- Standard homework assignments
will
count 30% of the final grade. Discussion, cooperation, and
collaboration on HW is encouraged and expected. Assignments are
due at the start of class. No late homework will be accepted, but
some percentage of grades will be dropped at the end of the
semestre. Solutions will be made available.
- Take-home examlets
(approximately
ten) will be given throughout the semestre and will count 30% of the
final grade. Examlets will
not be discussed
with anyone (except Dr Baum), but can be attempted with help from the
textbook and class notes, only. Deadlines for examlets will be
announced as the semestre progresses. Solutions will be posted.
- Oral discussions (four) will
compose
the last 40% of the final grade. For each discussion, the student
will present a solution to an assigned problem. Students may not
necessarily be assigned the same problems as others in the class and will not discuss the problems or
solutions with each other. Each discussion is graded P/F (i.e., 0 or 10 points) and may be
attempted three times. Solutions to the discussion problems will
eventually be made available.
Final letter grades will be assigned
as follows:
| >=90% |
A-, A |
| >= 80% |
B-, B, B+ |
| >= 60% |
C-, C, C+ |
| >= 50% |
D-, D, D+ |
| < 50% |
F |
Please note that this system eliminates
competition
among students, so there is no reason not to help one another. Each
student
should keep a record of his grades. Students may request an estimated
grade at any time. There
shall be no "curve."
Useful advice:
Reading the text and doing the homework
is not enough! If you want to do well, work through each of the
book's examples interactively as you come to it, and do as many
additional problems at the ends of the chapters as you can find time
for.
Any student who thinks he may require
special
consideration during the semestre should make that known to me as soon
as possible.
Cheating policy: You are permitted,
indeed
encouraged, to consult with classmates on homework. However,
presenting another's work as your own is considered cheating. You
should
therefore always present material from a reference source in your own
words
and credit that source. Collaboration on examlets is not allowed.
Please refer
to your Handbook for information about Honour Code violations.
Students who are not officially
registered
for this class may not attend.
Schedule for
Spring 2005 (subject
to change)
| Jan. |
26 |
|
|
31 |
HW Ch1 #4
|
Feb.
|
2 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
9 |
|
|
14 |
|
|
16 |
|
|
21 |
|
|
23 |
|
|
28 |
|
Mar.
|
2 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
9 |
|
|
12-20 |
Spring Break
|
|
21 |
|
|
23 |
|
|
28 |
|
|
30 |
|
Apr.
|
4
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
11 |
|
|
13
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
20 |
No Class - NCUR
|
|
25 |
|
|
27 |
|
May
|
2 |
|
|
4 |
|
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