Instructor Lecture Time (MWF) Location
Adam Bowers A00 8:00a-8:50a GH 242

Piazza page for Math 20D Lecture A

MATLAB for Math 20D

Textbook Information

The required textbook for the course is Fundamentals of Differential Equations (9th Edition), by Nagle, Saff, and Snider; published by Pearson. You can buy a physical copy of the textbook in the UC San Diego Bookstore. They also sell access codes that will give you access to an electronic version of the textbook. You can also buy electronic access directly from Pearson MyLab. (Instructions for registering for MyLab.) We will not be using online homework for this course.

Exam Information

Exam 1: 18 Oct 2019 (Friday/45 minutes) — Topics included are those from Weeks 1-3.
Exam 2: 15 Nov 2019 (Friday/45 minutes) — The focus will be on topics from Weeks 4-6.
Final: 09 Dec 2019 (Monday) — The final exam is cumulative and includes every topic from the course.
    The Final Exam will be held in the Rec Gym at 8:00a-10:59a on Monday, Dec 09.

Links to old Math 20D exams appear below. The following exams are provided "as is"—exactly as they appeared when administered and without answers. These are NOT practice exams. They may differ in form and content from the exams given this term. Working through these old exams may be helpful, but it is not a substitute for reviewing your notes, homework, and keeping up with the class on a daily basis. They are provided so that you can know what exams in this class will look like.


Important Note: These exams were given when we used a different book for this course, and the topics were covered in a different order. In particular, Questions 3 and 4 on Sample Midterm 2 are from topics that we will not see until after our second midterm this quarter. Only Questions 4 and 5 on the Sample Final Exam are from topics we will see after our second midterm.

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