There will be two non-comprehensive midterm exams and one comprehensive final exam:
| Midterm 1 | Monday | September 28 | 2:00pm-2:50pm in the classroom |
| Midterm 2 | Monday | November 2 | 2:00pm-2:50pm in the classroom |
| Final | Friday | December 11 | 7:30am - 10am in the classroom |
Review of the grading of a homework or an exam must be requested 2 weeks after the graded exam/homework is returned to you. Be aware that such a review will consider the exam/homework as a whole, and as a result your grade is just as likely to go down as it is to go up.
Neat and concise solutions are required in order to receive full credit for your solutions. If you cannot solve a particular problem, state this clearly in your write-up, and write down only what you know to be correct; rambling at length about ideas that don't quite work may cause additional points to be deducted.
You are welcome to work in groups to solve the homework
assignments, in fact, you are encouraged to do so. In particular, you are allowed to
turn in homeworks in groups of two (i.e., you turn in one shared homework
assignment with two names on it). You may discuss rough ideas and thoughts
about the homework with your other classmates, but
you have to write up your solution on your
own (with your group partner). You are not allowed to read, copy, or rewrite
the solutions
written by others (in this or previous terms, or from other
sources).
See
the section on Academic Integrity.
In order to encourage active participation in the recitations
you are required to present at least two exercises on the board during the recitations. This can be
a homework solution, or (attempting to) solve an exercise that the TA assigns. Each
such participation is worth 5% of the final grade.
It is your responsibility to ensure that the TA has
recorded your attendance as well as your participation.
The recitation grade will be the same as the lecture grade.
There are no late days of any type for homework assignments. Late
homework will not be graded for credit. In extra-ordinary cases (a
two-day cold does not count since you have over a week to complete the
assignment), contact the instructor prior to the due date to
get a
homework extension.
The weighted average will determine your letter grade roughly as follows:
The class grade will be the grade for the lecture and for the
recitation.
During the lectures we will mainly use the
board.
The instructor will take pictures of the board during the lectures.
Those pictures
will be available on the webpage, such that you can
see what has been covered in class if you happen to have missed a class.
There is however no guarantee that the pictures will be complete.
Handouts and pictures will be available here. Leftover handouts will also be available in a box on the instructor's office door (SB 4.01.17).
You are welcome to work in groups to solve the homework
assignments, in fact, you are encouraged to do so. In particular, you are allowed to
turn in homeworks in groups of two. You may discuss rough ideas and thoughts
about the homework with your other classmates, but
you have to write up your solution on your
own (with your group partner). You are not allowed to read, copy, or rewrite
the solutions
written by others (in this or previous terms, or from other
sources such as the internet).
You are however allowed to use other publicly available sources (such
as another textbook or the internet) to get ideas how to solve the
problem. The source should be
cited (if you don't cite it, it is considered cheating) and you have
to write the solution in your own words.
It should be apparent to us that you understand the solution for full
credit. Every cheating will be reported to UTSA's Office of Student Judicial Affairs. The punishment for cheating on an assignment will
be the docking of the final grade by one mark (so, a C instead of a B
for example). If two people are caught sharing solutions then
both the copier and copiee will be held equally
responsible. Cheating on an exam will result in failing the course.
Attendance:
Attendance will not be taken in class.
However, students are fully responsible for all
material presented or assigned in class.
Attendance will, however, be taken in the recitation sections. You are required to
attend 12 out of the 14
recitations. For each recitation you missed to attend, on top of the two allowed misses, 3% of the
final grade will be deducted.
For these reasons, attendance is strongly recommended.Recitation Policy:
Attendance in the recitations is
required. You are allowed to miss two recitations, but every additional miss will result in a 3% reduction
of the final grade.
Illness,
car break down, or other emergencies do not earn you more recitations that you
are allowed to miss.
Late Policy:
Without prior arrangements, missed exams and homework assignments result in
a score of zero. In order to take a make-up exam, contact the
instructor
prior to the exam if you have to miss it
for some valid reason; documentation may be required. Notification after
the exam will result in a score of zero.
Grading:
The class grade is based on the following
weighted scale:
A >= 90%
B >= 80%
C >= 70%
D >= 60%
F < 60%Handouts and
Pictures:
The class web page will have links to
all class handouts as they become available. Academic Integrity:
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