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Math 142 -- Mathematical Modelling
Spring 2007

Time:	MWF 2pm - 2:50pm
Place:	MS 5127
Textbook:	Richard Haberman, Mathematical Models: mechanical vibrations, population dynamics, and traffic flow, SIAM
Instructor:	Jason DeVita
Office:	MS 7619E
Email:	jason@math.ucla.edu
Office Hours:	M 3pm-4:30pm, W 12:30pm-2pm, or by appointment

Course homepage:
http://www.math.ucla.edu/~jason/142.1.07s/index.html

Course Outline
The course will cover three topics, each one for approximately 1/3 of the term: mechanical vibrations, population dynamics, and traffic flow.

Homework
Homework will be assigned approximately weekly. Each homework will be due one week after it is assigned. Students are encouraged to work together on the homeworks, but each student must submit his/her own work.

Late homework will not be accepted. The lowest homework grade for the term will be dropped.

Exams
Midterm: Friday, May 4 (tenative)
Final: Tuesday, June 12, 2007, 3:00pm-6:00pm (exam code 07)
Exams will be closed book, closed notes. Calculators will not be permitted. Please bring a photo ID to the exams.

Mark these dates on your calendar. There will be no make-up exams. The final exam is mandatory. If you do not take the final, you will not pass the class.

Grades:
Your grade for the course will be computed with the following weights:
25% Homework
30% Midterm
45% Final