Math 231, Spring 2008
Math 231 (
Section 004 )
- T R 2:39-3:20,
323
HH DEV-E
Math 231 (
Section 006 )
- T R
4:40- 5:30 165
Willard
Math 231 (
Section 007 )
- T R 10:10- 11:00 203 E E West
Instructor:
Florin Dumitrescu
Office:
420 McAllister
Phone:
863-9061
email:
dumitres AT math.psu.edu
Office
hours: T W Th 3:30-4:30, or by appointment.
Syllabus
Previous
exams
Exam I: March 5, 010 Sparks,
6:30-7:45pm (note: room change!!)
Conflict Exam: March 5, 165 Willard, 5:05-6:25pm
Make-up Exam: March 6, 102 Chambers, 6:30-7:45pm
Final: May 7, 102 Forum, 4:40pm
Review Session for Final: May 6, 6:30-7:45pm, 110 Wartik
NOTE (to
students in Section 6): For the last problem in the practice exam from
Fall '06, one should write Lagrange's system, not the system for
finding the critical points as I did in class. Then it should work :)
Homework:
Homework problems will be
assigned each day in class, and collected every other Thursday
in class. The homework
assignment consists of the problems assigned until Tuesday of
that week. To
receive full grade
for a homework problem, you
must work out the details and indicate clearly all the steps.
Unexcused late homework will
not be accepted.
Check here for the homework assignments.
Quizzes:
Quizzes will be given every other Thursday. Your lowest quiz score will
be dropped. You
cannot make up for a
missed quiz.
Grades:
The
total number of points is 400, distributed as follows: one
midterm exams, worth 100 points, one final exam of 150 points,
and quizzes and homework worth 90, respectively 60 points.
Consult the syllabus above
for the exact dates and time of the exams.
Calculators: Remember that
calculators are NOT to be used
during the exams and quizzes.
Some tips:
- Read each section before it is
covered in class, paying special
attention to boxed
statements (definitions, theorems etc) and examples.
- Make sure you understand the
concepts while working on the
homework problems. Don't
leave homework for the last minute.
- Take advantage of available help:
instructor's office hours or
the Math Center .
- Have
at least one look at the
"Principles of Problem Solving",
pages 58-59 in the textbook, if
you ever feel you are stuck up on a problem.