Math 3321 (Honors)
Course calendar
Connect to CourseWare (to access your textbook,
discussion board, test scheduler, etc.)
Math Help (Math Lab, CASA Tutoring, UScholars , LAUNCH ,
Scholar Enrichment Program (SEP), etc.)
Online Help and Reviews of Calculus (and other courses)
One can also sign up for a SEP workshop, or an Engineering College workshop,
for this class.
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The Course
Text: ``Engineering Mathematics'' by Etgen, on-line on the CASA/CourseWare site.
Your registration in the course provides on-line access to the text book and to the answers for the
odd-numbered problems in the Exercise Sets. Click on the link to CourseWare. You will have to
register there. At CASA , you will find the online text for Math 1432. The online text is in "pdf" format, suitable for printing.
Syllabus and Homework: Click on the Syllabus and Calendar links above to see the syllabus for the course and
the assigned homework problems for the entire semester.
In addition to the homework assigned from the text, I will be giving some homework sets of my own, which the students may find more challenging.
The quizzes and exams will be based on the homework assignments
and the in-class discussion and examples.
Homework will be collected in class. On some of the turned in
homework assignments you may get two grades: the first for
randomly chosen questions graded carefully, and the second for
*completeness* (that is, here you are not being graded on if your final answer is right, or even on your working, but mostly on whether it looks like you are doing a thorough job on your homework).
Lecture notes: I may provide copies of my
lecture notes--more details and plenty of pictures were given in class.
In addition, some of the websites of other instructors
linked on the course homepage contain lecture notes of those
instructors.
Then there is
also the textbook. It is sometimes confusing for students to try to
monitor all of these sources of notes. I recommend reading my notes
extremely carefully; they are selfcontained. But it may be helpful
to some to use other notes
occasionally.
Help is available at several levels.
The TA/grader can answer questions and go over homework problems. Your instructor and your TA will have office
hours (listed on the Course Handout) and help is available there as well. See also the list at the top of the page for
tutoring/workshops, etc.
The Department of Mathematics has a mathematics laboratory
MathLab , located in
222 Garrison. MathLab has student tutors who, on a walk-in basis, offer help with individual
problems. MathLab also sponsors test-preparation workshops prior to each of the examinations
in the course. See other help links at the top of this page.
You can get online help at any time http://online.math.uh.edu.
Quizzes and Exams
Exams: There will be three, one-hour exams during the semester and a comprehensive two hour final exam at the end of the semester.
The exams will be given in CASA, and will consist of a combination of multiple choice and free response questions. See the Course Calendar for the exam schedule.
There will also usually be weekly quizzes administered in class,
of approximately 10 minutes
in duration.
ADVICE FOR STUDYING FOR TESTS:
1) Put in the time. 2) Read thru the classnotes several times making sure you understand everything, and how everything fits together. Memorize the definitions, statements of main facts/theorems, etc. 3) Make a list of things you don't understand and ask me or your TA. 4) Go carefully thru old tests and quizzes, and the keys, making sure you learn from your mistakes. 5) Go thru the homeworks, and do plenty more. 6) Do the mock exams, but keep one to do under test conditions as a reality check. 7) Keep checking my website for new postings if any.
CourseWare Quizzes: There will be a CourseWare quiz every week;
thirteen online CourseWare quizzes during the semester.
I believe that they close at 11:59 pm on the day of their
deadline. They are very very similar to the assigned homework--so
you are being tested on whether you are doing your homework.
You will be taking these quizzes on-line
at CASA .
You are expected to do the quizzes well *before* the deadlines; thus if
you see two or more assignments with the same deadline then
you are expected to budget your time so that you dont end
up having to do them all on the same night!
Your quiz average will be included in the calculation of your
grade for the course. Each quiz will be available for well over a week
(typically two weeks), and you can take them up to 20 times each--only the highest score
will be saved.
Mock exams may
appear as online quizzes before tests, so be prepared for this: study
for them as you would for the real test.
Assessment
300 points determined by exams 1, 2, 3 (100 points each);
100 points determined by quizzes based
on the assigned homework [CourseWare (55), EMCF (20) and inclass and recitation (25)];
100 points determined by your turned
in homework
200 points determined by the final exams
(in addition to a CASA final exam there will be an inclass
`Honors final exam' in the last official week of classes.
700 points total
The instructor may drop the lowest of each type of grade (e.g.\ lowest
test, lowest 3 homeworks, etc) for students who have not been showing gross
irresponsibility in the class. By `gross irresponsibility' I mean for
example who have quit turning in homeworks or taking quizzes).
The instructor may change
the `formula' for the grades above at his discretion if doing so will benefit the
class as a whole.
Attendance and other course policies
Failure to attend class and/or recitation sessions, or to take
quizzes and/or exams, are grounds for dismissal from the course.
Coming to class you will hear a lot of
math `culture', how we think about beginning certain problems, how to think through computations, how to express your answers, and so much more. If you do not come to class you are missing out on a lot of very important conscious and subconscious learning and culture. In addition, not coming to class is usually a slippery slope that the student soon falls off of.
Classroom behavior: Arrive on time, ready to pay attention.
Turn off your cellphone.
Do not play with your phones, surf the web, talk to your neighbor,
or be disruptive.
If you must leave early be sure to sit at the rear of the class (if there
is an exit at the rear, else sit by the exit),
so as to not appear rude and disturb the class atmosphere
when you leave. Except for the very start and end of class, please restrict your questions in class to things relevant to
what the instructor is discussing, to avoid confusing all the other students.
Calculators are not allowed in the exams or the in-class quizzes.
Specific policies concerning attendance and any other policy issues that may arise will be communicated to you
by your instructor.
Whenever possible, and in accordance with 504/ADA guidelines, we will attempt to provide reasonable academic accommodations to students who request and require them.
UH CAPS Statement Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) can help students who
are having difficulties managing stress, adjusting to college, or feeling sad and hopeless.
You can reach CAPS (www.uh.edu/caps) by calling 713-743-5454 during and after business
hours for routine appointments or if you or someone you know is in crisis. No appointment is
necessary for the ”Let’s Talk” program, a drop-in consultation service at convenient locations
and hours around campus:
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