Course Syllabus
Math 303: Applied
Mathematics
Koç University,
Spring 2022
Instructor: Ali Mostafazadeh (Office:
Sci.154, Office hours: Tuesdays 17:20-18:50
and Thursdays 17:20-17:50)
Textbook: “Mathematical
Methods for Physics and Engineering,” K. F. Riley, M. P. Hobson, and S.
J. Bence, 3rd Edition (Cambridge University
Press, Cambridge, 2006)
Website: http://portal.ku.edu.tr/~amostafazadeh/math303/math303_S2022/math303.htm
Topics
to be covered: Review of calculus of several real variables and vector
calculus; calculus of a single complex variable; generalized functions; Fourier
series and Fourier transform
Objective: This course
aims at providing the student with a basic knowledge of some of the standard
mathematical methods used in natural sciences and engineering.
Evaluation
method: Students’ progress will
be evaluated according to their performance in preparing progress reports (10%),
homework assignments (10%), two midterm exams (25% each), and a final exam (30%).
If a student fails the course and takes the remedial exam, his/her grade in
this exam will be substituted for his/her grade in the final exam and his/her
letter grade will be determined accordingly.
Policy for progress reports and homework
assignments: The format and deadline for progress reports will be posted
in Blackboard. Students are required to prepare detailed lecture notes during
or after each class and include a summary of these notes in their progress
reports. The progress reports and homework
papers should be uploaded to Blackboard before their due time. Late progress
reports and homework submissions will not
be accepted. To reduce the workload of the course’s teaching assistant not all
the progress
reports and homework problems will be
graded.
Eligibility
to take the final exam: In order to become eligible to take the final exam,
a student must not miss more than 10 of the lectures, must take at least one of
the midterm exams, and his/her average grade in these exams must not be below
30 out of 100.
Attendance
& bonus: Students who do
not attend more than 10 of the lectures (for any reason) will not be eligible
to take the final exam and fail the course. If a student misses
n lectures and n<10, 10-n bonus points will be added to his/her final
exam grade.
Auditing Students:
In order to get an AU, a student must attend at least 20 of the lectures.
Make-ups & Remedial Exams: If a student misses a midterm exam and has a valid
excuse, his (her) grade in the final exam will be substituted for the grade in
the missed midterm exam(s). If (s)he also misses the final exam, (s)he will be
given zero in the midterm exam(s) that (s)he has missed regardless of whether
(s)he has a valid excuse or not. If a student misses the final exam and has a
valid excuse, (s)he will be given a make-up exam. Students who fail the course
but have a chance of passing it by taking the remedial exam will be allowed to
take this exam.
Rules for online education: The lectures will be
pre-recorded and made available online as videos. The electronic files of these
video lectures and their content must not be made available to third parties;
students are not permitted to share any part of these videos in the social
media platforms or post them in the internet.
Suggested Method of Study: Students are advised to study the subjects covered in
class immediately after the lectures. Reading the lecture notes and the book is
necessary for grasping the subject, but it is by no means sufficient. Students
must try to reproduce the derivations of the results covered in class on their
own. They are expected to spend an average of three hours per week on
studying the material covered in class in
addition to the time spent on homework assignments.