At the begining of the semester, students will be encouraged
to suggest topics to be covered in the class. I hope to
largely cover Chapter 7 through Chapter 12 in Burden and
Faires, plus one or two topics of interest to the class.
If you have any suggestion or a question about something
that is not covered here, or if you wish to talk with your
GSI or me, the easiest way is to come during office
hours. Otherwise, please make an appointment by sending the
staff electronic mail.
This information document covers the following subjects: how to contact the staff, prerequisites, textbooks, course work and grading, late penalties.
Staff
Instructor
Prof. Ming Gu
Office: Evans 861
Office Hours: MWF 3:00-4:00PM; or by appointment.
Phone: 642-3145
Email:
mgu@math
GSI
Prerequisites
The prerequisite is Math 128A or equivalent. If you
have doubts about them, please come talk with the instructor.
Textbooks
Our textbook is
Matlab will be heavily used in the class. This semester,
Maxim Trokhimtchouk is teaching a one-unit credit course in
matlab,
Math 98. You are encouraged to take this one-unit course
if you have never taken any course in programming before.
You can also download a
matlab primer to help yourself learn matlab.
Course Work and Grading
There are a total of 100 points you can earn toward your final grade in the course. There will be one midterm exam, which is worth 20 points. The final project is worth 35 points. Note that the original plan for a final exam has been changed to a final project per student request, and I have merged the originally planned 5th project into the final project as well. There will be up to 14 homeworks, 5 quizzes, and 4 programming assignments. We will count the best 10 homeworks, all 5 quizzes and all 4 programming assignments towards your final grade, with each homework worth 1 point, each quiz 3 points, and each programming assignment 5 points. Homeworks and programming assignments are due on Mondays during discussion. They are due on Wednesday of the same week in case of a Monday holiday. Here are the quiz dates:
Our GSI will provide solutions to all homeworks and the midterm exam.
Here are the exam dates:
Homeworks and programming assignments will involve written
assignments to be done individually, although group
discussion is allowed. Basic programming skills will be
needed in both some homework assignments and all programming
assignments. The GSIs and myself will offer help for
languages we are familiar with (mostly matlab.)
Your final letter grade will be determined based on the class
performance curve , which is based on the number of points you
earned in the course. In general the large majority of
the class will get A and B level grades. To get a good
grade, make sure you do your homework and programming
assignments on time, and prepare well for your quizzes; your
exam scores can only go so far (they add up to 50 points out
of 100.)
Grades of Incomplete will be granted only for dire medical
or personal emergencies that cause you to miss the final,
and only if your work up to that point has been
satisfactory.
Lateness
We will give no credit for written homework turned in after
the due date and there will be no make up quizzes and exams.
The only exception to this policy is medical or personal
emergencies.