Meeting Time: TF 12:00 PM - 1:20 PM
Classroom: SEC-117
Office Hours: By appointment
Announcements.
(1) Tentative Syllabus and Recommended Homework Problems can be found Here.
(2) 05-01-2012: The solutions to the quizzes can be found Here (thanks Deb.!).
(3) 03-09-2012: The Maple #4 due date is changed to Wednesday March 28th.
(4) 02-12-2012: The homework will not be collected, starting 02/15/2012. The 100 points for the homework will be added to the quizzes (see below). Note that the quizzes will be based on (and similar to) recommended homework problems.
(5) 02-12-2012: The Maple Assignments are now available (see below).
(6) 01-25-2012: Two in-class midterm exams on February 28 and on April 6; Final exam will be on Thursday, May 3rd 2012 from 12:00PM-3:00PM.
Quizzes, mid-term exams and final exam: The exams are closed book. No notes are allowed except for the formula sheet that is attached to the exam. Calculators are not allowed. All work must be shown.
Final Examination: There will be a three-hour final examination given at the end of the semester on Thursday, May 3rd 2012 from 12:00PM-3:00PM. You must take the final examination at the time scheduled by the university; no final exams will be given earlier. In particular, examinations will not be rescheduled because of travel arrangements. It is your responsibility to schedule travel appropriately.
Other examinations and homework: In addition to the final exam, there will be two in-class midterm exams on February 28 and on April 6. Homework problems are listed Here. There will be an one-problem 10 minute quiz in most recitation section meetings which will be based on the homework problems and materials discussed in class and recitations.
Lecture schedule and approximate exam dates are listed in the syllabus (will be replaced by our own version soon); There are no makeups for missed midterm exams or quizzes, regardless of the reason for absence. However, if you can not attend the midterm due to a medical emergency, the rest of your scores will be scaled to compensate for the missed test. The same policy applies to the recitation section quizzes.
Students are expected to attend all classes; if you expect to miss one or two classes, please use the University absence reporting website https://sims.rutgers.edu/ssra/ to indicate the date and reason for your absence. An email is automatically sent to me.
There will be TBA maple labs assigned during the semester, you can find the general information about these labs as well as an introduction to Maple here. You are responsible for completing Maple labs. They will be due periodically throughout the semester. Failure to complete them satisfactorily will result in a 40 point deduction in your total score.
Information for the first Maple lab:
Section 11: Wed Jan 18, 12:00 PM - 1:20 PM - ARC 119
Section 12: Wed Jan 18, 1:20 PM - 3:00 PM - ARC 119
Section 13: Wed Jan 18, 3:20 PM - 4:40 PM - ARC 119
Maple Lab 1 due Wednesday February 22: Assignment, Background, and Individualized Data
Maple Lab 2 due Wednesday February 29: Assignment, Background, and Individualized Data
Maple Lab 3 due Wednesday March 7: Assignment, Background, and Individualized Data
Maple Lab 4 due Wednesday March 28: Assignment, Background, and Individualized Data
Course Grading Scheme (tentative) : The course grades will be computed as follows. Each midterm will be graded on a scale from 0 to 100, and the final will be graded on a scale from 0 to 200. You will also receive a recitation score in the range from 0 to 200 (150 points for quizzes, 40 points for maple labs and 10 points for the first two turned-in homework). At the end of the semester, all these scores are added to give your total score. The grades are given according to the total scores and their distribution.
I will check attendance. You will be responsible for all the material covered in both class and recitations, including announcements, changes to homework as well as the corresponding sections assigned from the textook.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The standard description of Math 251 from the math department website is available here.
It is also important for you to know the Rutgers University Interim Academic Integrity Policy.