MATRIX METHODS

(15-MATH-276-002)

Autumn, 2005

The Class Room and Class Times are Room 704 of Old Chemistry Building on

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:30-1:45 p.m. from Thursday, September 22 through Thursday, December 1, 2005 ---with the exception of the Thanksgiving Holiday on November 24^th (Thursday).

Teacher: Roger Chalkley

Office: Room 822A, Old Chemistry Building

Telephone: (513) 556-4074

Office Hours: 11:00-11:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

Textbook: Matrix Methods, by Richard Bronson, 2^nd Ed.,

Academic Press, Boston, 1991.

Subject matter to be covered: Chapters 1—7

plus later sections depending on the time available

Testing and Grading Policy: Grades are to be based on two 50-minute midterm examinations referred to as Test 1 and Test 2, and a two-hour final examination.

Test 1 will be given on Thursday, October 20, 2005.

Test 2 will be given on Thursday, November 17, 2005.

The final examination is scheduled for Tuesday, December 6, 2005 at 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Test 1 and Test 2 will each contribute 25% to the eventual grade; and, the final examination will account for 50% of the grade. Please use blue examination booklets

(“bluebooks”) for each of the examinations.

Pocket calculators and other such aids are prohibited during the various examinations.

Withdrawals: A withdrawal with passing status (W) will be permitted up through Thursday, November 17^th. After that date, withdrawal slips cannot be processed.

(As a mathematics class below the 500-level, this course is categorized as QR (quantitative reasoning)

and, of the four competencies, it fits under ‘Critical Thinking’.)