Mathematics 3000.003 Syllabus – Fall 2013
Prerequisite: Math 1720 or
equivalent
Book: Analysis with an Introduction
to Proof by Steven R. Lay (5th Edition)
Professor: Neal Brand
Office:
GAB 417B M 3:30-5:00, T 1:00-3:30,
W 12:30-2:00, Th 11:00-12:30, F 12:30-1:30 and by
appointment.
Please use these hours to ask questions of your instructor. Do not just
drop in at other times since your instructor will most likely be busy with
other responsibilities. If you need to see your instructor at another
time, make an appointment in advance.
Grading: Grades are based on
three regular exams, homework, quizzes, a notebook and a final. The homework is
worth a total of 100 points, each exam is worth 100 points, the quizzes are
worth a total or 100 points, the notebook is worth 100 points, and the final is
worth 200 points. This gives you a total of 800 possible points. To earn
an A it is sufficient to make a total of 720 points, 640 for a B, 560 for a C,
and 480 for a D. You are also required to complete the on-line
course evaluation described below.
Course
Evaluation: The
SETE website will be open later in the semester for you to evaluate the course
(dates to be announced later). You are required to complete an evaluation
of the course sometime during the open period. Although your instructor will
receive a list of who completed the evaluation forms before grades are turned
in, he will not receive any other information about the evaluations until after
the grades are turned in. Your instructor will receive no information
that would link you to your specific answers or comments. The university,
the mathematics department, and your instructor take your course evaluation
input very seriously.
Homework: Homework will be
assigned from the book and handouts. The assignments will be posted on the web.
You are expected to turn in neatly written homework. If the grader has
trouble reading the homework, then the homework will be returned with a
zero.
Exams: The exams will
be in class and most likely they will be given on September 30, October 28
and November 25. The final exam is scheduled for Monday December 9 at 1:30
in the classroom.
Web Page: From the UNT home
page follow through the links through the College of Arts and Sciences, the
Mathematics Department and Neal Brand's home page to find the Math 3000 home
page. You will find homework assignments, and other information concerning this
class at that site. The URL is math.unt.edu/~brand/class/3000/2013Fall/Sec003.htm
.
Extra
Credit: Do
not expect to be able to do extra credit work to help your grade either before
or after the final exam. There will be no extra credit for this course other
than perhaps an extra problem on an exam. Please do not ask for extra credit
work to help your grade. Your best bet to help your grade is to do the required
work at the time it is assigned.
Cell Phones: The use of cell
phones to text, talk, browse or anything else is forbidden in this class. Their use is distracting to the user, other
students and the instructor.
Disabilities: It is the
responsibility of students with certified disabilities to provide the
instructor with appropriate documentation from the Dean of Students Office. Their phone number is 940-565-4323.
Cheating: Cheating:
No cheating will be tolerated. Cheating includes
receiving help from anyone or anything that is not specifically allowed on an
exam, final, or project. For example, calculators are not allowed on exams and
using one would constitute cheating. On the other hand, you are
encouraged to work together on the regular homework assignments as long as
everyone participates and no one just copies the answers. Anyone caught cheating will receive
an F for the course. Furthermore, a letter will be sent to the appropriate
dean. I expect no cheating in this class. (See the UNT website on academic
dishonesty: http://www.vpaa.unt.edu/academic-integrity.htm.)
Last
Comment:
Anything on this syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the
instructor.