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MATH 3325:

 Transition to Advanced Mathematics

Fall 2022

Class times   

We will meet MWF 11:00am-12:00pm in SEC 204.

Technology requirements

You should have a scanner or certain smartphone apps that allow you to scan your handwritten homework into a pdf file. Alternatively, certain tablets and tablet apps allow you submit your written work directly from the tablet.

Recordings of class

Contact

TA: Ms. Sarah Syed
Email: sarahsyed56@gmail.com

Please include "MATH 3325" in the subject, so that your email won't be regarded as spam. For security reasons I will reply only to emails sent from official UH emails (i.e. ending in "uh.edu").

When writing an email, make sure it adheres to the protocol of formality, which is standard in academia. Read more about it here, for example.

Normally, I answer urgent emails within one-two business days. Generally, I do not repeat information that can be found on this website or was communicated in class. If I do not respond to your email within two working days, please resend the email. If you again do not hear from me within one more working day, it is likely that your email is not coming through and you should speak with me before or after class. It is your responsibility to ensure that I am aware of issues you may have with the course; failure to effectively initiate timely communication is not a valid basis for a grade grievance and cannot be used as such.

Bring comments or complaints to my attention as soon as possible. Don't wait until the end of the semester to bring up a matter which we could deal with and solve early on.

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UH Email

Email communications related to this course will be sent to your Exchange email account which each University of Houston student receives. The Exchange mail server can be accessed via Outlook, which provides a single location for organizing and managing day-to-day information, from email and calendars to contacts and task lists. Exchange email accounts can be accessed by logging into Office 365 with your Cougarnet credentials or through Access UH. They can also be configured on IOS and Android mobile devices. Additional assistance can be found at the Get Help page.

UH policy states that all required written notices shall be addressed to the student via their UH email. Notices properly addressed and so sent shall be presumed to have been received by the student. Thus, you are responsible for the content in emails sent to your UH account, regardless if your external (non-UH) email provider filters or blocks. Emails lost to external providers shall not be used as a justification to claim faculty are unresponsive, to appeal grades, etc.

Office Hours

My office hours will be done through Microsoft Teams by appointment only. Any week, I will be available to meet on Mondays at any time 12:15-2:15pm, even on short notice. For any other time please contact me to schedule it at least two business days in advance. Before scheduling, please see section "I have a question" below.

Out TA Ms. Sarah Syed will be available for tutoring and any grading related question at M.U.S.L., at Fleming 11, on Wednesdays 1-3pm. A TA for another section will hold tutoring on Mondays 1-3pm at M.U.S.L. Feel free to come to either tutoring hours.

We will be using the following book: A Transition to Advanced Mathematics by D. Smith, M. Eggen, R. St. Andre, 7th edition, Brooks/Cole, Boston 2011.

Topics we cover each class are indicated in the calendar below. Here are some tips on how to read your textbook efficiently.

• Calculus I and II
  

• Homework: 40%
  
• Midterm:  30%
• Final: 30%

Homework will be handled using Gradescope system. Since this is an outside of the UH website, you are not required to use. You must inform me during the first week if you opt out of using the system and alternative arrangements will be made for you. Information below is directed to those students wishing to use Gradescope system.

Homework sheets can be downloaded in Gradescope. You will write solutions by hand on a blank piece of paper, scan it and upload to Gradescope indicating pages where solution to each problem is located. You are required to upload your paper to Gradescope before 11:00PM of the day indicated on the sheet and in the calendar below. Deadline extension may be granted only in case of a prolonged illness or emergency described in the UH Absence Policy, with proper and timely provided documentation. Try to complete homework at lest two days before the deadline expires, in case you encounter any issues with your technology.

When uploading your paper to Gradescope, make sure your copy is of high quality (contrast, resolution,...). Your handwriting must be clear and easy to read. Solution must be written neatly from top to bottom in a logical way.

You have one week after your grade is posted to submit a regrade request if you believe there was a mistake with your grading. Along with your request in Gradescope, you must write me an email providing an explanation for a regrade (e.g. your solution was correct, but was marked as incorrect). Requests to change the rubrics will be ignored.

When enrolling yourself in Gradescope, use code: PXPJ8Y . When entering your name, please enter the first 3 letters of your LAST, then first 3 letters of your FIRST name. For example, for a name John Smith, a student should enter "Smi Joh". As your ID number, enter the last 3 digits of your student ID. You are free to use any email with Gradescope, it does not have to be your UH email.

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One midterm will be held during regular class times. You are not allowed to use any help (notes, phones, books, internet,...) during the exam.

Regrade Requests for Tests

You have one week after your grade for the Midterm is posted to submit a regrade request if you believe there was a mistake with your grading. The deadline for the Final regrade will be communicated by email after the exam is graded.

Please note that I take extreme care in grading, reviewing and proving feedback on each individual assignment. It is very rare for a significant mistake in grading to occur, however, it is possible. Most of the time if you believe that a point or two were taken off too many, it is as likely that a point or two were given too many in another place. Also my main concern is that all papers are graded uniformly, in other words, the same amount of points are taken for the same mistake.

Please submit a regrade request only if all of the below conditions are satisfied:

1. you wrote something that you believe is correct, but it was marked as incorrect (request to add points just because you believe you deserve more points on an incorrectly solved problem will be ignored);
2. the total number of points you are requesting is no less than 10% of the overall grade of the assignment;
3. each of the change you are requesting is no less than for 2 points.

To submit a regrade request please complete all of the steps below:

1. review solutions that were discussed in class again and compare your solution to it. It is however possible that you used a different solution.
2. Write me an email with detailed explanation why your solution (or a part of it) is correct, addressing all comments I made on your paper concerning this part.
3. Submit a regrade request on Gradescope.
4. Read the following article explaining when and how to do that (all views and opinions expressed in that article are solely of the author).

Regrades are a very time consuming task, and they are taken as seriously as the original grading. When you submit a regrade request, all of your paper will be reviewed and regraded. This may result in the increase, decrease or no change in the overall grade.

These rules are not designed to scare off students, but are trying to prevent frivolous requests from student who think that "it doesn't hurt to ask".

Missed Class

1. Check the calendar below to see what chapter was covered in class. Calendar is updated a few hours after the class.
2. Check Teams for any available notes covering this material. I will try to post some notes on Teams for each chapter, but they may not fully or accurately reflect what was done in class. If there are no notes on Teams, this means they are not available for this chapter/section/class.
   
3. Contact your classmates for their lecture notes and to find our about any announcements made in class. Your classmates are the best resource for catching up with the material and for jointly solving homework problems.
4. Study the corresponding chapter in the textbook.

"I have a question": what to do

If your question is how homework was graded, then

1. first refer to homework solutions on Teams;
2. if you still have a question, and it has been no longer than a week after the grade was posted, please submit a regrade request on Gradescope. Our TA will review and reply to it;
3. if it has been more than a week, then attend M.U.S.L. tutoring with our TA, Ms. Sarah Syed (date and time TBA).
   

If your question is how a test was graded, then

1. first refer to the solutions on Teams;
2. if you still have a question, and it has been no longer than a week after the grade was posted, please submit a regrade request on Gradescope. I will review and reply to it.

If your question is how to solve a homework question or about class material, then

1. attend M.U.S.L. tutoring, a TA will be able to help you, (Mon or Wed 1-3pm);
2. if a TA was not able to answer your question, please email me and we'll setup time to talk. I'm available on Mondays 12:15-2:15pm on a short notice.
   

Honor Code Statement

Students may be asked to sign an honor code statement as part of their submission of any graded work including but not limited to projects, quizzes, and exams: "I understand and agree to abide by the provisions in the University of Houston Undergraduate Academic Honesty Policy (or University of Houston Graduate Academic Honesty Policy). I understand that academic honesty is taken very seriously and, in the cases of violations, penalties may include suspension or expulsion from the University of Houston."

Monday	Wednesday	Friday
August 22 Introduction 1.1	August 24 Logic and Proofs 1.1-1.2	August 26 Logic and Proofs 1.3
August 29 Logic and Proofs 1.4-1.5	August 31  Logic and Proofs 1.6	September 2 Logic and Proofs 1.7 Homework 1 Due
September 5 LABOR DAY	September 7  Set Theory 2.1.-2.2	September 9 Set Theory 2.2
September 12 Set Theory 2.3 Homework 2 Due	September 14 Mathematical Induction 2.4	September 16  Mathematical Induction 2.4-2.5 Homework 3 Due
September 19 Relations and Partitions 3.1	September 21 Relations and Partitions 3.2	September 23 Relations and Partitions 3.2 Homework 4 Due
September 26 Relations and Partitions 3.5	September 28 Relations and Partitions 3.5 Functions 4.1	September 30   Functions 4.2 Homework 5 Due
October 3 Functions 4.3	October 5 Functions 4.4	October 7 Functions 4.5 Homework 6 Due
October 10 Midterm prep	October 12 Midterm prep	October 14   MIDTERM
October 17 Functions - sequences 4.6	October 19 Functions - sequences 4.6, partially 7.4	October 21 Functions - limits
October 24 Functions - limits	October 26 Cardinality 5.1	October 28 Cardinality 5.1 Homework 7 Due
October 31 Review: Limits of Functions Cardinality 5.1	November 2 Cardinality 5.2	November 4 Cardinality 5.3
November 7 CAMPUS CLOSED ASTROS PARADE	November 9 Cardinality 5.4 Homework 8 Due	November 11 Cardinality 5.4
November 14    Analysis 7.1	November 16    Analysis 7.2   Homework 9 Due	November 18     Analysis 7.2-7.3
November 21   Analysis 7.4   Homework 10 Due	November 23	November 25  THANKSGIVING
November 28   Review	November 30 Review Homework 11 Due	December 3 Review
	December 14   Final 11:05am-12:35pm

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Religious Holy Days

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