MAT 4930: Mathematical Modeling, Fall 2006
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Brian Curtin |
| Office |
PHY 318 |
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(813) 974-4929 |
| e-mail |
bcurtin (at) math.usf.edu |
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subject line must begin [MAT4930.002F06] |
| Office Hours |
MW 2:00-2:50 and by appointment |
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Disclaimer:
Any announcment made in class supercedes the contents of
this web page.
PDF of Syllabus handed out in class.
Some other policies are listed here.
Extended Syllabus
| Meeting time: |
MWF 1:00-1:50 |
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We meet in
PHY 13 .
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| Prerequisites: |
Linear Algebra (MAS 3105) and Differential Equations (MAP 2302).
Computer skills will be helpful. A number of projects can
be done with just MS Excel, although Maple,
Mathematica, or Matlab will allow more
sophisticated modeling. Knowledge of a programming language
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| Text: |
“A First Course in Mathematical Modeling 3rd Edition”
by Frank R. Giordano, Maurice D. Weir, and William P. Fox
Brooks/Cole Publishing.
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| Homework: |
Homework will be assigned daily, and be due at the following
class meeting.
Late homework will not be accepted!
Homework must be turned in in-person unless prior arrangements are made.
The homework will be based upon the mathematics introduced as part
of the various methods.
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Problems | | | |
Section |
Problems |
| 1.1 | 2, 4, 5, 9 | | | |
4.3 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11 |
| 1.2 | 2, 4, 6, 7 | | | |
4.4 | 1, 2 |
| 1.3 | 1, 4, 6, 8 | | | |
5.1 | 1, 2, 4 |
| 1.4 | 2, 3, 6, 7 | | | |
5.2 | 1, 2 |
| 2.1 | 2, 3, 6, 11 | | | |
5.3 | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| 2.2 | 2, 4, 5, 6 | | | |
5.4 | 3, 4, 5 |
| 2.3 | 2, 4, 5, 7 | | | |
5.5 | 4 |
| 3.1 | 2, 3, 4, 6 | | | |
6.1 | 1, 2 |
| 3.2 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | | | |
6.2 | 1, 2 |
| 3.3 | 2a, 3, 4 | | | |
6.3 | 1, 2 |
| 3.4 | 1, 2, 6 | | | |
8.1 | 1, 2, 4, 5 |
| 4.1 | 1, 2, 3, 6 | | | |
8.2 | 1, 3, 5, 8, 10 |
| 4.2 | 1, 3 | | | |
8.3 | 1, 2 |
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| Attendance: |
Attendance is mandatory and enforced via the homework policy.
Students who anticipate the necessity of being absent from class due to the
observation of a major religious observance must provide notice of the date(s)
to the instructor, in writing, by the second class meeting.
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| Exams: |
There will be three exams.
| Exam 1 | Ch 1-3 | October 6th |
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| Exam 2 | Ch 4-6 | November 22nd |
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| Final | Ch 1-6, 8 |
Friday, December 15th, 1:00--3:00 |
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| Projects: |
The three small modeling projects will be carried out in groups of
2 to 3. The text offers many options, and students must choose so
that there is no duplication. This will require writing, not just
computations. The final large modeling project will be carried
out in groups of 3. Students must submit their groups and
proposal at least one month before they are due for approval. I
will ask for regular progress reports as well. The last week of
classes will be devoted to presentations of the models. I wish
to stress the importance of source attribution. I will use
anti-plagarism software.
| project 1 | September 22 |
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| project 2 | October 13 |
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| project 3 | November 8 |
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| Big project | December 4 |
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| Grades: |
Homework: 15 %;
Exam 1: 10 %;
Exam 2: 10 %;
Final Exam: 15 %;
Project 1: 10 %;
Project 2: 10 %;
Project 3: 10 %;
Large Project: 20 %.
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| Other Policies: |
Some statments of course, department, college, and university
policies in effect have been collected
here.
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| Notes and Tapes: |
You are expected to take notes and/or tapes.
They may not be sold or offered for sale.
The most effective way to take notes is to have read the material
before the lecture and only take notes on what you did not already
pick up from your reading. |
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| Course Objectives: |
This course counts as an elective toward a math major or minor.
Students will be exposed to applications of mathematics. Those interested may wish to
participate in the Mathematical Contest in Modeling the following February.
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| Accomodations: |
Students with a disability must bring a current Memorandum
of Accomodations from the Office of Student Disability Services
which is prerequisite for receiving accommodations. Accommodated
examinations through the Office of Student Disability Services
require two weeks notice.
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| Dates to remember: |
| August 28 |
First day of class |
| September 4 |
Labor Day (no class) |
| November 3, 5:00pm |
Last day to drop with W |
| November 10 |
Veteran's Day (no class) |
| November 23, 24 |
Thanksgiving (no class) |
| December 8 |
Last day of class |
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Links
Text website with student companion site.
Text at Amazon.com
CoMAP.com
MCM
Kelly's Guide to the MCM
MathModels.org
USF has an electronic subscription to the UMAP journal starting with issues
from 2003. However, it the process of accessing it is extremely
convoluted. Go to our library web site.
Under electronic resources, choose E-journals. Type UMAP into
the search field and select the UMAP journal.
then an ugly list of articles appears, from which it is hard to actually
get the file.
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