| Lectures: | Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 11:30-12:20 in RCB 8100 First lecture is Wednesday September 4, 2012 |
| Lecturer: |
Nils Bruin office: SC K 10507 phone: 778 782 3794 email: nbruin@sfu.ca |
| Office hour: | Wednesday, 10:00-11:00 or right after class or by appointment |
| Tutorial: |
First tutorial is September 10. Section D101: Tuesday, 12:30 - 13:20 in AQ2104 Section D102: Tuesday, 13:30 - 14:20 in AQ2104 |
| Instructor: | Nathan Singer |
| Assignments: |
Due weekly on Friday 11:30 (first one on September 13) Drop boxes next to K 9509 (watch BOTH course number AND section number) Stapled WITH cover sheet |
| Exam dates: |
Midterm: Monday, October 21, 11:30-12:20 Final exam: Saturday, December 7, 8:30-11:30. Room TBA. |
| Assignments (best 9 out of 10): | 15% |
| Midterm: | 25% |
| Final examination: | 60% |
You will receive weekly assignments, which are due on Friday, 11:30. You must hand in your assignment in a clearly legible form and properly stapled together with properly filled in cover sheet. Failing to do so may lead to reduced credit awarded.
You can either put the assignments in the relevant box yourself (in the hallway towards Applied Science, next to K 9509, please note both course number and section number), or you can give them to me at the start of the lecture on the due date.
The purpose of assignments is to provide you with an incentive to work on the course material throughout the semester (you wouldn't expect to get good at hockey by just hearing about it; with mathematics you shouldn't expect that either).
Your assignments will be marked and given back to you. This can provide you valuable feedback on how well you are expressing your mathematical reasoning.
Assignments are not a primary tool for us to assess your mastery of the material. The exams do that. Numeric data from previous years shows: students who do well in the course do well on the assignments. Students who get good scores on assignments do not necessarily do well in the course. Assignments only provide you with meaningful feedback if you do them seriously (and even then, the reduced time pressure for assignments makes them a different experience from writing an exam).
While modern technology can be very useful, it can also be very distracting for the user and the people around him/her. The bright light from the screen, the rattling of the keyboard, and sounds produced by the device all make it very difficult to concentrate on the material presented in the lecture.
I therefore recommend that you refrain from using electronics in the classroom, and especially turn your phone off (or at least set it to silent) during the lecture, just as you would do in a movie theatre or other performancs.
Should you really prefer to use electronic devices for note-taking, then do so in the area of the lecture hall that will be designated for that purpose. This way we can keep the rest of the class room an "electronics-free" zone and ensure that everybody can enjoy a suitable environment for learning.
Don't cheat. Students caught cheating on an assignment, Midterm or on the Final Examination will receive no credit and will be reported to the chair of the department, who may take appropriate action.
Students are encouraged to work together on assignment problems. However, you are not simply to copy the solutions of a fellow student. You should understand what you hand in and you should be prepared and able to explain your solution. I will occasionally ask students to explain their assignment solutions to me.
As a guideline, prepare the solution you hand in on your own, without looking at other people's work.
In the event of university closure for one day during an exam period, our department will give postponed examinations to all the students in the class on the day following the last day of the regular examination period. For classes with 20 students or fewer, every effort will be made to reschedule the exam as soon after the original date as possible. Students should be aware of this policy when making travel and other plans
Students requesting religious accommodation must tell the instructor by the end of the first week of term, i.e., by September 6.
You must contact your instructor as soon as possible in case of illness or personal issues that affect any course requirements. Here is a link to a web page to help you understand your responsibilities with regards to missed academic requirements due to illness. It is referred to as the Sick Note page. http://students.sfu.ca/health/faq/sick-notes.html. As is mentioned there, please bring a Healthcare provider statement to your physician for completion if you need to document an illness preventing you from attending a midterm or exam.