Class Meeting Time:
Tuesday, Thursday 11:00am - 12:15am, Randolph 211

Course Objectives:
Math 2214 is a unified course in ordinary differential equations. It covers first-order equations, second- and higher-order linear equations, systems of first-order linear equations, and numerical methods. This course partially duplicates Math 2514 and Math 4544.

Text:
Elementary Differential Equations with Boundary Value Problems, 2nd Edition, by W. E. Kohler and L. W. Johnson.

Syllabus:
The syllabus can be viewed at www.math.vt.edu/courses/math2214/SYLL2214jkrevised.pdf.

Prerequisites:
Math 1114 and Math 1206.

Final Exam: May 5, 4:25pm - 6:25pm.
A part of the final exam will be taken in the Math Emporium.

Evaluation Criteria and Grading:
There will be two course exams and a final exam. The course exams will each count 20 % and the final exam will count 30 %. There will be quizzes based on the homework given each Thursday unless a test was scheduled for that week. The quizzes will count 30 %. A score of 90% will guarantee an A-, 80% a B-, 70% a C-, and 60% a D-.

Missed Work:
If a student fails to take an exam or quiz, his/her score is zero unless the reasons for the failure are serious and beyond the student's control (``subc''). The instructor reserves the right to verify that the reasons are serious and beyond the student control. It is to the student's advantage to inform the instructor of such reasons before missing the work. When work is missed for ``subc" reasons, the instructor, after consultation with the student, will decide how to handle the missed work.

Honor:
Students work on in-class exams and the final exam alone. There will be NO books, notes, calculators, etc. allowed on the exam. The honor code applies to all graded work in this course.

The Virginia Tech Honor System will be strictly enforced.

Special Needs:
If you need adaptations or special accomodations because of a disability (learning disability, attention deficit disorder, psychological, physical, etc.), if you have mergency medical information to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the buiding muct be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible.

IMPORTANT:
If you are not on the class roll that comes out after the last add date, immediately check your schedule at a terminal and start attending the proper section. For no forseeable reason (computer and registrar personnel mistakes included) will you be allowed to stay in the wrong section or to drop a section for which you are actually enrolled after the last drop date. By simply attending a section you will not be placed on its roll.
 

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