Homework Assignments:
There will be regular 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 problem on each homework assignment, any
score of 60% or higher will be rounded up to 100%.
There will be a different set of homeworks for the undergraduate section and for the graduate section.
The lowest homework will be dropped.
You are engouraged to discuss rough ideas and thoughts about a homework assignment with your other classmates. However you have to write up your solution on your own. You are not allowed to read, copy, or rewrite the solutions written by others (in this or previous terms). See the section on Academic Integrity. Homeworks are to be submitted on paper in class. If you cannot attend the class you are welcome to submit your homework by email to the 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 instructor.
Homework grades will be available on Canvas.
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:Exams:
There will be two tests and a final exam.
All tests and the final exam will be closed-book and closed-notes, but you are
allowed to bring a cheat sheet (one letter page single-sided for test 1 and for test 2, and three sheets for the final).
The tests will be non-comprehensive, but the final exam will be comprehensive.
The exams for the undergraduate section will be different from the exams for the graduate section.
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.
Grading:
Grading will be based on the following
weighted scale:
| A >=92 | A- >= 89 | |
| B+ >= 87 | B >=83 | B- >= 79 |
| C+ >= 77; | C >= 73 | C- >= 69 |
| D+ >= 67 | D >= 63 | D- >= 59 |
| F<59 |
During the lectures we will use slides as well as 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 webpage, such that you can
see what has been covered if you happen to have missed a class.
There is however no guarantee that the pictures will be complete.
If you are stuck on a problem and unable to get to the instructor for help,
then we suggest you try and use hints from a
publicly available source such as a textbook or journal article. The
source must be cited and you must write the solution in your own words. It should
be apparent that you understand the solution for full credit. You are required to adhere to the Code of Academic Conduct.
Every cheating will be reported.
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.
Electronic devices (such as cell phones, notebooks, calculators, etc.)
are not allowed to be out of backpacks or purses during
exams. These electronic devices must be packed away and turned off.
Any student who is caught with one of these devices out will have
his/her test taken and will be charged with the Honor Code violation of
cheating.
Academic Integrity:
You are engouraged 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. You are not allowed to read, copy, or rewrite the solutions
written by others (in this or previous terms).
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