MATH 263, Ordinary Differential Equations and Linear Algebra, Summer 2006


  • Instructor: Shahab Shahabi
  • Office: Burnside Hall 1033
  • email: shahabi@math.mcgill.ca
  • home page: http://www.math.mcgill.ca/~shahabi
  • Classes: Monday to Thursday 8:35 am-10:55 am.
  • Class Location (Silly! Not my fault):
  • From May 1st untill May 11th: BurnSide Hall 1B23,
  • From May 15th untill May 18th: McIntyre Medical Building 903,
  • From May 22th untill May 31th: Burnside Hall 1B23.
  • Office Hours: Monday to Wednesday 11:00 am-1:00 pm.
  • Text Book: Advanced Engineering Mathematics (2nd edition), by Michael D. Greenberg, Prentice Hall.
  • Syllabus: Click Here
  • Webwork Assignments: There will be four webwork assignments. These assignments will be available on the web and will be answered on the web. Your webwork assignments are at http://msr04.math.mcgill.ca/webwork/m263506. Missed assignments cannot be redone. The webwork assignments are worth 10% of your final grade.
  • Written Assignments: There will be two written assignments. They are worth 10% of your final grade.
  • Assignment 1. Solutions to 1.
  • Assignment 2. Solutions to 2.
  • Supplemental: There will be NO supplemental exam and NO additional work will be accepted for D, F, or J results.
  • Grading Scheme: 20% Assignments (Webwork+Written), 30% Midterm, 50% Final.
  • Midterm Test: Thursday, May 11th (in class). Now available at Midterm. And here are the Solutions.
  • Final Exam: Wednesday, May 31st, 2:00pm-5:00pm. (You can find May 2005 Final with the solutions at here.)
  • Useful Links: You might find the following links useful.
  • http://www.math.mcgill.ca/schmidt/263w05/index.html
  • http://www.math.mcgill.ca/xu/courses/263A.04/index.html
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