Math 114 Policies
Overview
We will use the basic syllabus that the math department has for Math 114. We'll try to cover one section every hour, but depending on the length and difficulty of the topics,
we'll adjust the schedule as necessary. Our main goal is to understand the material as well as possible, and by the 3rd of July to be comfortable with
the topics included in the syllabus
and to be able to solve multivariable calculus
problems.
As far as the final grades are concerned, I'll try to use the usual rule of even distributing the grades: 30%A's, 30%B's, etc. However, as there aren't a lot of students enrolled,
this distribution is a little bit flexible, and depending on your overall performance I can adjust it a little bit.
Classes
Please do not be afraid to ask any questions, as you are coming to classes to learn the subject. Also, if my notations are sometimes confusing,
feel free to stop me and ask for clarification.
I strongly encourage you to send me emails regarding any difficulties you may encounter when solving homework problems. I will certainly read all of them,
however I will not answer to every email that I get. Instead I may send some group emails whenever I feel it is necessary,
and also I will try to answer some of the questions during class time.
PLEASE do correct me everytime you think I am making a mistake. Maybe you will not be right, but it will certainly help you clarify things. Moreover, the other colleagues
may not notice if I make a mistake, so you would also help them.
Probably most of you use a cell phone, just as I do. However, please turn it off during recitations, as I wouldn't like to have unwanted pauses during the recitation.
I may even reserve the right to answer any phone calls received during the class, and I'm sure you wouldn't like me to answer your phone calls. Thanks in advance...
Homeworks
I will assign homework after every lecture. They will consist of the core problems that you can find
here. I will NOT collect the homeworks, but I strongly encourage you to do all the problems.
Quizzes and Exams
We will have four quizzes on May 29th, June 5th, June 19th, and June 26th. Each will be around 15minutes long.
There will also be one midterm and one final exam. The midterm will be a one hour cumulative exam, held in class on Thursday June 12th.
The final will be two hours long, more details about it will be posted on my webpage closer to 3rd of July, the date where we're going to have it.
Office hours
My office hours are scheduled as follows: W 5-6PM; R 10-11AM . If you cannot attend either of them, please contact me by email right away, and I'll try to figure out something else.
Last but not least,
consider coming at least 15 minutes before the office hours are over, in order to give me some time to answer your questions; otherwise,
the answer to the questions might(and most probably will) be delayed until the following office hour takes place.
Grade breakdown
Quizzes 30%
Midterm 30%
Final 40%.