Intro to Applied Mathematics

General Course information

Meeting time: Tue, Thur., 2:00 PM-3:15 PM

Location: Olsen 410

 

Office Hour

Location: Southwick 350 O

Tue: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM, Wed: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM

or by appointment (minhyung_cho@uml.edu)

 

TEXTBOOK

1. Lecture notes
2. Applied Mathematics (4th Edition) by David Logan, Wiley-Interscience

 

Homework

Homework will be assigned every week on Thursday and due on the following Thursday at 1:59 PM. You are encouraged to collaborate with classmates, but your final write up must reflect your understanding and you must acknowledge collaborators. One to three random problems will be graded. Homework solution will be posted. No late homework will be accepted. 
 

Quiz

There will be six in-class Quizzes consisting of 2-3 problems from homework and their slight variations

Tentative Schedule:

Quiz 1: 9/24 (Tue)
Quiz 2: 10/8 (Tue)
Quiz 3: 10/22 (Tue)
Quiz 4: 11/5 (Tue)
Quiz 5: 11/19 (Tue)
Quiz 6: 12/12 (Thur)

 

Grading and Attendance

Final grade will be computed according to the following scheme.

HW: 50%
Quiz: 50%

Attendance is not count towards your final grade. However, I strongly suggest attending all classes. If you must miss a class due to personal emergency, please notify your instructor as early as you can and set-up a meeting to discuss about make-up.

 

Tutoring

The Centers for Learning and Academic Support Services (CLASS) provide tutoring services, including an online searchable tutoring schedules are available that include resources on all campuses. A tutoring request form is also available if there are no tutors listed for the class for which you need help.

Mathematics Department tutoring Center: Southwick 310,  Mon-Fri 10:00 am-5:00 pm


Withdrawing

Please note that the registrar has determined that Nov. 14, 2024 is the last day to withdraw with grade of “W” from a course (Fall 2024 Academic calendar)

 

Academic Integrity

Academic dishonesty is prohibited in all programs of the University and sanctions may be imposed on any student who commits an act of academic dishonesty. Details on UML policy can be found at 
http://www.uml.edu/Catalog/Undergraduate/Policies/Academic-Integrity.aspx. Note in particular that any incident which results in some action being taken must be reported to the Provost’s Office.

Generative AI tools, such as chatbots, image generators, or code generators, to complete assignments, exams, or any other academic work are not allowed.

Using any online tutoring services during exams will result in an academic dishonesty report to the Provost office with FX grade (F with a permanent record) recommendation

Athletic Academic Policy

Student-athletes must adhere to the Athletic Academic Policy.  
 

Disabilities Services

 

If you are registered with Disability Services and will require course accommodations, please notify me via the Accommodate semester request process as soon as possible so that we might make appropriate arrangements. It is important that we connect to discuss the logistics of your accommodations; please speak to me during office hours or privately after class as I respect and want to protect your privacy. If you need further information or need to register for academic accommodations, please visit the Disability Services Website

Additionally, Student Disability Services supports software for ALL students (not just those registered with their office). The university has literacy software that allows you to read on-screen text aloud, research and check written work, and create study guides. You can download the software from the IT Software webpage on the UML assistive technologies website.


STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING


We are a campus that cares about your wellbeing and success.  Your personal health and well-being are of utmost importance to faculty and campus administrators. I’m available to talk about your stresses or concerns related to your coursework in my class. 

Here are some resources to support your well-being:

Counseling Services provide crisis intervention, assessment, referrals, short term individual counseling and group therapy. Call to book an appointment at (978) 934-6800.  

UMatter2 is a university-wide initiative to support students and promote mental health. They can be reached at (978) 934-6671. You will find information at that website on how to access Togetherall, an online community which is a peer-to-peer platform dedicated to mental health support.  

Centers for Learning and Academic Support Services (CLASS) provides advising services including goal setting, course selection, SIS functions, changing majors/minors and course deletions. (978) 934-2936 or Advisement@uml.edu.  

The mission of the Office of Student Life & Wellbeing is to advance the holistic concept for student success by infusing health-promoting actions and collaboration into campus culture. They can be reached at 978-934-4342 or Wellbeing@uml.edu. 

DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND CLASSROOM COMMUNITY STANDARDS

 

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The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) supports and advocates for students while leading diversity-related programming. At the same time working to create an inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ individuals via the LGBTQ+ Resource Center. Contact (978) 934-4336 or Multicultural_Affairs@uml.edu 

 

University Privacy Statement

UMass Lowell recognizes the importance of mutual trust between students and faculty. Neither faculty nor students may record video or audio of a course or private conversation without all parties’ consent. Massachusetts is a two-party consent state, which means it is illegal to record someone without their permission. Recordings of classroom lectures are the intellectual property of the instructor. Instructors have the right to prohibit audio and video recording of their lectures, unless the requesting student is registered with Disabilities Services and recording of class sessions is an approved accommodation. In addition, sharing of or selling recordings of classroom activity, discussions or lectures with any other person or medium without permission of the instructor is prohibited.

 

Tentative Course Schedule and Homework

https://sites.uml.edu/min-hyung-cho/files/2024/10/HW4_solution.pdf
Date Topic Homework
9/5 (Thur) 1.1 Introduction, Dimension Analysis HW 1 (Due 9/19), HW 1 Solution
9/10 (Tue) 1.1 Dimension Analysis
9/12 (Thur) 1.2 Scaling HW 2 (Due 9/19), HW 2 Solution
9/17 (Tue) 1.2 Scaling, 1.3 Differential Equations Review
9/19 (Thur) 1.3 Differential Equations Review HW 3 (Due 9/26), HW 3 Solution
9/24 (Tue) 1.3 Differential Equations Review, Quiz 1 , Quiz 1 Solution
9/26 (Thur) 1.3 Differential Equations Review HW 4 (Due 10/3), HW 4 Solution
10/1 (Tue) 1.3 Differential Equations Review
10/3 (Thur) 3.1. Regular Perturbation, HW 5 (Due 10/10), HW 5 Solution
10/8 (Tue) 3.1. Regular Perturbation, Quiz 2, Quiz 2 Solution
10/10 (Thur) 3.1. Regular Perturbation HW 6 (Due 10/17), HW 6 Solution
10/17 (Thur) 3.1. Regular Perturbation HW 7 (Due 10/31), HW 7 solution
10/22 (Tue) 3.1.4 Asymptotic Anaysis, Quiz 3, Quiz 3 Solution
10/24 (Thur) 3.1.4 Asymptotic Anaysis HW 8 (Due 10/31), HW 8 solution
10/29 (Tue) 3.2 Singular Perturbation
10/31 (Thur) 3.2 Singular Perturbation HW 9 (Due 11/7), HW 9 Solution
11/5 (Tue) 3.3 Boundary Layer Analysis, Quiz 4, Quiz 4 solution
11/7 (Thur) 3.3 Boundary Layer Analysis, 3.5 WKB method HW 10 (Due 11/14), HW 10 Solution
11/12 (Tue) 3.5 WKB method
11/14 (Thur) 5.1 Boundary Value Problems
11/19 (Tue) 5.1 Boundary Value Problems, Quiz 5 , Quiz 5 solution
11/21 (Thur) 5.1 Boundary Value Problems HW 11 (Due 12/3, Tue.)
11/26 (Tue) 5.1 Boundary Value Problems
12/3 (Tue) 5.2 Sturm-Liouville Problems HW12 (Due 12/10)
12/5 (Thur) 5.2 Sturm-Liouville Problems
12/10 (Tue) 5.2 Sturm-Liouville Problems
12/12 (Thur) 5.2 Sturm-Liouville Problems, Quiz 6