Math 114

 
Instructor: Martin Kerin
email: mkerin@math.upenn.edu
office: 4C15 David Rittenhouse laboratory
phone: 215-898-5224

 

Recitations

Section 211: Tue 8:30-9:30am, DRL 4E9

Section 212: Tue 9:30-10:30am, DRL 4E9

Section 213: Thu 8:30-9:30am, DRL 4E9

Section 214: Thu 9:30-10:30am, DRL 4E9

Office Hours

Note changes!!

Tentatively:
Mon 2-3pm
Thu 11am-12pm

Note: Office hours are for YOUR benefit, not mine. It is in your interests to make use of them!! I have my own work to do, so there is no guarantee that another time will be found for an appointment.

Homework Policy

Homework is due promptly before 5pm on Fridays, at which time the Math Department office closes for the weekend. Turn in homework either

  1. to me personally in recitation or during office hours;
  2. in my mailbox in the main department office;
  3. under my personal office door; DO NOT PLACE HOMEWORK IN MY DOOR BOX
  4. front and centre on my personal office desk; or
  5. by special arrangement approved in advance by me (for example, you might need to email me a homework if you are detained in another city).
Late or improperly submitted homework will never be accepted. Late or improperly submitted homework will never be accepted. Late or improperly submitted homework will never be accepted. If you know in advance you will be unable to turn in homework when it's due, you should plan to turn it in ahead of time. If you are unavoidably prevented from submitting homework for a good reason, you still may not turn it in late. Religious holidays are not an excuse for late homework!!! If you know that there is an impending religious holiday, it is your responsibility to make arrangements to submit homework early.

Homework must be neat, well-organized, and legible. Ragged margins, multi-column and otherwise over-dense formats, and unstapled sheets are unacceptable. If your handwriting is difficult to read (as mine can be), type your homework (as I do). If you tend to scratch out or erase incorrect parts of solutions (as I do), do a rough draft or type your homework (as I do). Write in paragraphs, sentences, and English words. Use punctuation and conjunctions to indicate your flow of thought rather than arrows or telepathy. Shoot for lucidity rather than terseness. Read The Elements of Style.

Quiz Policy

There are none.

Exam Policy

Major premise: Exam policy is generally the province of faculty.

Minor premises: I am not faculty and the professor is.

Conclusions: You should go to the professor with any questions you may have about exam policy, not to me. Also, make arrangements for alternate exam times through the professor, not through me.

Final Course Grades

See the professor about how the various assignments get merged together to form a final grade. If you don't like your final grade, don't expect me to do anything about it, because the professor is the only one able to consider grade adjustments. (Also, even if I could change your grade, I almost certainly wouldn't.) Likewise, talk to the professor about taking an incomplete. (My advice: Avoid incompletes at all cost.)

Academic Dishonesty

I will tolerate no cheating, plagiarism, or other forms of academic dishonesty. I will report cheating to the professor and, if we deem appropriate, to the Office of Student Conduct. See the Pennbook for the relevant University policy, and consult with me or the professor to clarify any ambiguities.

Some useful links

Grades on Blackboard

Prof. Hartmann's Math 114 page:    general information for Math 114, Fall 2005

Department's Math 114 page:    general information for Math 114, Fall 2005

Core problems and syllabus for Math 114 (fall 2005)

Penn undergraduate math page

Penn math department

Extra-Help for Math 114