Math H54 Fall 2009
This course meets Tuesday and Thursday 2-3:30pm in room 70 Evans
Hall. Discussion is MWF 11-12pm in 70 Evans. The
textbooks are Linear
Algebra (custom berkeley edition) by Lay and Fundamentals
of differential equations (custom Berkeley edition) by Nagel,
Saff, and Snider.
There may be supplemental material, which will be posted on
bspace.
The format of the class is as follows:
Homework will be
assigned on bspace and are due Mondays at the beginning of
discussion. The homework will be graded
pass/fail. You are welcome to work on the homework
in small groups, but you must write up the solutions individually with
a
full understanding of what you are writing. In other words, no
copying. I do not allow late homework.
Quizzes will
be given almost every week in discussion.
Calculator policy: All electronic devices must be
turned off during quizzes and exams.
Office hours and email: Office hours will be held
Thusday 3:45-5:45pm in 1083 Evans. Office hours are a great way
to get questions answered. Please come! I do not answer
math questions by email, but you are welcome to email me to set up an
office hours appointment if you can't make the regular scheduled office
hours.
Exams:
Midterm 1: Thursday September 24th, in class.
Midterm 2: Tuesday November 17th, in class.
Final Exam: Monday December 14th, 12:30-3:30pm.
Grading: 20%
homework/quizzes, 20% Midterm 1, 20% Midterm 2,
2x20% Final Exam.
The lowest 20% portion will be dropped. If your final exam
is the lowest, then just half of it gets dropped. If for some
reason you miss a midterm, that will count as your lowest.
Tips that (almost) guarantee an A:
1. Before each class, read the material that you
expect will be covered.
2. Complete and understand every homework problem.
3. Before an exam, redo all of the homeworks.
This won't take as long as you think.
Some useful links:
Extra tutoring is available from UC Berkeley math
tutors.
A convenient source for math definitions and theorems, which
are
usually correct: Wikipedia