| Dates and
announcements.
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Feb 15 -- Problem set 2 due
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| Downloads
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| Instructor
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R. Milson |
TTh 10:05-11:25 |
Chase 319 |
| | Office hours: | MF 12:30-13:30 W 13:30-14:30 |
Chase 203 |
| | Email: |
robert.milson@dal.ca |
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| Text and Syllabus
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Ordinary Differential Equations, by V.I. Arnold, Springer
- Vector fields and flows.
- Foundations: existence, uniqueness, rectification.
- Symmetries and exact solutions.
- Linear equations.
- Singular points and stability.
- ODEs on manifolds
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| Evaluation
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Graduate students
| | Undergraduates |
| (40%) 5 assignments | | (50%) 5 assignments |
| (40%) Take home final | | (50%) Take home final |
| (20%) Project: write-up and presentation |
Marks will be converted to letter grades as follows:
| 90-100 | A+ | |
75-79 | B+ | |
62-64 | C+ | |
50-54 | D |
| 85-89 | A | |
70-74 | B | |
58-61 | C | |
0-49 | F |
| 80-84 | A- | |
65-69 | B- | |
55-57 | C- |
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| Course Policies
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- Students are encouraged to study and to discuss the assignment
problems. However, the assignment write-up must be performed in a
strictly independent and individual manner. Jointly prepared
assignments must be clearly marked as such, and will incur
penalties.
- The final exam solutions must be a strictly individual effort.
Discussion and
cooperation with any other individual is not permitted.
- Without prior arrangement, late assignments will incur
substantial penalties.
- Students with disabilities are encouraged to register as quickly
as possible at the Student Accessibility Services if they want to
receive academic accommodations. To do so please phone 494-2836,
e-mail \texttt{access@dal.ca} , drop in at the Killam G28, or visit via
the web at www.studentaccessibility.dal.ca
- Students can get help for this course in the Learning Centre,
which is located in Room 008, in the basement of the Chase Building.
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| Links |
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