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Instructor: Ramin Naimi Office: Fowler 403 Office Hours: officeHours |
Phone: (323) 259-2550 Fax: (323) 259-2704 Email: click here Web: www.rnaimi.oxy.edu |
Class Meetings: MWF 2:30-3:25, Mosher 2.
Textbook: Kinsey and Moore; Symmetry, Shape, and Space. You should also purchase at the bookstore a supplies package that is required for this course.
Homework: HW will be assigned in every class meeting and discussed in the next class meeting. You should attempt to do all the assigned problems before coming to class, and be prepared to ask questions on those you need help with. You will be asked to present your solutions in class. You are strongly encouraged to work with your classmates, and to get help from me or the CTL whenever necessary. Doing HW is essential to learning mathematics—there is no way around it. You must take it seriously, and should expect to spend at least two to three hours on it every other day at home!
Exams: There will be a short in-class quiz (15-30 minutes) every Friday on the material covered that week.
Final Exam: The final will be on Thursday 13 December 2001, 1:00-4:00pm. Please make sure you do not have any time conflicts with this date and time, or any early travel plans; I do not give early or late finals!
Make-ups: No make-up exams will be given. If you miss a quiz with a valid excuse, e.g., a medical reason, and provide documentation for it, that quiz will simply not count for you—instead, your other quizzes will count proportionally more.
| Grading: Grades will be assigned on a curve. In a small class such as ours, the curve will necessarily be somewhat subjective: I will determine it according to the overall performance of the class, the material covered, exams, homework, etc. But you are guaranteed an A for a total of 93% or higher, A- for 90% or higher, B+ for 87% or higher, and so on, every ten points. Your total number of points for the semester will be computed according to the table on the right. |
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Attendance: You are responsible for everything that goes on in every class meeting, such as announcements, handouts, taught topics that are not in the book, etc. This means even if you miss a class for say a medical reason, it is your responsibility to contact me and find out what you missed.
E-mail: When necessary, I will make announcements via the class mailing list, instead of in the classroom. You are expected to check your email at least once a day. You are encouraged to use our class email list, math104-L@oxy.edu, to send messages to everyone in the class.