Syllabus

Instructor Information

Name Gerard Awanou (go by Gerard)
Email gawanou@math.uga.edu
Office location 643 Boyd Building
Office hours Monday 9:15-10:15 am or by appointments
Phone (office) 542-5139 (home) 316 0838 before 10 pm
Biography I'm from Benin, West Africa. I came to UGA in Fall 1998 for my doctoral studies. My hobbies include learning languages, taekwondo, swimming, running, and Latin dances. However in any semester I practice one or two of these activities. I also like to travel.

Course Information

Course title Math 2200L
Course number #60-847
Course discipline Mathematics
Course description The objective of this lab is to introduce you to Maple as a tool to work calculus problems. You will increase your writing and problem solving skills by working on the projects. Within the context of Maple, we review basic Mathematics about lines in the first two classes. We then move on to equations of tangent lines, fundamental to calculus. A very important application of tangent lines, Newton's method will be covered. Finally we'll use Maple to solve Home Mortgages problems.

Course date Tuesday, June 17, 2003 through Tuesday, August 5, 2003
Location Boyd Building
Meeting day(s) T
Meeting time(s) 08:10-08:15 am

Projects

They are available on the internet http://www.math.uga.edu /calclab2200 to be downloaded on a machine equipped with Maple or to be viewed as html files. You can email yourself your work or save the file on WebCT. This last option is recommanded. If you are printing a draft of your work, you should use the black and white printer. All projects will be submitted through WebCT. Please get familiar with the glossary and the most common Maple commands.
Grading

Letter grades will be assigned on each project. You need to take into account the recommandations on writing. Your grade will be reduced by one letter grade if the writing is poor.
Grades Calculation

You will be initially assigned grades of 100,90,80,70,60 and 50.
100 and 90 correspond to an A or 4 on a 4 points scale. However, 90 implies that there's still room for improvement you need to take into account for the next project.
80=B or 3/4, 70=C or 2/4, 60=D or 1/4, 50=F or 0/4.
For the final grade calculations, all grades are converted on a 4 points scale and the class final grade is assigned based on the average according to the following scale:
(3.5,4] -> A
[3,3.5] -> B
[2,3) -> C
[1,2) -> D
[0,1) -> F
The Midpoint Withdrawal Deadline to request a W is Friday July 11.
Exams

There are no exams for this lab. Your final grade will be based on your work on the projects.

Attendance Policy

You are expected to attend each week the lab and work till the end of the hour.
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. For more information, please refer to the University policy on this matter in the handbook.

Communication

By clicking on Mail, then compose message and finally browse, you can send an email to anyone in the lab. I'm listed under Math2200LGA.

You should preferably use WebCT mail to contact me. You may forward your WebCT mail to your preferred e-mail account. I will regularly post messages under discussions.

You'll also be asked to complete some feedback forms.

Disclaimer
This syllabus provides a general guide for the course: deviations may be necessary