Math 311-504/505 --- Topics in Applied Mathematics I

Instructor: Prof. Jianxin Zhou E-mail: j-zhou@tamu.edu
Office: BLOC 641J. Office Hours: MWF 2:00-3:00pm or by appointment.

Class Meeting Time & Place:
M311-504 MWF 10:20-11:10am BLOC 149;
M311-505 MWF 12:40-13:30pm BLOC 149.

Textbook: Math311: For Texas A&M University-College Station Custom Edition by S. Leon and S. Colley,

Class Website: Homework assignments, lecture notes and test dates are given here.

Course Description. Systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization, inner product spaces, orthogonal functions; vector analysis, including gradient, divergence, curl, line and surface integrals, Gauss', Green's and Stokes' theorems. Prerequisites: MATH 221, MATH 251, or MATH 253; MATH 308 or concurrent enrollment.

Weekly Schedule: (subject to adjustment)

1. Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
2. Sections 1.4, 1.5, 2.1 (1/20 MLK, Monday, No class)
3. Sections 2.2, 3.1, 3.2
4. Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5
5. Sec. 3.6, Review, Test 1
6. Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
7. Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.4
8. Sections 5.3, 5.5, 5.6
9. 3/10-3/14, Spring Break
10. Sections 6.1, 6.2
11. (Sections 6.3?), Review
12. Test 2, Sections 7.1-7.5, 8.3, 8.4, 10.1
13. Sections 10.1, 10.2, 10.3
14. Sections 10.3, 11.1 (4/18 Friday, No class)
15. Sections 11.2, 11.3
16. Review for the final 4/28, 4/29 (Redefined Day)

Test Policy: You are allowed to bring a formula sheet with Only formulas but No detailed numbers to a test.
No calculator is allowed in the test.
Tests will be made based on homework problems.

Grading Policy: 2 Tests (100 pts each)=200 pts, Homework=100 pts, Final Exam 200 pts. Total=500 pts.
Final Grade: 500 > A > 450 > B > 400 > C > 350 > D > 300 > F (Curves are permitted if necessary)

*The Final Exam is comprehensive and has been scheduled on:
M311-504 5/05/2025 Monday, 8:00-10:00am;
M311-505 5/02/2025 Friday, 10:30am-12:30 pm.

Class Attendence: will be checked, recorded and reflected in the final grade.

Homework: will be assigned in each class and collected weekly (Monday next week or to be announced otherwise).

Late homeworks:
without a valid excuse will be rejected;
with a valid excuse will be dropped (up to three times).

Make-ups for missed exams will only be allowed for a university approved excuse in writing. Wherever possible, students should inform the instructor before an exam is missed. Consistent with University Student Rules, students are required to notify an instructor by the end of the next working day after missing an exam. Otherwise, they forfeit their rights to a make-up.

Restrictive:
This course assumes that all work submitted by students will be generated by the students themselves. Students should not have another person/entity do the writing of any substantive portion of an assignment for them, which includes hiring a person or a company to write assignments and using artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT.

Academic Integrity: The Aggie Code of Honor states:

''An Aggie does not lie, cheat or steal, or tolerate those who do.''

Copying work done by others is an act of scholastic dishonesty and any instance of it will be prosecuted according to University Student Rules.

Students with disabilities can get assistance from the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, Tel. 845-1637.

Copyright Policy: All printed materials disseminated in class or on the web are protected by Copyright laws. One photocopy (or printout from the web) is allowed for personal use. Multiple copies or sale of any of these materials is strictly prohibited.