Mathematics 38, Spring 2008

Announcements

Exam 1 takes place Monday, September 29 at noon in Pearson 104

Syllabus, textbook, tutoring, office hours

Archived syllabi for Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007.

The Fall 2006 syllabus was ordered differently, so the exams do not quite correspond.

Where to buy the text inexpensively? Some fellow students have suggested Amazon or Half.com, and AddAll seems to be a another good start (no endorsement implied, and note that you won't get the same return policy as from the Tufts bookstore!). There are many other options, so do look around.

The first few assigments from the text - for those whose book did not arrive on time. Answers from the back of the book are here.

Utilize the office hours offered by the instructor of your section. We are happy to see you, we'll get to know you better, and during office hours you may get a perspective on the subject that you did not see in class.

During reading period there are special office hours

Find a tutor via the student web center (a secure site - log in as you would for SIS Online and choose the appropriate option once you're logged in) or just check the schedule

Study aids

For the second exam and the final exam you will be provided with a table of Laplace transform formulas. Feel free to use it for homework as well.

Examples of making it easier to find eigenvalues. These use the properties of determinants summarized in Note 2. on page 192f of the book --- review these!

Help with

Summary of the row reduction operations

Old exams

An online collection of exams is at the Student Services website.
It's a secure site - log in as you would for SIS Online and choose the online exams option once you're logged in.

Exam 1, Spring 1998 --- Solutions

Exam 2, Fall 2000 There is a misprint on problem 3: t²D² should be tD². --- Solutions

Exam 2, Spring 2001 --- Solutions

Exam 1, Fall 2006, including solutions

Exam 2, Fall 2006, including solutions

Exam 3, Fall 2006, including solutions

Final examination, Fall 2006 --- Solutions

Exam 1, Spring 2007 --- Solutions

Exam 2, Spring 2007 --- Solutions

Exam 3, Spring 2007 --- Solutions

Final Exam, Spring 2007 --- Solutions

Exam 1, Fall 2007 --- Solutions