Homeworks
There will be weekly homework assignments. Each Monday a new
assignment will be handed out that will be due the following Monday.
In the case of Monday holidays, adjustments will be announced.
Homework is to be handed in at the front table at the beginning of
class. No late assignments will be accepted without an official note
(from the university or medical professional), so hand in your partial
work if you have it (some points are better than no points).
HOME WORK POLICY: Homework is to be handed in on 8.5x11 in paper with
no tears or perforations on the edges (not torn from notebooks). Your
full name, the assingment number, and the assignment due date are to
be printed in the upper right hand corner. Work is "final",
that is, no scratch work and/or scratched out work, and the problems
are to be presented in numerical order. Complete sentences are
required for all responses. Work is to be only on one side of the
paper and multiple papers are to be stapled together in the
upper left hand corner. Any infraction of these conditions is a 10%
loss of points earned.
HOME WORK LATE POLICY: Homework should be handed in at the beginning
of class on the due date. Unless you have made mutually agreed upon
(confirmed) PRIOR arrangements (at least 24 hours in advance),
homework is late if not handed in by the end of class on the due date.
Late homework is accepted up to one class period past the due date,
but it is worth only 50% of the total points (half credit). Homework
later than the next class period is not accepted. Homework can be
handed in only in one installment. That is, it is not allowed that
part of a homework is "on time" for full credit, and another part is
"late" for half credit. This policy was added to the
syllabus on January 26, 2005.
Exams
There will be three midterm exams covering the material discussed in
class and the assigned readings. Emphasis will be on the main
concepts rather than rote memorization of details. "Trick questions"
will be avoided, and the main concepts will be clearly emphasized in
class lectures and in the book. There will a cumulative final exam.
EXAM DAY POLICY: (1) No hats or objects that obstruct your face; (2) All
books and papers zipped shut in your back pack; (3) All exams written
in pencil only; Bring a No. 2 pencil with excellent eraser.
MAKE-UP EXAM POLICY: No make-up exams will be given except in cases
of: (1) a medical emergency documented by an official physician's
note; (2) official University business documented by an official from
the University; or (3) death in your family with official
documentation. In these cases you must contact me as soon as possible
regarding the makeup exam, and the format of the makeup exam will be
at the discretion of the instructor.
Grading
Grading will be weighted as follows:
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Attendance/Quizzes = 10%
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Homework = 15%
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1st midterm exam = 15%
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2nd midterm exam = 15%
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3rd midterm exam = 15%
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Cumulative final exam = 30%
Office Hours
You are encouraged to come to my office hours for help with the course
material. If you cannot make the appointed times, please make
an appointment (my office hours are given above).
Academic Integrity Policy
All New Mexico State University policies regarding ethics and honorable behavior apply
to this course (and they are taken very seriously). For details,
please see Division
of Student Affairs Handbook.