ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY!! EXCESSIVE ABSENCES WILL RESULT IN FAILURE. Students are required to find out about any assignments, announcements and material missed through tardiness or absence. I realize that on rare occasions absence and/or tardiness is unavoidable, see me after class or call me on these occasions. Students will not be excused from homework because of absence. If a student misses a test for a legitimate cause, I will work out a fair arrangement on an individual basis. In-class work is an important component of the class and of your grade; missing class effects your ability to do this.
Tests: There will be two midterms on dates announced in class and a final exam during the final exam period.
Grades: Final Grades will be constructed from four components:
Homework: A few problems will be assigned which you will be expected to write up and turn
in approximately once a week. These should be written up formally, including an explaination of the model and the method used to "solve" it.
Office Hours: MW 2-3:15 and 8:15 - 9; T 1-1:50. . I am in my office much more often than this, call, stop by, or make an appointment. In a class of this character I expect to see you all outside of class! (My class schedule is posted outside my office and should give you clues about other times I am probably available.) There are answering machines on both of my phones and I do not object to calls about homework or problems (grade inquiries should be made in person) at home at reasonable (avoid a.m.) times.
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First Assignment: send me an e-mail with your name, the name of this course and the reason you are taking it. In the e-mail state that you have located the syllabus and class policies on the web and have read and understand them. I expect to receive e-mail from every student by this Friday. Feel free to continue to use this method of communicating with me in addition to visits to my office, homework problems & discussions in, before & after class.