Below you will find a syllabus giving the topics covered on a daily basis. The standard NCSU rules governing undergraduate courses apply. In particular students are expected to abide by the university honor code.
 
The relative weight of Test, Homework and Final Exam are:
        
         Test            60%
         Homework 15%
         Final exam 25%
 
My office hours for MA 341 are Wednesday afternoons by appointment.
 
The TA is Soyeon Kim, 2158 Burlington Labs
Office Hours Monday/Wednesday 2:40-4:10
sykim@ncsu.edu
 
 
 
MA 341 SAMPLE COURSE SYLLABUS - SPRING 2008
Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems (4-th Edition)
By Nagle, Saff & Snider
                 
Date                Day     Chpt.              Comments                                                Software Demos    Utility
                                    Sect                                                                                    IDE(CD-Rom)
 
09-Jan              W         1.1-1.2             Solutions & Initial Value Problems                  Yes
11                    F          1.3                   Direction Fields                                                            Yes                  Direction field
14                    M         1.4                   Euler Approximations                                                              Yes
16                    W         2.1-2.2             Separable Equations                                         Yes                  Euler's Method
18                    F          2.3                   First Order Linear Equations                            Yes
21                    M                                 M L King Holiday (no classes)
23                    W         2.4                   Exact Equations                                                           Yes
25                    F          3.2-3.5             Select Applications                                           Yes
28                    M         3.2-3.5             Select Applications                                           Yes
30                    W         4.1-4.2             Introduction 2nd Order Linear Equations                     
01-Feb             F          4.2                   Constant Coefficients - Real Roots
04                    M         4.3                   Constant Coefficients - Complex Roots
06                    W                                 Review
08                    F                                  TEST #1
11                    M         4.4                   Undetermined Coefficients
13                    W         4.5                   Superposition  
15                    F          4.6                   Variation of Parameters
18                    M         4.8-9                Mechanical Vibrations
20                    W         4.8-9                Mechanical Vibrations                                    
22                    F          7.1-7.2             Laplace Transforms-Introduction & Definition                                                           
25                    M         7.3                   Properties
27                    W         7.4                   Inverse Transforms                                                     
29                    M         7.4                   Inverse Transforms
03-07-Mar                                                      SPRING BREAK (no classes)
10                    M         7.5                   Solving Initial Value Problems
12                    W         7.6                   Discontinuous & Periodic Functions
14                    F          7.6                   Discontinuous & Periodic Functions
17                    M                                 Review            
19                    W                                 TEST #2
21                    F                                  Spring Holiday (no classes)
24                    M         9.1-9.2             Introduction, Linear Algebra
26                    W         9.3                   Matrices & Vectors                                          Yes                  Matrix Operations
28                    F          9.4                   Linear Systems in Normal Form
31                    M         9.5                   Real Eigenvalues                                              Yes        Eigenvalues-Eigenvectors
02-Apr             W         9.6                   Complex Eigenvalues
04                    F          9.7                   Nonhomogenious Systems
07                    M         9.7                   Nonhomogenious Systems
09                    W         5.2                   Elimination Method for Systems         
11                    F          5.4                   Phase Plane
14                    M         5.4                   Phase Plane
16                    W                                 Review                        
18                    F                                  TEST #3
21                    M         12.1                 Introduction: Autonomous Systems                                                                
23                    W         12.2                 Linear Systems in the Plane     
25                    F          12.2                 Linear Systems in the Plane