UCONN ME5507 Engineering Analysis I, Fall 2014
ME5507 is a first-year graduate course covering topics in mathematics that are central for solving practical engineering problems. Topics include but are not limited to: differential equations, matrix and linear algebra, vector calculus, and selective topics such as introduction to optimization and probability. It is a prerequisite to other advanced graduate courses in the UCONN ME department.
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Instructor: Professor Xu Chen, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut.
- Office: Room 382 United Technologies Engineering Building (UTEB)
- Ph: 860-486-3688
- Email: xchen[AT]engr[DOT]]uconn[DOT]edu
- Tentative Office Hours: Tu 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm, Th 4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
- Lectures: Tu, Th 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm in UTEB 150.
- Textbook: Erwin Kreyszig: Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 10th edition.
- Lecture notes:
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Important dates:
- 10/23/2014 (Th): In-class Midterm
- 12/12/2014 (Fri): Final Examination
- 11/25/2014, 11/27/2014: no class (Thanksgiving recess)
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Grading:
- One Midterm Exam (open one-page summary sheet): 20 %
- Final Examination (open book, open notes): 60 %
- Bi-weekly Homework: 20 %
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Tentative Topics:
Ordinary Differential Equations
Matrix and Linear Algebra
Partial Differential Equations
Selective Topics
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Homework policy:
Homeworks are due in class, before the lecture starts. Late homeworks will not be considered in your final grade. If your homework contains group work, each group member must specify his/her contributions.
Please notify the instructor in writing by the second week of the semester, if you have any potential conflict(s) about the class schedule, or if you need special accommodations such as: disability-related accommodations, emergency medical information you wish to discuss with the instructor, or special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated.