Essential preparation for upper-division courses in mathematical sciences. Varies with section. Lectures and discussions with heavy emphasis on students' work. Preparation for the Putnam Exam. Student-oriented and requires active participation.
Class meets once a week.
For majors and non-majors. Instructor announces number of examinations and relative weighting. Introductory course in ordinary differential equations, with applications in the sciences. Grade determined by several tests and quizzes, plus a final examination and homework. Problem sets, two or three hour-long examinations and a final examination.