Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Cincinnati
Topics II (15-Math-156:sections 001-006) Winter Quarter 2007
Course Webpage http://math.uc.edu/course/topics/
Instructor Prof. David A. Herron, 810B Old Chem Bldg, 556-4075, MW 12:30-1:30
david.a.herron"at"uc.edu.
When you send me e-mail, please include your section number. Also, please be careful to set-up your blackboard account correctly; if you do not, I will be unable to reply to your e-mail.
My PowerPoints are here.
Textbook For All Practical Purposes(7th edition), COMAP (Freeman) . See also www.whfreeman.com/fapp7e.
General Syllabus Chapters 5 through 8. More detailed information can be found by reading the Course Info Sheet and the Weekly Schedule.
Teaching Assistants to be announced
Your final course grade will be based on a uniform comprehensive final exam, one in class hour exam, six quizzes, seven homework assignments, and classroom activities. These activities are weighted 40%, 30%, 20% , 10% respectively; see the Course Info Sheet for details.
There are approximately 800 students taking this course, so we are unable to permit any sort of extra credit projects; the only information used to determine your course grade will be your homework and quiz and exam scores.
A common final exam is being scheduled; I'll tell you the date as soon as I know it, but for now don't buy any airline tickets. The in-class hour exam is scheduled for Monday 12 February. Quizzes are scheduled for each week (except the first and second weeks and the midterm week) ; see the weekly schedule for more details. There will be NO make-up exams or make-up quizzes; if you have a valid reason for missing one of these, please contact me beforehand.
Homework will be assigned and collected each week (except for the first week and the midterm week) via blackboard; see the weekly schedule for more details. Please set-up your blackboard account correctly; if you fail to do this, you may miss important announcements, and I will not be able to reply to your e-mail. I encourage you to talk to other members of the class or to ask me or the TAs for help.
If you are seeking help, there are Graduate Student Teaching Assistants on duty at the Mathematics Learning Center in 614 Old Chemistry Monday through Thursday from 9AM to 8PM (and Fri 9-4, Sat 12-4). Any of the Topics GAs should be able to help you; see the Course Info Sheet for their scheduled office hours. You can also see me directly after class, during my office hours, or by making an appointment. In addition it is possible to hire a private tutor; the main Mathematics office has a list available and I will happily help you find someone. Perhaps the best way to get help is to ask your fellow classmates!
It is a excellent idea to go over your notes as soon as possible after class. You may want to get two notebooks for this course: use one to write down class notes and problems worked in class; do your homework problems in the other notebook. I think you will find it easier to study for exams if your class notes are not cluttered with your homework problems.
The last day to withdraw from this class is sometime in early March; it's a UC policy and something I cannot change.
GOOD LUCK !
PowerPoint (and perhaps various pdf) files can be viewed/downloaded here (as they become available):