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Math 300: Intro to Abstract Mathematics |
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Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Bergner |
Phone: 677-5429 |
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Office: HS 114 |
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Homework: See attached homework
statement (under construction).
Homework will be assigned daily and a subset of problems collected at
the beginning of class each Wednesday unless otherwise noted.
Journals: These will be submitted to me at most once
every two weeks. See attached “What is a journal?” statement. Some of these will be directed journal
entries, others will be reflections on how your learning is going. They will
not be accepted late, late entries will earn a 0. When appropriate you may be asked to write
some of your journals by hand, otherwise, they must be typed. You will be
collecting all of your journal responses into a “binder” that you will turn in
at the end of the class.
Exams: There will be periodic in class exams (2 to 4) and at least one take-home exam, with a maximum of four exams. The exam dates and material covered by them will be announced in class. It is the student's responsibility to find out what announcements he/she missed by coming late, leaving early, or missing class. There will also be a final exam during the exam period. A make-up exam will be allowed, provided that "official" documentation explaining your absence is supplied and notification of your absence is given prior to the exam by e-mail or phone message.
Final exam: This is a mandatory exam.
To earn an A in the class a student must obtain at least a C on the
final. An F on the final will drop the
student at least one letter grade ( e.g. if you have an 89% before the final
you will be dropped to a C).
Class
Participation and Attendance: Attendance is highly suggested, however I reserve the right to
not repeat lessons over material that was covered in a class session you chose
not to attend. If you miss class it is your responsibility to learn the
material covered and to make yourself aware of any announcements.
Course Project: You will be investigate some mathematics topic in depth and
present your results in either a written report, poster for SURC, or a class presentation.
There will be more on this later.
Grading
Policy:
Course grades will be assigned as follows: A= 90% or higher, B= 80-89%, C=
70-79%, D= 60-69%. Your performance will
be weighted as follows:
Homework and
journals and
Course project 50%
Hour exams 30%
Comprehensive final exam 20%
100%
Class
Format: Primarily
informal lectures with questions encouraged at appropriate times. If
appropriate there will be collaborative group work and student presentations of
problems and exercises. Please try to
come to class on time! If for some reason you must be late, enter quietly and
try to avoid disturbing the lecture.
Click here for the course agreement.
This needs to be submitted the second class session you attend.