MA501 - Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists I

Hours: Class: T, TH 11:20AM-12:35PM, HA 379.

Instructor:

Dr. Alina Chertock
Office: HA 212
Phone: 515-3200
Office hours: T,TH 10:00-11:00AM
E-mail: chertock@math.ncsu.edu

Homepage: http://www.math.ncsu.edu/~acherto/NCSU/MA501/501-S04.html

Prerequisites: MA 341. Credit for this course and MA 401 is not allowed.

Syllabus: Survey of mathematical methods for engineers and scientists. Ordinary differential equations and Green's functions; partial differential equations and separation of variables; special functions, Fourier series. Applications to engineering and science. Not for credit by mathematics majors.

Textbook: Advanced Engineering Mathematics, P. V. O'Neil, 5th edition.

Course Material:

  • First-Order ODEs
  • Second-Order ODEs

    Homework: Homework will be assigned, but not collected. However, many homework problems, with or without slight modifications, will appear in quizzes and tests (so will the examples that I work on in my lectures). Thus, it is absolutely imperative to work on each of the assigned problems.

  • Homework Assignments

    Tentative schedule of tests: There will be ten quizzes, two tests during the semester and a comprehensive final exam.

    Quizzes: There will be ten quizzes during the semester.
    Tests: February 17, March 25.
    Final Exam: May 6, 8:00-11:00AM .
    Missed tests/quizzes: There will be no makeup quizzes/tests/exams.
    In computing your quiz average I will drop the lowest 4 grades.
    If you miss a test/final exam without a valid excuse, a zero will be averaged into your grade.
    If you are forced to miss a test/final exam, an excuse from a doctor or other appropriate authorities must be presented.
    If the excuse is accepted, your other course work will be adjusted so that you will not be penalized.

    Grading: Class tests - 40%, final examination - 40%, quizzes - 20%.


    Alina Chertock
    Last modified: Wed Apr 7 09:29:06 EDT 2004