Syllabus for Math 303
Fall 2013
Title of the Course: Applied Mathematics
Instructor: Ali Mostafazadeh (Office: Sci.154; Office Hours: TBA)
Textbook: “Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering,” K. F. Riley, M. P. Hobson, and S. J. Bence, 3rd Edition (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2006)
Website: http://portal.ku.edu.tr/~amostafazadeh/math303/math303_F2013/math303.htm
Topics to be covered: Complex numbers; Calculus of several real variables; Vector Calculus; Dirac Delta function; Fourier Analysis; Calculus of a single complex variable.
Attendance: Students are strongly advised to attend all the lectures and PSs. Students are allowed to miss at most 5 lectures without a penalty. If a student misses more than 5 lectures, 2 points will be deduced from his (her) total numerical grade (G) for each lecture (s)he misses. For example missing a total of 7 lectures will lead to a deduction of 14 points. This rule applies regardless of whether the student has a valid excuse not to attend the lectures or not.
Evaluation method: Students’ progress will be evaluated according to their performance in weekly or biweekly homework assignments, three extended quizzes (mini exams of up to 50 minutes), two midterm exams, and a final exam. Their contribution to the total numerical grade of the students are as follows: Homework assignments 10%, Quizzes 10% (each), Midterm Exams 15% (each), Final Exam 30%. The schedule for quizzes and exams has been posted in the webpage of Math 303.
Eligibility to take the Final Exam: Students will be permitted to take the final exam, if the contribution of their quiz and midterm exam grades to their total numerical grade is at least 15 out of 60.
Policy for Homeworks: Homeworks will be collected in class. No late homeworks are accepted unless a student has a valid excuse (a medical report or a letter from one of the deans). They are accepted within a week of their due date and should accompany with the documents justifying the excuse of the student. The graded homework papers will be returned in the PSs. The quizzes and the midterm exams will include some of the homework problems.
Make-ups: If a student misses a quiz or a midterm exam and has a valid excuse, his (her) grade in the final exam will be substituted for the grade in the missed quiz or exam. If (s)he also misses the final exam, (s)he will be given zero in the quiz(zes) and exam(s) that (s)he has missed regardless of whether (s)he has a valid excuse or not. If a student misses the final exam and has a valid excuse, (s)he will be given a make-up exam.
Auditing Students: In order to get an AU, a student must attend at least 20 lectures.
Suggested Method of Study: Students are advised to study the subjects covered in class immediately after the lectures. Reading the lecture notes and the book is necessary for grasping the subject, but it is by no means sufficient. Students must try to reproduce the definitions and proofs of the theorems on their own. They are expected to spend an average of six hours per week on studying the material covered in class in addition to the time spent on homework assignments.