MATH3000 Syllabus
- Time: 11:00-12:15 p.m., Place: Boyd 303
- Instructor: Valery Alexeev, Email: use the WebCT mail tool
- Office: 401, Office hours: Tu 2-3, Th 1-2,
- Book: Linear algebra, a geometric approach by T. Shifrin and M.R. Adams
Information for this course (homework assignments, study guides, etc.) will be communicated mostly through webct.uga.edu, so check your account regularly.Exams
There will be three midterms (1/31, 2/28, 4/10) and a comprehensive final exam (5/1, 12-3 p.m.).Homework
The homework will be assigned every Thursday and will be due next Thursday before class. It will consist of two parts:
- A web-based homework system called
WebWork.
- The usual pencil and paper homework to be turned in class.
The login link for WebWork is
https://webwork.math.uga.edu/webwork2/Math3000_Alexeev_Spr08.
Your username is set to your UGA MyID (this is yourname in yourname@uga.edu). Your WW password is
your
new 810 student number including dashes, with the last number skipped and formatted like this: 810-00-0000. Your UGA password is not involved.
You may get a warning about the site's certificate; ignore it. If you used WebWork at UGA last
year and have trouble logging in,
you may need to delete the previous certificate. In Firefox, to to
Tools > Options > Advanced > Encryption
>View Certificates
> Web Sites and delete the certificate for webwork.math.uga.edu
(a
new one will be created next time you log in).
Until a WebWork assignment is due, you can try the problems as many
times as
you like, and the system will tell you whether you have the right
answer. This lets you correct your work
immediately.
Shortly after an
assignment is due, answers will be posted. You are welcome to
work
together on WebWork problems, but each student's problems will be
slightly different, so copying others' answers will not work.
Grading policy
- Homeworks, 100 pts
- Three midterms, 100 pts each
- Final exam, 200 pts
Make-up policy
No late homeworks will be accepted. However, two lowest homeworks will be dropped to allow for illnesses, family emergencies, etc.
For
the exams, in case of a verified family emergency or illness, one exam
may be replaced with the final exam. There will be no special make-up
exams arranged.
Attendance policy
Students who miss five classes or more may be withdrawn with a WF.Academic Honesty
All students are responsible for maintaining the highest
standards of
honesty and integrity in every phase of their academic careers. The
penalties for academic dishonesty are severe and ignorance is not an
acceptable defense.
The
UGA Academic Honesty Policy
will be followed closely.