American University of Sharjah | College of Engineering

NGN 500- Advanced Engineering Mathematics (Section 01) Fall 2017

Instructor: Maen Alkhader
Office: EB2-226
Phone: 06-515-2955
E-mail: malkhader@aus.edu

Class Time and Place: Section 01: Thursday 6:00 pm - 8:50 pm. Room: EB2-216

Office Hours: Wednesday: 2:00-5:00 PM

Monday: 2:00-3:00 PM
Thursday: 2:00-4:00 PM

Grading: Midterm exam 1 25 % (26th/Oct/ 2017)

Midterm exam 2 25 % (23rd/Nov/2017)
Final exam 40 %
Homework 10 %
Letter grade cutoffs can never be higher than:
A A- B+ B B- C+ C D F
90 86 82 78 74 70 65 50 < 50
Textbook:
 E. Kreyszig, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 10th edition. Wiley, 2011.
Other supplemental material:
 M. D. Greenberg, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall,
1998.
 Material related to this course will be posted on ilearn.

Course Topics and Schedule:

Topic Weeks
Review of first and second ordinary differential equations (ODEs) 2
Solution of higher order differential equations 1
Solution of system of ODEs and phase plane, linearization 1
Eigenvalues and eigenvectors and their interpretation 1
Laplace transform and its application to ODEs 1
Series solution of ODEs 2
Sturm-Liouville problems and orthogonal functions 1
Vector calculus and tensors 1
Fourier analysis and Fourier transform methods 1
Partial differential equations and boundary value problems 3
Review & evaluation 2
Total: 16
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Out-of-Class Assignments with Due Dates:

Homework will be assigned throughout the week based on the covered topic (tentative):
Assignment Due Date (tentative)
Homework # 1 Week 2
Homework #2 Week 3
Homework #3 Week 4
Homework #4 Week 5
Homework # 5 Week 6
Homework #6 Week 7
Homework #7 Week 8
Homework # 8 Week 9
Homework #9 Week 10
Homework #10 Week 11

Policies:
1. Attendance is a vital part of the course work. According to the university policy, a
student is allowed to be absent 15% (2 absences) of the class sessions.
2. Homework assignments must be submitted at the beginning of the class on the
due date. No late homework will be accepted.
3. Submit a neat, detailed, step-by-step solution.
4. The “Assignment Cover Sheet” provided, must be included with every
assignment and must be filled and signed.
5. Mobile phones are to remain switched off as long as class is in session,
6. There is zero tolerance for academic dishonesty/ plagiarism and the student is
referred to AUS Stated guide lines (www.aus.edu/catalog/2004/rules.php). The
instructor reserves the right to confiscate any material or exam papers. If
academic dishonesty is suspected student will fail this activity/the course.