Math402/Real Analysis I Grading Policy (Fall 1998)
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Course Title: Math402/Real Analysis I
Instructor: Dr.Ed Conjura
Text: Advanced Calculus
A Course in Mathematical Analysis
by- Patrick M. Fitzpatrick
Syllabus: Topics chosen from
Chapters 1-13 of text
Meeting Times & Places : Fall 1998 Semester
Section 01 -T/R 5:00PM-6:20AM-HH204
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Fall 1999 Office Schedule - Dr. Ed Conjura
Mathematics & Statistics Department
Office Hours: Holman Hall 222
T 11:00AM-12:20PM
2:00PM-3:20PM
&
R 11:00AM-12:20PM
2:00PM-3:20PM
(or by arrangement)
Office Phone: 609-771-2241
Home Phone: 609-737-9382
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Attendance/Grading
Class participation and attendance will contribute towards your grade.
Work missed because of an unexcused absence will be marked late with 20%
of its worth deducted for each class that passes between the due date and
the date on which it is received. Assignments must be submitted in class
unless other arrangements have been approved by the instructor.
Work left in a mailbox or slipped under a door, etc will not be accepted
and will be considered late. If you miss class and walk in at the end of
class to hand in work, it will be considered late unless a valid excuse
is provided. If you are not in class to hand in work, but give it to
someone else to submit, the same applies. If you miss an exam, an
acceptable excuse must be provided before a makeup will be given.
You must contact the instructor within twenty-four hours of missing an
exam to provide an excuse.
Each student is responsible for assignments made by the professor
whether or not he/she is present during the class period
when assignments are made. Assignments will be made through the web
and during lectures.
Three or more unexcused absences will result in the lowering of your
grade by one letter. The same is true for five or more times being
late to class without a valid excuse. An unexcused absences will also
count as being late. For example, if you are late three times and
absent twice without excuse, your grade will be lowered by one letter
grade.
Work Submitted/Grading
Your work will be graded on the basis of content (correctness) and other
academic and professional standards (timeliness, neatness, organization,
presentation style and completeness). For example, work submitted should
be stapled, with no rough edges. Also, there should be nothing crossed out
and it should be readable. Credit will be deducted for failure to do any
of the above.
Each student is expected to do his or her own work unless team work is
approved in advance by the instructor. In case of team work, the names
of all team members must be listed in the documentation of the project
along with the percentage of the work that each member contributed to
the final product. In case of equal quality products produced by an
individual and a team, the team may receive less credit for the work
completed. Reference to any outside source must be provided with each
assignment. Failure to do so will be considered as plagiarism.
Acadmeic Dishonesty
Any case of academic dishonesty will be dealt with according to
college policy, with minimal punishment being a grade of 'F' for the
course.
Work Requirements and Grading
Grades will primarily be based on:
Three exams (two scheduled exams and a final exam)
Homework assignments
Quizzes
Class participation and board work may contribute toward your
improving your grade.
The percentage weight toward the final grade of each of the above
will be as follows:
Test #1 80 pts (1hr 20min) 10-7-98
Test #2 80 pts (1hr 20min) 11-16-98
Final Exam 120 pts (2hrs) (date set by college)
Homework, quizzes 40/80 pts (with or without notice)
All major tests will be announced at least two weeks in advance.
Homework will be announced at least one class
in advance, but in-class assignments/quizzes may be unannounced.
Homework will be assigned for each chapter. In general, it will
serve as a basis for exams and may be collected as part of the grade.
In all cases exam questions will be based on material found in the
homework assignments, class notes and the text.
Final grades will be based on a 'curve' but cutoffs will not exceed straight
percentage (eg cutoff for an A will be no more than 90% of total points,
no more than 80% for a B, 70% for a C, and 60% for a D). Homework & quizzes
will generally be graded on a straight percentage basis and in-class
tests will be graded on a curve which is <= straight percentage.
The following is an example of how your grade will be determined:
Grade Cut-offs for Tests, HW/Quizzes
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Totals 80 80 120 40 320
test1 test2 final hw/quiz total
A 70 70 108 36 284
A- 67 68 103 34 272
B+ 63 63 97 31 254
B 60 58 91 28 237
B- 58 52 87 25 222
C+ 56 48 84 23 211
C 51 43 79 20 193
C- 48 38 72 18 176
D+ 40 37 66 17 158
D 30 30 60 16 136
So, if your grade on test1 was 60 (B) and on test2 was 63 (B+) and
on the final was 98 (B+) and you had 30 points on homeworks/quizzes (B),
your final total would be 251, which would be a 'B'. At this point
your grade could be raised or lowered based on class attendance and class
participation/board work.
All work submitted must contain the
following information at the top each cover page:
your name
course name
course meeting time and place
instructors name
assignment name
(chapter/section number, etc or number in the case of programs)
date due
date submitted
In the case of homework, the following must apprear with
the answer to each question:
chapter/section number
the page number
problem number
problem statement (at least enough of the problem
statement so the grader can make sense out of it)
Also, problems must be answered in the order assigned.
The location of the web page where course information is located and
will be announced in class.
Last updated 8-23-99