1. Math 266

2. Math 266
Ordinary Differential Equations Section 1TA (MTWRF 1:00-2:00 pm) Course webpage: math.purdue.edu/MA266 Instructor: Emma Reid Office Hours: MW, 2:10 – 3:10 pm, MATH 415 Personal webpage: math.purdue.edu/~reid59 Grader: Hunter Simper Office Hours: ???, MATH 709

3. Course Webpage
As stated earlier, the course webpage is math.purdue.edu/MA266. The course webpage has a lot of information including a course calendar and course policies. Most questions you have about the course can be answered on the course webpage. We will go through some important information regarding course policies now, but we may not cover everything! You are responsible for knowing the course policy posted on the course webpage.

4. Homework
The course webpage has an Assignment Sheet document. You will complete the problems for the corresponding lesson by hand and submit it the next class session by the end of class. On each homework assignment, several problems will be graded for accuracy, and the rest will be graded for completion. Questions or concerns about how homework is graded should be directed to Hunter Simper.

5. Quizzes
There will be quizzes throughout the term. The dates for these quizzes can be found on the course calendar (located on the course webpage). Quizzes will cover material that has been presented on the day of the previous quiz or any day prior to the current quiz. Questions or concerns about how quizzes are graded should be directed to Hunter Simper.

6. Exams
There are two regular exams and one final exam. Both exams will be during this class session. Exam 1: Tuesday, June 27 Exam 2: Friday, July 14 FINAL EXAM: date, time, and location to be announced (sometime on August 3, 4, or 5) Questions or concerns about how an exam is graded should be directed to me during my office hours (or by appointment, if necessary)

7. Grades
There is a total of 600 points in the course. Homework points Quizzes points Exam 1 – 100 points Exam 2 – 100 points Final Exam – 200 points

8. ADA Policy
During the summer session accommodations for your exams are managed between the instructor, student and DRC Testing Center. Students should see instructors outside class hours – before or after class or during office hours – to deliver their Accommodation Memorandums and discuss their accommodations.

9. Office Hours
All instructors and graders for MA 266 have office hours that you can attend. The office hours for other instructors and graders can be found on the course webpage. As a reminder, my office hours are Monday and Wednesday, 2:10 – 3:10 pm

10. Cheating
The Mathematics department will not tolerate cheating of any sort. Grade penalties will be imposed by the department and all cheating cases will be reported to the Office of the Dean of Students for disciplinary action.

11. Emergency Procedures
Evacuation procedures: In case we are required to evacuate the building, please exit down the stairs closest to the classroom. Do NOT use the elevator. Meet at the fountain by John Purdue’s grave. In case of inclement weather, meet in the lobby of Beering.
Shelter in Place (Tornado): Exit the classroom and head toward the stairs. Take the stairs down to the first floor. We will meet in the first floor.
Shelter in Place (Hazardous Waste): We will remain in the classroom.
Shelter in Place (Civil Disturbance): I will lock the classroom door, and we will remain in the classroom, away from the door.

12. Read, Read, Read
The course calendar tells which sections of the textbook will be covered on a given day. Please read the corresponding section(s) in the textbook prior to class.

13. I will now take attendance
I apologize in advance for mispronouncing your name. If I mispronounce your name, please correct me. Also, if you go by a nickname, this is the time to tell me! (Additionally, please write your nickname on your homework and quizzes since I will be passing them back regularly, and this is the best way for me to learn your names.)

14. What are ODEs?
This class is titled “Ordinary Differential Equations” A differential equation is an equation relating a function and one or more of its derivatives Ex: y’ = 2x is a differential equation. A solution is y = x^2 + 3 Ex: y’’ = y is a differential equation. A solution is y = 2cosh(x) + 3sinh(x) “Ordinary” means that the functions are in a single variable (contrast with partial diff eqs)