Differential Equations (4th ed), Blanchard, Devaney, Hall,
ISBN 1133109039
Mathematica, a computer algebra sytem that Delta College offers
free to registered students through a site license. Follow these
instructions
to download and install Mathematica.
An appropriate scanning application for scanning and compiling
multiple pages into a single PDF file such as you will find in
Microsoft 365, Apple Notes, or Adobe Scan
Useful Materials:
Computer algebra systems and graphing applications. The instructor will
demonstrate primarily with Mathematica and Desmos.
Deadlines, Assessments, and Attendance:
Deadlines
Assessment deadlines will be 11:59pm each Wednesday.
Each assessment is submitted as a single PDF file to the
Assessment Folder inside your assigned Google Drive folder.
There are no make-ups for missed assessments. Contact me before a
deadline if you have an issue meeting the deadline and we will
find a mutually agreeable solution.
Assessments
All assessments must be submitted as a single PDF file.
Include your full name on the first page of your
submission.
Assemble your pages in order.
Include all necessary graphs, diagrams, computer generated
images, or code.
Use an appropriate scanning application such as you will
find in Microsoft 365, Apple Notes, or Adobe Scan.
Scan your documents clearly with appropriate lighting.
Write clearly, legibly, and darkly.
Scan all pages in portrait orientation, full-size, fit to
an ordinary 8.5"x11" paper size.
Dark backgrounds or other file formats will not be
accepted.
If you need assistance in the preparation of your PDF
file, I will help you learn how to use the appropriate
applications.
Attendance
Attendance in our course is measured only by on-time completion of
assessments.
If you complete our weekly assessments on-time you are marked "present"
for the week, otherwise you are marked "absent".
Official Course Dates:
This course does not meet on the Delta College Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
(Monday, January 20) or during the Delta College Spring Break (Monday,
March 3-Saturday, March 8).
Student Resources and College Policies
There are many excellent resources that you can benefit from and many
college policies that you should be aware of all gathered at one place:
https://www.delta.edu/students/.
Your percentage scores on the three exams will each represent 25% of
your grade.
Your percentage score on the total of your homework exercises will
represent 25% of your grade.
Add these four components then round up to the nearest whole percentage to
determine your letter grade.
A (93%-100%), A- (90%-92%), B+ (87%-89%), B (83%-86%), B- (80%-82%),
C+ (77%-79%), C (73%-76%), C- (70%-72%), D+ (67%-69%), D (63%-66%),
D- (60%-62%), F (0%-59%).
Each week I will return your graded papers and a copy of your current grade
report, including your scores on all assessments taken to date, to your assigned
Google Drive folder. Review your grade report to make sure that it is accurate
and to know your current grade in the course.