Instructor — Max Forester (forester at math.ou.edu)
Office — PHSC 1110, 405-325-2396
Meeting —
| Section 3: | MWF 1:30-2:20 pm, PHSC 416 |
| Section 4: | MWF 2:30-3:20 pm, PHSC 117 |
Office Hours — WF 10-11 am, or by appointment
Textbook — Elementary Linear Algebra (9th ed), by B. Kolman and D. R. Hill, Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2008, ISBN 0-13-229654-3. We will cover chapters 1-7.
Syllabus — A tentative day-by-day syllabus can be found here (http://www.math.ou.edu/~forester/3333F15/syllabus.html).
Attendance — You are expected to attend all classes and participate fully. You are responsible for being aware of any announcements made in class.
Grading — Your grades will be posted regularly on D2L (http://learn.ou.edu). It is your responsiblity to monitor your own grades for accuracy. Any mistake should be reported to me right away so it can be remedied. Your final grade will be computed from homework assignments and quizzes, three midterm exams, and a comprehensive final exam, weighted as follows:
| Homework/Quizzes | 20% | More details below. |
| Three midterms | 50% | Lowest 10%, other two 20% each |
| Final | 30% | Comprehensive |
Final letter grades will be given according to the following scale:
| A | B | C | D | F |
| 100-90 | 89-75 | 74-60 | 59-45 | 44-0 |
Homework — Homework will be assigned regularly, and due (usually) on Mondays at 5pm. I will leave a box outside my office on Monday morning, and you can drop off your homework there at any time during the day. The grader will pick up the box at or shortly after 5pm. If you get it in before the box is picked up, then you're fine. Late homework will not be accepted under any circumstances. I will drop your two lowest homework scores.
You are allowed to work with each other in small groups. However, you will need to prepare individual written solutions.
Your homework must be neat and legible, with your full name and section number written clearly on the top. The pages must be stapled, and all spiral notebook fringes must be removed. Otherwise, the homework will not be accepted.
The assignments will be posted here (http://www.math.ou.edu/~forester/3333F15/homework.html).
Quizzes — I may give occasional short quizzes in class; these will be announced.
Exams — There will be three exams during the course, given during the regular lecture time. All exams must be taken at the scheduled times, except in extraordinary circumstances. Please do not arrange travel plans that conflict with these dates.
The final exam will be held in the usual lecture room at the time shown below. University regulations require that it be held at this time.
| Three exams | Wed 9/23, Wed 10/21, and Mon 11/23 |
| Final Exam, Section 3 | Friday 12/18, 8:00-10:00 am |
| Final Exam, Section 4 | Friday 12/18, 4:30-6:30 pm |
Calculators — Calculators will not be needed, or allowed, during exams. Otherwise, you are welcome to use them as you see fit when studying for the class or working on problems.
Withdrawl and Incomplete grades — Please review the University's grading regulations (http://www.ou.edu/content/recordsandtranscripts/grading_policy.html) governing the grades of Withdrawl (W) and Incomplete (I). Add/drop deadlines can be found at the university's academic calendar (http://www.ou.edu/content/admissions/academic_calendar/fall-2015.html).
Academic honesty — All cases of suspected academic misconduct will be referred to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for prosecution under the University's Academic Misconduct Code. See here (http://integrity.ou.edu/students_guide.html) for more details on the University's policies concerning academic misconduct.
Disability Services — The University of Oklahoma is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all students with disabilities. Students with disabilities who require accommodations in this course are requested to speak with me as early in the semester as possible. Students with disabilities must be registered with the Office of Disability Services prior to receiving accommodations in this course. The Office of Disability Services is located in Goddard Health Center, Suite 166: phone (405) 325-3852 or TDD (only (405) 325-4173. Check their website (http://www.ou.edu/drc/home.html) for more information.