Math 231 Spring 2012
Section 2
- This class meets Tuesday and Thursday 11:15am-12:05pm in 112 Osmond.
- The main syllabus for Math 231 is here.
Read it carefully!
The format of this course is as follows:
Homework is posted here
and is due
Thursdays at the beginning of class. 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. I strongly discourage
the use of solutions manuals and consider their use a form of
cheating. Solutions manuals detract from your learning even if
you think you are only looking up problems you have already
tried.
Late homework will be accepted until the last day of class, but will only receive half credit.
Quizzes
will
be given from time to time, at the beginning of class, and will count
as one homework assignment. If a quiz is coming up I will tell
you at least one lecture beforehand.
Office hours and email: (office hours are listed at the
top of my main webpage)
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: See main course syllabus
Grading: 30%quizzes and homework, 30%Midterm, 40% Final Exam.
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 and math help is available at the Penn
State math center.
A convenient source for math definitions and theorems, which
are
usually correct: Wikipedia