M 427J Differential Equations
Unique Number 55420
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Instructor: John Meth, jmeth@math.utexas.edu
Office Hours:
All office hour questions and answers
will be conducted virtually and asynchronously on Piazza:
https://piazza.com/utexas/fall2023/427j
Textbook: Differential Equations and Their Applications, 4th ed., by
Martin Braun
Class Time and Location:
Class meets MWF 11:00AM - 12:00PM in PMA 4.102
Recordings of relevant content will be accessible via Canvas, under the Panopto tab.
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 Canvas.
It can be found at https://canvas.utexas.edu/.
There are no homework assignments to turn in, thirteen quizzes, and four exams. Assignments will be given
as take home assignments via Canvas. You will turn in your assignments as
.pdf files uploaded on Canvas. The dates for these assignments can be found on the calendar. These assignments will be grouped into sets. There will be two quiz sets, and two exam sets as follows:
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Quiz Set 1: 8%.
These are the first 7 quizzes. Each quiz is worth 8 points. You need to make 42 points (out of a possible 56 points) to get full credit for this quiz set.
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Quiz Set 2: 8%.
These are the last 6 quizzes. Each quiz is worth 8 points. You need to make 36 points (out of a possible 48 points) to get full credit for this quiz set.
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Exam Set 1: 40%.
These are the first 2 exams. Each exam is worth 50 points. You need to make 75 points (out of a possible 100 points) to get full credit for this exam set.
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Exam Set 2: 44%.
These are the last 2 exams. Each exam is worth 50 points. You need to make 75 points (out of a possible 100 points) to get full credit for this exam set.
- Grade cutoffs: If the course is curved, the curve will not be known until after the
last exam. You are guaranteed cutoffs that are standard (93-100 A, 90-92 A-, 87-89 B+, etc.)
or better. Final grades are final and will not be changed. If you
feel extenuating circumstances were deleterious to your grade in
the course, please contact Student Emergency Services.
You may use software, your book, your notes, the videos, and work with peers on these
assignments (quizzes and exams). Do not post questions or solutions online.
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
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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).
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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.
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