Department of Mathematics University of Cincinnati
Topics I (15-Math-155:013-018) Autumn 2004
Course Webpage http://math.uc.edu/topics/

Instructor Prof. David A. Herron, 810B Old Chem Bldg, 556-4075. Send e-mail to topics.h@math.uc.edu; please include your section number.

Textbook For All Practical Purposes(6th edition), COMAP (Freeman) . On-line study aids can be found at www.whfreeman.com/fapp6.

General Syllabus Chapters 1 through 4. More detailed information can be found by reading the Course Info Sheet.

Teaching Assistants Bogdan Visinescu (013-015) and Jay Heidinger (016-018)

Your final Course Grade will be based on a uniform comprehensive final exam, two in class hour exams, quizzes, homework and classroom activities. Here is the precise breakdown (see the Course Info Sheet for the grading scale):

There are approximately 600 students taking this course, so we are unable to permit any sort of extra credit projects; the only information used to determine your course grade will be your homework and quiz and exam scores.

A common final exam is being scheduled; I'll tell you the date as soon as I know it, but for now don't buy any airline tickets. The in-class hour exams are (tentatively) scheduled for Monday 18 October and Monday 15 November. In addition, there will be homework due each Thursday (except for the first week) at the beginning of your recitation section (see the weekly schedule for more details). Classroom activities include attendance and participation. There will be NO make-up exams or make-up quizzes; if you have a valid reason for missing one of these, please contact me before the exam or quiz.

Exam and homework solution keys will be put on reserve in the Geology-Mathematics-Physics Library which is somewhere in Braunstein. This information will also be available electronically, somehow!

Homework will be assigned daily and collected each Thursday (except for the first week) at the beginning of your recitation section (see the weekly schedule for more details). I encourage you to talk to other members of the class or to ask me or the TAs for help.

If you are seeking help, there are Graduate Student Teaching Assistants on duty at the Topics Tutor Lab in 822 Old Chemistry Monday through Thursday from 8AM to 4PM (see office hours for precise times). Any of them should be able to help you. You can also see me directly after class, during my office hours, or by making an appointment. In addition it is possible to hire a private tutor; the main office has a list available and I will happily help you find someone. Perhaps the best way to get help is to ask your fellow classmates!

It is a excellent idea to go over your notes as soon as possible after class. You may want to get two notebooks for this course: use one to write down class notes and problems worked in class; do your homework problems in the other notebook. I think you will find it easier to study for exams if your class notes are not cluttered with your homework problems.

The last day to withdraw from this class is Thursday 18 November. This is an official UC policy and something I cannot change.

GOOD LUCK