzes.
Computer Examples
Supplements
General Info
Quiz 100 Points
Midterm 100 Points
Final 200 Points
Total 400 Points
Grade Scale (by percentage)
A 93
A- 90
B+ 87
B 83
B- 80
C+ 77
C 73
C- 70
D+ 67
D 63
D- 60
Homework
Homework problems will not be collected in this course, however
quiz and exam problems will be similar to homework problems. Homework
problems are your opportunity to practice what you have learned and to
determine which areas you need to work on more before taking a quiz or
exam. You are encouraged to study, and work on homework, in small groups.
Quizzes
There will be six quizzes during the term. The quizzes are scheduled
for January 17, 24 and 31, February 21 and 28, and March 6, during
the recitation sessions. Problems will be similar to the suggested
homework problems for the sections covered. Grades for quizzes will be
posted on Blackboard.