Math 485/585-001, Spring 2008

General information
  • COURSE: Math 485/585-001, Spring 2008.
  • LECTURE MEETING TIME: TR 11:00-12:15
  • LECTURE MEETING LOCATION: Psych 307
  • TEXT: Mathematical Modelling Notes for Math 485/585 By Joceline Lega

    • Instructor
  • NAME: Don(Qiudong) Wang.
  • OFFICE: Math 313
  • PHONE: 621-8307
  • EMAIL: dwang@math.arizona.edu
  • WEB-ADDRESS: http://www.math.arizona.edu/~dwang
  • OFFICE HOURS: TR 1:00-2:00

    • Course Dynamics
    The course combines formal lectures with computer laboratories and simulations of dynamical systems and models. Students work in teams on modeling projects, under the supervision of graduate or post-graduate mentors. Each team writes a midterm and a final report and gives oral presentations of its work. At the end of the semester, students present their projects in a poster session held in a public venue.
  • List of Modeling Projects
  • Previous Students Posters
  • Criteria for Final Project Report

    • Course Policy
  • Attendance: Students are expected to attend every scheduled class, and to be familiar with the University Class Attendance policy as it appears in the General Catalog. It is the student's responsibility to keep informed of any announcements, syllabus adjustments, or policy changes made during scheduled classes.

  • Projects: Students will work in teams on a long-term project, worth 300 points. Each team will give oral progress reports on its project throughout the semester, will turn in a final written report, due on May 15, 2008, and will present a poster in a poster session held on Monday, May 12, 2008 from 4:00 to 5:30. The written part of the project will be worth 200 points and the oral and poster presentations will count for a total of 100 points.

  • Homework: Homework will be assigned and collected on weekly basis. Quizzes based on homework assignments will be given once two weeks and a total homework and quiz score, equivalent to 200 points, will be computed.

  • Grades: The total number of points available on the project and homework is 500. Grades will be no lower than as listed below:
    • 450 < points (90% to 100%): A
    • 400 < points < 449 (80% to 90%): B
    • 350 < points < 399 (70% to 80%): C
    • 300 < points < 349 (60% to 70%): D
    • points < 300 (0% to 60%): E

    • Matlab
    The university of Arizona has a deal with Mathworks to provide matlab to any student, faculty or staff. It's available for Windows/Mac/Linux, and can be found at https://sitelicense.arizona.edu/matlab/