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CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS
SYLLABUS
Prerequisites:
"Math-105" with a grade of C or better
Textbook:
Excursion in Modern Mathematics, 5th Ed., by Tannenbaum
Related Materials and useful site:
A scientific calculator recommended
http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fib.html
Attendance:
Students
are expected to attend all classes on time. Students who are absent
more than 3 times may be dropped from the class. However, it is the
students’ responsibility to drop by the appropriate deadline. Petitions
to drop after the dead line will not be considered by the instructor.
Homework:
Homework
(HW) will be assigned every day and will be collected at the beginning
of the next class meeting. No late HW will be accepted. HW is the key
to success in this class. Plan to devote a minimum of TWO hours to HW
for each class hour.
Quizzes:
Three quizzes are given in class. No makeup quizzes. Quizzes problems are similar to homework problems, and lecture examples.
Exams:
Three
one-hour midterm examinations. No makeups except for extenuating
circumstances assuming the student notifies the instructor as soon as
the emergency arises.
Final Exam:
One two-hour comprehensive examination. Any student missing the final will receive an F grade for the course.
Grading:
Distribution:
Categories
| Points
| Quizzes
| 50
| Homework
| 50
| Midterm 1
| 100
| Midterm 2
| 100
| Midterm 3
| 100
| Final Exam
| 200
| TOTAL
| 600
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Scale:
Grade
| Range (points)
| Percentage
| A
| 537 - 600
| 90% - 100%
| B
| 465 - 536
| 78% - 89%
| C
| 381 - 464
| 64% - 77%
| D
| 297 - 380
| 50% - 63%
| F
| 0 - 296
| 0% - 49%
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