Faculty: M. Shillor
Office: 554 SEB
Phone: 248-370-3439
Class Time: MW 7:30-9:17 PM
Room: 187 SEB
Office Hours: Wednesday 5:00 - 6:30
PM, or by
appointment.
Prerequisites: APM 541.
Text: Advanced Engineering
Mathematics, by E.
Kreyszig, 9th Edition.
Exams: The grade in this course will
be based
on two 110-point hour exams
and one 180-point final exam.
Exam #1: Monday,
February 12;
Exam #2: Monday, March 26 ;
It will be held in the usual classroom, it is
comprehensive and will cover the entire
material of the course.
In case the university is officially
closed
on a scheduled exam date, the exam
will be held on the next class date that the university is officially
open.
Grades: There is no fixed grading
scale in
this course; a conversion formula from your
percentage score to Oakland University grades will be determined at the
end of
the course.
However, the following table shows the lowest possible grade that a
given
percentage
score will earn:
Homework: Homework will be assigned
on a
regular basis but it will not be collected or graded.
Honesty: Cheating is a serious
academic
crime. Anyone convicted of cheating in this
course will receive a course grade of 0.0 in addition to any penalties
imposed
by the
Academic Conduct Committee.
Important Dates:
Monday January 15 - MLK day, no
class.
January 18 - Last day for no-grade
drop.
Winter recess - February 24 -- March
5
March 15 - Last day for official
withdrawal
(W grade).
April 18 - Last class.
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Schedule: We will cover most of
Chapters 4,
12--16, a bit of 17 and of 18.
January 8: Sections 4.1 - 4.3
HW 4.1 (pp. 135-6): 1, 2, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15
HW 4.3 (p. 146): 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18*, 19*
January 15: Section 4.4 (Wednesday)
HW 4.4 (p. 150): 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10-12, 16*, 17*
January 22: Section 4.5,
nonlinear
springs
HW 4.5 (pp. 158-9): 1-8, 10, 13*, 14*, 15*
To download the pdf file of the VeCHSS
click here
There will be 10 questions on the
exam. You have to answer 6 questions
out
of questions 1-8, and you have to answer questions 9 and 10. Each
question is
worth 14 points (112 points total). You may bring one page freely
written on
both sides.
Exam #1 Median=102 (85%) (33
students).
Grade
distribution for the exam:
|
95% - 100% grade 4.0 |
85% - 94% grade 3.7 - 3.9 |
75% - 84% grade 3.4 - 3.6 |
65% - 74% grade 3.0 - 3.3 |
50% - 64% grade 2.0 - 2.9 |
0% - 49% grade 0.0 |
|
4 |
14 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
|
Highest
mark for the exam: 117
February 19: Sections 12.6, 12.7, 12.8
HW 12.8 (p. 578): 11, 12, 13, 18*
February 24--March 4 Winter break.
Have fun, but not too much!

Welcome back!
There will be 10 questions on the
exam. You have to answer 5 questions
out
of questions 1-8 (18 pts each), and you have to answer questions 9 and
10 (15 pts each).
The total is 120 points. You may bring one page freely
written on both sides.
Exam #2 Median=75% (33 students).
Grade distribution for the exam:
|
95% - 100% (4.0) |
85% - 94%
(3.5- 3.9) |
75% - 84% (OU grade 3.0 - 3.4) |
65% - 74% (OU grade 2.5 - 2.9) |
50% - 64% (OU grade 1.5 - 2.4) |
0% - 49% (OU grade 0.0) |
|
3 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
|
Highest
mark for the exam: 100%
April 16: Reviews
Remainder: The final will be
comprehensive.
The material for the
final is: 4.3-4.5, 12.1-12.8, 13.1-13.7, 14.1-14.4, 15.1-15.4,
16.1-16.3.
The format will be:
9 questions out of 1-12; questions 13-15 are mandatory.
You may use up to two freely written two sided A4 sheets of paper
Each of the first 9 question is worth 15 points, and the last three 8
points each,
to a total of 160 points.
Wednesday, April 25, 7:00 - 10:00 PM.
Final Exam: Median=% ( students), the highest mark was: .
If you have any questions or remarks, send
them to me
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Winter 2007