M 427J Differential Equations
Unique Number 53995
Instructor: John Meth, RLM 9.144, 512-475-9138, jmeth@math.utexas.edu
Office Hours: MWF 11:15 - 11:45, 1:15 - 1:45
Textbook: Differential Equations and Their Applications, 4th ed., by
Martin Braun
Class Time and Location: MWF 10AM-11AM, GSB 2.126
Prerequisites and Restrictions: The prerequisite is one of M408D, M308L,
M408L, M308N, M408S or M408M, with a grade of at least C-.
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Grades:
Your grades and class materials can be found on Quest.
It can be found at quest.cns.utexas.edu. Grades are distributed as follows:
- Quizzes: 20%. Quizzes will be given on most Thursdays. Your three lowest quiz scores will
be dropped. There will be no makeups for any reason.
- Midterms: 60%. There will be three midterms. I will replace your lowest midterm score with
your final exam score, provided that this is to your benefit (i.e. your grade on the final
exam is better than your lowest midterm score). Each midterm score will count for 20% of
your final grade. There will be no makeups or alternate midterm times for any reason. The
midterms are on
- Friday, September 28
- Friday, October 26
- Friday, November 16
- Final Exam: 20%. The final exam is worth 20%. There will be no makeups for any reason.
There will be no alternate final exam times for any reason. The final exam is on
- Monday, December 17, 9:00 am-12:00 pm
- Grade cutoffs: If the course is curved, the curve will not be known until after the
final exam. You are guaranteed cutoffs that are standard (93-100 A, 90-92 A-, 87-89 B+, etc.)
or better.
Content:
The topics to be covered in class can be found here:
https://www.ma.utexas.edu/academics/courses/course-syllabi#m427j-syllabus
Calendar:
Our lecture and homework calendar can be found here:
DELessons.html
General Information:
- Drop Deadlines: The last day to drop a class for a possible refund is Friday, September
14th. The last day an undergraduate student may, with the dean’s approval, withdraw from
the university or drop a class (except for urgent and substantiated, non-academic reasons),
is Thursday, November 1st.
- Academic Dishonesty: Academic dishonesty of any kind will not be tolerated, and is
punished to the fullest extent allowed by university policy.
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appropriate academic accommodations for qualified students with disabilities. For more information,
contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 512-471-6259, 512-471-4641 TTY.
If you plan on using accommodations, please notify me in the first twelve class days of the
semester.
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floor of the Student Services Building (SSB), with hours Monday through Friday, 8AM-5PM,
and may be reached at 512-471-3515 (appointments) and 512-471-CALL (crisis line).
- Religious Holidays: According to university policy, you must notify me of your pending
absence at least fourteen days prior to the date of observance of a religious holy day. You
will be given an opportunity to complete any missed work within a reasonable amount of
time after the absence.