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1 DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICSCOURSE INFORMATION FOR MATH 3333 Linear Algebra ISpring 2017 Tuesdays and Thursdays in PHSC 102 at9:00 10:15 am (Section 1)1:30 2:45 pm (Section 3)URL: ~rtang/teaching/math3333s17/Instructor:D r. Robert TangOffice:1024 PHSCO ffice Hours: Thursdays 10:30 11:20 amE- at :MATH 2433 or MATH : Linear Algebra , by J. Hefferon,3rd edition (1 January 2017 version).Freely available :Grades will be based on weighted scores as follows:Homework30%Midterm 1 (Thu 16 February)20%Midterm 2 (Thu 23 March)20%Final Exam30%Total100%After each exam is complete, approximate cutoffs for the letter grades (A,B, C, D, F) will be announced. The overall grade cutoffs will be computedas a weighted average of the individual :There will be two midterm exams, given during the regular lectureperiod. The Final examination will be held in the usual lecture room onThursday, 11 May at 8am 10am(Section 1) orFriday, 12 May at1:30 3:30pm(Section 3).

2 University regulations require that you take itat that and make-up exams:Class attendence is expected but willnot be recorded. Make-up exams will only be allowed with a valid excuse,and must be taken within a few days of the set exam date. Contact me assoon as possible in order to make :Weekly homeworks are due by4pm each Tuesdaystartingfrom Week 2. The homework should be submitted to the box outside myoffice (PHSC 1024) corresponding to your order to get a good grade on your homework, you must show correctworking and reasoning. Conversely, if you arrive at the correct answer withlittle indication of working, you will receive very few points. Please put in aneffort to ensure that your homework is presentable and can be easily addition, there will be other questions assigned for practice you donot need to submit these. However, a substantial amount of practice shouldbe considered the minumum necessary to gain a thorough understanding ofthe course material.

3 In other words, doingonlythe assigned homeworks willnot provide adequate preparation for the are responsible for ensuring that your homework gets turned in ontime. Late homework will not be accepted; it upsets the grading processand is unfair to other students. Homework must be stapled, and must haveyourname,student ID,homework numberandsection numberstatedclearly on the top of the first page. You are allowed (even encouraged) towork in small groups. However, you will need to prepare individual important dates:(1) First day of classes: Tuesday, January 17, 2017.(2) Martin Luther King Day (no classes): Monday, January 16, 2016.(3) Last day to withdraw with an automaticW: Friday, March 31, 2017for undergraduate students and Friday, February 24, 2017 for graduatestudents.(4) Last day to withdraw without petition to the Dean: Friday, March 31,2017 (for graduate students aW/Fgrade is assigned for withdrawalsprocessed during the period February 27 March 31).

4 (5) Spring break (no classes): March 13-17, (6) Last day of classes: Friday, May 5, 2017.(7) Final exam preparation period: May 1 7, 2017 (see of the FacultyHandbook, available ,for the various restrictions on graded course work during this period).(8) Final exam:Thursday, 11 May at 8am 10am(Section 1) orFriday, 12 May at 1:30 3:30pm(Section 3)Policy on W/I grades:Through the end of the sixth week of the semester, students can withdrawfrom the course with an automaticW. Between the seventh and tenth weeksof the semester, undergraduate students can continue to withdraw with anautomaticW, but graduate students must obtain the instructor s signatureon the University s drop form to withdraw from the course, and along withthe signature the instructor must indicate whether the student is passing orfailing at the time of the withdrawal. After the tenth week of the semester,all students can only withdraw via petition to the Dean of their college.

5 Thepetition process also requires the instructor s signature with a passing-failingindication at the time the petition is filed. Note that a failing indicationon the petition means that even if the petition is approved, the grade in thecourse will be weighted in the GPA as grade ofIis not intended to serve as a benign substitute for the gradeofF, and is only given if a student has completed the majority of the work inthe course at a passing level (for example everything except the final exam),the course work cannot be completed because of compelling and verifiableproblem beyond the student s control, and the student expresses a clear in-tention of making up the missed work as soon as possible. Moreover, currentUniversity policies require that instructors and the affected students executea written Incomplete Contract before a grade ofIcan be given. The con-tract makes clear: (1) what work is to be made up; (2) when the make-upwork must be completed (which cannot be more than one calendar year fromthe assignment of theI); and (3)what alternative grade will be assigned ifthe make-up work is not completed.

6 If the make-up work specified in thecontract is not made up within one calendar year, then the alternative gradespecified in the contract will be entered on the student s transcript. ThustheIgrade does not became permanent on the transcript if it is not madeup within one misconduct:All cases of suspected academic misconduct will bereported to the Office of Academic Integrity Programs as possible violationsof University s Academic Integrity Code. If the violation is confirmed by theAcademic Integrity Program s Office, the penalties can be quite severe, sothe best advice isDon t do it!For more details on the University s policiesconcerning academic misconduct consult the link also has information about admonitions (essentially warnings aboutpotential misconduct for fairly minor infractions) and your rights to appealcharges of academic are also bound by the provisions of theOU Student Code, whichcan be found with disabilities:The University of Oklahoma is committed toproviding reasonable accommodation for all students with disabilities.

7 Stu-dents with disabilities who require accommodations in this course are re-quested to speak with the instructor as early in the semester as with disabilities must be registered with the Office of DisabilityServices prior to receiving accommodations in this course. The Office ofDisability Services is located in Goddard Health Center, Suite 166: phone405 325 3852 or TDD (only) 405 325