Homework Assignments:
There will be nine homework assignments of equal weight which are usually due
within one week. Homeworks will consist of written problems only.
Homeworks will be posted on the homework page. For each homework assignment, any
score of 60% or higher will be rounded up to 100%.
You are allowed to turn in homeworks in groups of two. You are encouraged to discuss rough ideas and thoughts about a homework assignment with your other classmates, but you have to write up your solution on your own (with your group partner). You are not allowed to read, copy, or rewrite the solutions written by others (in this or previous terms or from the web). See the section on Academic Integrity. Homeworks are to be submitted on paper in class. If you cannot attend class you are welcome to submit your homework by email to the TA and instructor, by sliding it under the instructor's office door, or by any other means you can think of to get the homework on time to the TA or to the instructor.
Homework grades will be available on Blackboard.
Review of the grading of a homework or an exam must be
requested within 2 weeks after the graded exam/homework is returned to you.
Be aware that such a review will consider the exam/homework as a whole, and
as a result your grade is just as likely to go down as it is to go up.
There are no late days of any type for homework assignments. Late
homework will not be graded for credit. In extra-ordinary cases (a
two-day cold does not count since you have one week to complete the
assignment), contact the instructor prior to the due date to get a
homework extension.
The weighted average will determine your letter grade roughly as follows:
+/- grades will be given for borderline cases.
During the lectures we will use slides and the board. The instructor will take pictures of the board during the lectures. Those pictures as well as the slides will be available on the class web page, such that you
can see what has been covered if you happen to have missed a class. There is
however no guarantee that the material will be complete.
You are allowed to turn in homeworks in groups of two. You are encouraged to discuss rough ideas and thoughts about a homework assignment with
your other classmates, but you have to write up your solution on your
own (with your group partner).
You are not allowed to read, copy, or
rewrite the solutions
written by others (in this or previous terms or from the web).
You are required to adhere to the Code of Academic Conduct.
Every cheating will be reported to the Associate Dean of Newcomb-Tulane College.
If two people are caught sharing solutions then both the copier
and copiee will be held equally responsible. Cheating on an exam will
result in failing the course.
Exams:
There will be two tests and a final exam.
All tests as well as the final exam will be closed-book and closed-notes, but you are
allowed to bring a cheat sheet to each exam (one letter page single-sided).
The two tests will be non-comprehensive, but the final exam will be comprehensive.
Late Policy:
Without prior arrangements, missed exams and homework assignments result in
a grade of zero. In order to take a make-up exam, contact the instructor
prior to the exam if you have to miss it
for some valid reason; documentation may be required. Notification after
the exam will result in a score of zero.
Labs:
Attendance in the labs is required. You are also required to actively participate in the labs by solving (or
attempting to solve) exercises on the board or answering questions. If you miss too many labs, or if you do not participate in the labs, your class grade may be docked by up to 10% at the instructor's discretion.
Grading:
Grading will be based on the following
weighted scale:
At the instructor's discretion, your grade may be docked by up to 10% if you miss too many labs or do not participate in the labs.
A >= 90%;
B >= 80%;
C >= 70%;
D >= 60%;
F < 60%Handouts, Slides,
Pictures:
The class web page will have links to all class handouts as they become available. Blackboard:
Assignment grades will be available on Blackboard.
You are also encouraged to use the discussion tool on Blackboard.
Academic Integrity:
Last modified by Carola Wenk,
cwenk -at- tulane -dot- edu,