Course: Math 81, Spring Semester 1997
Time: Tues-Thurs 12:45pm-1pm in Mcl229, Wed 1:10-3pm in EE 182
Instructor: Dr. Cleary
Office: Peters 357
Phone: 278-2173
Tentative Office Hours: Tues 11am-11:50am, 3pm-3:45pm
Wed 11am-11:50am,
Thurs 11am-11:50am, 2pm-2:50pm and by appointment
Text: Kreysig, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 7th ed.
Sections Covered: Chapters 1-3, 5-7,10, others
Prerequisite: a thorough knowledge of the topics in math 75, 76, 77
Website: http://math.math.csufresno.edu/~cleary/math81
Your grade will be computed as follows:
General Expectations: For each class hour spent in the lecture or the lab, I expect two hours spent outside of class reading and understanding notes from lecture, reading the book, and working on the homework. Math 81 is a difficult class not only because there are a number of challenging topics to be covered, but also because there are so many topics.
Exam Policy: All exams are CLOSED book. Calculators, notes and books will not be allowed. Photo ID will be required at all exams. There are no make-up exams. If you are going to miss an exam, it is your obligation to let me know as soon as reasonably possible. On the exams, it will be your obligation to demonstrate that you know how to solve the problems. The exams will consist of some problems very similar to the homework and also some more difficult ones that will require some creativity to solve completely and efficiently. I will not expect every student to get every question completely correct, but I do expect students to know the material well enough to make reasonable progress even on difficult problems.
More on Grade Computation: If you do better on the final exam than the on lowest scoring of your preliminary exams, your final exam score will take the place of that exam. Be warned, though, that the final will be difficult, and thus it is a fundamentally bad idea to count on doing better on the final than on the earlier exams.
Homework Policy: Homework will be assigned in lecture each week. I will also post the current homework assignment outside my office door and on the website for this class. The first homework will be collected on Thursday, January 30th. Homework will be collected at the beginning of class. Late homework will not be accepted. Because of this policy, the lowest three homework scores will not count. Since it is not feasible to grade all of the assigned homework problems, only a select few problems will be graded on each assignment. Your homework should be neatly stapled and folded in half lengthwise, and labelled with your name, the assignment number, ``Math 81'', the time the class meets, and ``Cleary'' neatly on the outside.
Front Row Duty: The participation grade will largely be based upon Front Row Duty performance. Each lecture after the first week, there will be about 5 people who will be on Front Row Duty. The names will be announced in advance and we will cycle through the entire class several times over the course of the semester. Students on Front Row Duty are expected to sit in the front row and answer questions about the material as it is presented. This will give everyone a chance to participate and also will help as we learn each other's names.
General Advice: This class will require a great deal of time because we will cover many topics over the course of the semester. Lectures, homework and laboratory work will be an essential part of this class. If you do not have adequate time to devote to this class, please consider postponing this class until a semester in which you will have sufficient time. Remember the words of Dostoyevsky: ``Originality and a feeling of one's own dignity are achieved only through work and stuggle" and also consider the comic below.
ACADEMIC HONESTY:
This class is conducted under the provisions of the Student Code of
Conduct. All work submitted for this course should be your own.
If you collaborate with other students on the homework or use
reference materials other than the text, you must acknowledge
the help. You are permitted to work with other students in the class,
but this permission only applies to cooperative work, not to work
done by one student and copied by another.