Welcome to
Math 135

Spring 2008

Lecture :  MWF 1-1:50
 MS 5118
Professor: Will Wylie Office: MS 6617C 
email: wylie@math.ucla.edu Office Hours: MW2-3, Th12-1  or by appt.


Teaching Assistant: Michael Hall Office: MS 3955
email: michaelhall@math.ucla.edu Office Hours: TBA


course webpage: www.math.ucla.edu/~wylie/135.1.08s

Text: G. Simmons, Differential Equations with Applications and Historical Notes, 2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill. 

This is a very nice, clearly written book and we will follow it closely, it will be helpful to READ THE BOOK!

course outline: We will follow the course outline given by the deparment.http://www.math.ucla.edu/ugrad/courses/math135/outline.shtml

Homework: Homework will be assigned each day in class and will be collected every Friday. Assignments will be announced in class and posted on the course web page.  No late homework is accepted. The lowest homework grade will be dropped.

Pop Quizzes: There will be pop quizes given throughout the quarter, most will be given during the Tuesday discussion section but some will be given during lectures.  The lowest quiz score will be dropped.

Exams: There will be a midterm exam and a cumulative final. You are not allowed to use calculators or any other kind of technology during an exam, you won't need it. There are no makeup exams.   The exams are scheduled for:
                    
Midterm
Friday, May 2nd

Final
 Monday, June 9th (3:00-6:00)
Grading:  Your grade will be calculated as follows:
Homework
 10%
Quizzes
 10%
Midterm
30%
Final
 50%

In addition, if you have above an 80% average on homework and quizes, then your final grade will not be lower than your score on the final exam.  You must take the final exam to pass the class.

Grade changes:   If you wish to have a grade changed on a midterm exam you must submit, in writing, a specific explanation of why the problem was incorrectly graded and  turn  your explanation and your exam back to the professor within 3 weeks (21 days) of the exam.  After this time no changes will be considered.  You may ask me or your TA to explain why you lost the points but the only way to change the grade is to submit the exam back in writing.  Please also check myucla often to ensure that your scores have been recorded correctly.

Office Hours:  I actually enjoy it when you come to office hours. It  makes my lectures much better if I can  see which concepts you are having difficulty with.   Everything in  this course should be explained to you in a logical clear way so you should always know why the next step follows from the last. If you do not understand something please ask a question.