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NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

Course Title: Differential Equations

Course Prefix & Number:  Math2320

Section Number:  400

Semester: Spring17

Semester Credit Hours: 3

Lecture Hours: 48

Lab Hours:

Course Description (NCTC Catalog): Ordinary differential equations, including linear equations, systems of equations, equations with variable coefficients, existence and uniqueness of solutions, series solutions, singular points, transform methods, and boundary value problems; application of differential equations to real-world problems.

Course Prerequisite(s): ):  MATH 2414 Calculus II                                                                              

Required or Recommended Course Materials: A First Course in Differential Equations with Modeling Applications,

10th Edition •  Dennis G. Zill

(TI-30X IIS calculator.  No graphing calculators allowed.)

 

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Name of Instructor:

 Nelson Lozano

Campus/Office Location:

Gainesville Campus 822

Telephone Number:

 

E-mail Address:

nlozano@nctc.edu

 

GRADING CRITERIA

# of Graded Course Elements

Graded Course Elements

Percentage or Point Values

 

 

 

4

Tests

100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

 

At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1

Identify homogeneous equations, homogeneous equations with constant coefficients, and

exact and linear differential equations.

2

Solve ordinary differential equations and systems of equations using:

a) Direct integration

b) Separation of variables

c) Reduction of order

d) Methods of undetermined coefficients and variation of parameters

e) Series solutions

f) Operator methods for finding particular solutions

g) Laplace transform methods

3

Determine particular solutions to differential equations with given boundary conditions or

initial conditions.

4

Analyze real-world problems in fields such as Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Engineering,

and Physics, including problems related to population dynamics, mixtures, growth and

decay, heating and cooling, electronic circuits, and Newtonian mechanics

 

 

 

 

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered.  Students are responsible for keeping up with what occurs in class when they are absent.  Dropping a course is the student's responsibility, but you MAY be dropped for excessive absence.  See Attendance Regulations in the North Central Texas College Catalog.

 

 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

 

 

Test 1: 2-16

Test 2: 3-9

Test 3: 4-13

Test 4: 5-4

 

 

 

 

 

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is April 9th 2015_.

 

 

DISABILITY SERVICES (OSD)

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 or call 940-668-4209.  Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-668-4209.

North Central Texas College is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112).   http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/SupportServices/Disabilityservices.aspx

 

CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA______________________________

 

o         Communication

x        Mathematics              

o         Life and Physical Science

o         Language, Philosophy & Culture

o         Creative Arts

 

o         American History

o         Government/Political Science

o         Social and Behavioral Sciences

o         Component Area Option

 


REQUIRED CORE OBJECTIVES

 

x           Critical Thinking

x          Communication

x         Empirical and Quantitative

 

o           Teamwork

o           Personal Responsibility

o           Social Responsibility

 

COURSE TYPE

o           Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in NCTC Core)

o        Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course

o        WECM Course

 

 

STUDENT HANDBOOK

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook. http://nctc.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2014-2015/Catalog/North-Central-Texas-College-Student-Handbook

 

 

Name of Instructional Dean:

Sara Alford

Office Location:

Flower Mound 200C

Telephone Number:

972-899-8414

E-mail Address:

salford@nctc.edu

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