PHYSICS 43100 Spring 2026 (S203) TTh 11:00-12:15

Current version: syllabus.pdf

Professor: Mark Shattuck (markdshattuck@gmail.com)

Office: Steinman Hall T1M-16 x8161, (MR418S)

Office Hours: Th 4:00-6:00 (T1M-16) (or by App.)

Website: https://gibbs.ccny.cuny.edu/teaching/

Textbook:

Differential Equations and Linear Algebra,

Gilbert Strang.

 

 

1/27, 1/29

Introduction to Differential Equations, Matlab, LaTeX, overleaf, First-order equations.

S:1.1-3

2/3, 2/5

 

S:1.4-6

2/10(T)

 

 

2/19(Th)

 

 

2/24, 2/26

 

Test 2/24

3/3, 3/5

 

 

3/10, 3/12

 

 

3/17, 3/19

 

Test 3/19

3/24, 3/26

 

 

3/31, 4/2

 

 

4/7, 4/9

 

 

4/14, 4/16

 

Test 4/16

4/21, 4/23

 

 

4/28, 4/30

 

 

5/5, 5/7

 

 

5/12, 5/14

 

Test 5/14

 No Class

 

 Special Class*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Information

 

Attendance: 5% of grade from class participation.

 

Reading Assignment: Reading assignments should be completed before class.  

 

Grades: Grade will be based on class participation (5%), weekly homework completion (5%), 4 in-class tests (4x18%=72%), and take-home final exam (18%). All assignments can be legibly handwritten or typed, but must be submitted electronically as a PDF on Brightspace.

 

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism: The CCNY Policy on Academic Integrity will be strictly adhered to. The document entitled, “CUNY Policy on Academic Integrity” is available from the link at the bottom of the CCNY Home Page. Make sure you have read the details regarding plagiarism and cheating, and be clear about the rules that the college follows. Cases where academic integrity is compromised will be prosecuted to the fullest extent according to these rules.