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Instructor: John Mitchell, Amos Eaton 325, x6915, mitchj@rpi.edu
Teaching Assistants: The course meets for five hours each week, three hours with the professor and two hours with a teaching assistant. The time with the TA will typically consist of one hour of lab and one hour of problem solving.
Text:
| Part A: Multivariable Calculus: | Calculus (Early Transcendental Functions), 3rd edition, by R. Larson, R. P. Hostetler, and B. H. Edwards. Required. Price comparison. | |
| Part B: Matrix Algebra: | Introduction to Linear Algebra, 5th edition, by L. W. Johnson, R. D. Riess, and J. T. Arnold. Required. Price comparison. | |
| Linear Algebra with Maple, by W. C. Bauldry, B. Evans, and J. Johnson. Recommended. Price comparison. |
Schedule: A more detailed listing will be available on the course webpage shortly.
Part A:
Part B:
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Homework:
There will be weekly assignments, generally based on the text,
but some questions involving the use of Maple will also be given.
The assigned questions should be written up neatly and all loose
papers stapled together.
Collaboration:
You are encouraged to discuss the problems with your classmates,
but the work you turn in must be all your own.
It is not acceptable to copy all or part of homework solutions
from another person,
whether or not that person is currently enrolled in the course.
Late policy: All assignments will have a specific due date, usually on Mondays when all sections meet. Papers turned in late will be subject to a 20% per day late charge. Exceptions may occur, but remember the instructor is more understanding of excuses given before the due date than after the due date.
Exams: There will be three in-class exams and one final exam. All exams are required. As you would expect, no collaboration is permitted on the exams or the final exam.
Grades:
Advance grade:
20% for each in-class exam, 40% for homeworks.
Course grade:
The better of:
| 60% advance grade, | 40% final exam |
| 80% advance grade, | 20% final exam |
The World Wide Web:
This outline, the homeworks, and other information about the course
will be available via my homepage,
http://www.rpi.edu/~mitchj/math2010
Office hours: Listing now available online.
Academic integrity: Student-teacher relationships are based on mutual trust. Acts which violate this trust undermine the educational process. The Rensselaer Handbook defines various forms of academic dishonesty and procedures for responding to them. The penalties for cheating can include failure in the course, as well as harsher punishments.
Appealing grades: As with any other administrative question regarding this course, see me in the first instance. If we are unable to reach agreement, you may appeal my decision to Professor Drew.