MATH 4/5470, SPRING 2019, Syllabus

Syllabus for MATH 4/5470, Spring Semester of 2019

COURSE TITLE:

Applied Dynamical Systems

CLASS NUMBER:

10223 (undergraduate section), 10224 (graduate section),

WHEN AND WHERE:

MWF 08:35AM to 09:30AM, 322 Morton Hall

INSTRUCTOR:

Winfried Just, 315C Morton Hall, tel. 593-1260

OFFICE HOURS:

MWF 12PM-1PM in 315C Morton
If you need to see me outside my office hours, please call for an appointment or send an e-mail to just at the server ohio.edu

COURSE CONTENT:

A survey of applied dynamical systems for Scientists, Engineers and Mathematicians with an emphasis on continuous time models.

TEXTBOOK:

Geoffrey R. Goodson; Chaotic Dynamics: Fractals, Tilings, and Substitutions. First edition. Cambridge University Press, 2017.

SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:

Handouts containing lectures on additional topics not covered by the textbook, and additional exercises will be posted by the instructor at the URL https://people.ohio.edu/just/DynSys19/supplements/.

PREREQUISITES:

For undergraduate section: MATH 3400 and (3200 or 3210).

GRADING:

There will be a total of 300 points. Two term tests will be given, worth 50 points each, and a final exam worth 100 points. Graded homework assignments will count for up to 100 points total. The final will be comprehensive. No electronic devices are allowed on the tests and on the final.
The tests and the final will contain some additional or modified questions for the graduate section of the course.
If you had a valid cause of absence (see your student handbook for definition), you will have an opportunity to write a make-up final or test. Excuses submitted after the test has been given will not be accepted. All excused absences for tests and the final must be properly documented.
You may earn additional percentage points by active class participation.
The points will be converted into letter grades as follows:

A 256-300 A^- 241-255
B⁺ 231-240 B 221-230 B^- 211-220
C⁺ 201-210 C 191-200 C^- 181-190
D⁺ 171-180 D 161-170 D^- 151-160

There will be no curving. Tests and the final may contain multi-step problems with no partial credit given for subsequent steps if the first step is wrong.

TEST DATES:

Test 1: February 20
Test 2: March 27
For the date and time of the final, see https://www.ohio.edu/registrar/spring-semester-final-exam-schedule.cfm.

CHEATING:

Don't. The penalty may be an F for the course.

ATTENDANCE:

Is mandatory. Each student will start out with six bonus points for perfect attendance; subsequently one point will be deducted for each unexcused absence. Notifications of excused absences must be submitted prior to the missed class period.

HOMEWORK:

The daily homework assignments will be posted at the URL: https://people.ohio.edu/just/DynSys19/homework.html.
Some homework assignments will be be collected and graded; due dates will be specified at the web page listed above. This page will also specify whether a given homework assignment is supposed to be done individually or by working in a group.

OHIO UNIVERSITY POLICIES:

All university policies with regard to withdrawals, early final exams, academic honesty, etc. will be strictly followed.
Information on Ohio University's policies on academic misconduct an be found at the URL: http://www.ohio.edu/communitystandards/academic/students.cfm
Any student who suspects s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact the class instructor privately to discuss the student’s specific needs and provide written documentation from the Office of Student Accessibility Services. If the student is not yet registered as a student with a disability, s/he should contact the Office of Student Accessibility Services.

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