Additional course policies (in
addition to what Prof. David Galvin has already mentioned at http://www.math.upenn.edu/~dgalvin/teaching/math114_fall06/index.html)
Recitations
Recitations are for you to ask questions and to help
clarify material that is confusing. I
will have some material prepared, but recitation works best when you
take the initiative to ask questions, clarify doubts and verify
answers. Please do not think that any question is too basic to ask in
recitation, after all we are all here to learn. Also, if I am not doing
things in the same fashion as Prof. Galvin and it confuses you, please
feel free to stop me then and there and get it clarified.
Homework:
Homework will be assigned every week based on topics covered in the
past week but you will not
have to hand them back.
The homeworks will be posted by Prof. Galvin on the course
homepage.
Quizzes:
There will be a quiz every week i.e. every recitation. It will
be based on material covered in the past one week and will be selected
from the homework problems corresponding to the above-mentioned topics.
They will be held during the last 10 to 15 minutes of the recitation.
There will be no make-up
quizzes. However, one quiz score (typically, the lowest) will be
dropped when totalling up the marks for your final course grade. As of
now, the quizzes account for 15% of your final grade, but
the final decision rests with Prof. Galvin.
If you think you will
miss a recitation and/or a quiz because of religious reasons, please
inform me well in advance (at
least a week)- and we shall see what can be done. A priori, it is not certain that you will get any
credit for it. If you miss a
quiz without informing me in advance, you shall get no credit for it
and also not have a chance to
take it again.
Exams and course grades:
All questions regarding exam policy should be addressed to Prof.
Galvin, not to me. If you mail me, I might forward it to Prof. Galvin
but you will get a quicker answer if you mail him directly. Any
questions with regard to your final grade should also be addressed to
Prof. Galvin.
Resources:
Other than the resources already mentioned, you may feel free to
come and ask me questions during office hours and during recitations.
About me:
I am starting my second year of the graduate program in
mathematics here. This is the first time I will be "TA'ing"
for a course, (though I have I taught Math 115 this summer) so it is
possible that I will make mistakes and I
look forward to being corrected, interrupted, questioned (and even
interrogated) during the recitations. PLEASE do correct me whenever you
think I am wrong (however trivial the slip may be, because
someone else
might not have noticed it), that way we all get to learn. You may not
be
correct all the time but I am sure your understanding will improve. I
look
forward to a very rewarding semester for all of us. Best of Luck!
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