Homework. Homework will be assigned every week and the problems will be on the sections that we cover.
The homework will be assigned and collected every Thursday, starting August 23.
The homework will be also posted online on this web-page.
Your Homework score will be the avarage of the 8 best grades you received on the homeworks.
Late homework will not be accepted under any circumstances.
You are strongly encouraged to practice with the Suggested Homework available on the Dept. Web Page.
A collection of solved homework can be found here .
Exams. There will be 3 in class exams, each lasting 1 hour and 15 minutes, and an optional final exam lasting 3 hours.
The exams will be given on the following dates:
Exam 1: Tuesday, September 18, 11:30am-1:00pm. The Exam is moved to Thursday, September 20, 11:30-1:30.
Practice for Exam 1 , Solutions.
Exam 2: Tuesday, October 16, 11:30am-1:00pm.
Exam 2 will cover Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.1 and 6.2.
Practice for Exam 2, Solutions.
Exam 3: Tuesday, November 20, 11:30am-1:00pm
Exam 3 will cover Sections 6.3, 6.4, 6.7, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 and 10.1
Practice for Exam 3 ,
Solutions.
Final Exam (optional): Thursday, December 13, 11:00am-2:00pm
Homework 12 , due Tuesday 12/13/07 or any time earlier
Policies.
Calculators may be used during each examination and on homework assignment.
For each in class exam you will be allowed ONLY one sheet of paper containing whatever information you choose to put on it. You will need to put your name on each sheet you use. You can use three sheets of paper during the final - you can reuse those you made for the first two exams.
Assessment:
First Exam
100 points
Second Exam
100 points
Third Exam
100 points
Homework
100 points
Optional Final
200 points
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Total
600 points
Grading:
At the the end of the Semester each student will be offered a
Tentative Final Grade (TFG) = (Exam 1 + Exam 2 + Exam 3 + Homework)/4.
The student who does not take the final will receive
this TFG for the course.
For students who elect to take the final the grade will be
Final Grade = (Exam 1 + Exam 2 + Exam 3 + Homework + Final)/6.