LECTURES
MWF 12:00 - 12:50 pm in ECJ 1.202
PROFESSOR
Dr. Mann
Jennifer K. Mann Austin, Ph.D.
Office: RLM 11.150
Office Hours: Wednesdays 2:00 - 3:00 pm, Thursdays 12:30 - 1:45 pm, and Fridays 11:00 - 11:45 am
Email: jmann@math.utexas.edu
Website: http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/jmann/
TEXTs
The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking, 4th Edition
by Edward B. Burger (Williams College) and Michael Starbird (University of Texas at Austin)
and
The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking by Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird
COURSE GOAL
Students will gain an appreciation of mathematics as a process of thinking which is relevant in their daily lives.
HONOR CODE
The class is expected to uphold The University of Texas at Austin Honor Code. The
core values of the University of Texas at Austin are learning, discovery, freedom, leadership, individual opportunity,
and responsibility. Each member of the University is expected to uphold
these values through integrity, honesty, trust, fairness, and respect toward
peers and community.
QUANTITATIVE REASONING
This course carries the Quantitative Reasoning flag. Quantitative Reasoning courses are designed to equip you with skills that are necessary for understanding the types of quantitative arguments you will regularly encounter in your adult and professional life. You should therefore expect a substantial portion of your grade to come from your use of quantitative skills to analyze real-world problems.
MATHEMATICS COMPONENT OF UNIVERSITY CORE
This course may be used to fulfill the mathematics component of the university core curriculum and addresses the following three core objectives established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: communication skills, critical thinking skills, and empirical and quantitative skills.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
You are expected to attend all lecture sessions. If you are absent, do not email or otherwise contact me to ask what material we covered during class, what the assignments are, what sections the exams will cover, or any other questions that I have answered or will answer during class. In such a situation, you should contact a classmate to get notes and information for the class you missed. It is certainly a good idea to work together throughout the semester.
HOMEWORK
Homework will be posted in Canvas.
Homework is due via online submission by 5:00 pm Fridays as indicated on the Canvas calendar.
You must upload a pdf file of your homework in Canvas.
It is preferred that homework be typed. It is acceptable to write out the homework by hand, but your only means of homework submission is by uploading a pdf of your work in Canvas.
Only a portion of each homework assignment will be graded for accuracy, although all problems will be graded for attempt.
Students are encouraged to discuss all aspects of the course with each other.
However, each student should type and submit their own solutions to homework problems.
Copying another student's solution or that from another text is a violation of the honor code and fails to contribute to your personal mathematical
development. Students must show ALL work to each solution.
No late homeworks will be accepted for any reason! No credit will be given for unsupported answers.
This means that all work should be shown, neatly and logically, using correct notation.
GRADING
10% Homework (after dropping 3 lowest)
20% Exam 1
20% Exam 2
20% Exam 3
30% Final Exam
The lowest exam grade will be replaced by the final exam grade if the final exam grade is higher than the lowest exam grade. Grades will be recorded in Canvas. Canvas is NOT used to determine your semester grade in this course. Canvas is only used as a means to store and share your grades. All of your individual grades will remain in Canvas as the score you originally earned on each of them. Your semester grade for the course is determined as detailed in this syllabus. No semester assignments will be accepted after the last day of classes Monday, December 11, 2017. Your final exam grade is final and non-negotiable. Thus, any discussions of your course grade must occur prior to the final exam administration.
Plus/minus grades will be assigned for the final grade as follows:
A (100-92.6), A- (92.5-89.6), B+ (89.5-86.6), B (86.5-82.6), B- (82.5-79.6), C+ (79.5-76.6), C (76.5-72.6), C- (72.5-69.6),
D+ (69.5-66.6), D (66.5-62.6), D- (62.5-59.6), F (59.5-0).
DEPARTMENTAL SYLLABUS
http://www.ma.utexas.edu/academics/courses/syllabi/M302.php
COURSE WEBSITE
Additionally homework assignments, grades, and other essential course information will be posted in Canvas.
ADVICE FOR SUCCESS
Actively participate in the course by attending lectures, asking questions, doing the assigned homework problems and additional problems covering your weak topics, and utilizing the office hours of Dr. Mann and your TA. Please do come to my office hours if you have questions or concerns.
Before you email me to ask a question about the rules and procedures of this course, please read through this syllabus to see if the answer is written here. I diligently tried to include here any information that you might ask; please utilize it.
PREREQUISITE
Three units of high school mathematics at the level of Algebra I or higher. The Mathematics Level I test is not required. It may be used to satisfy Area C requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree under Plan I.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
M302 is intended primarily for general liberal arts students. It may not be included in the major requirement for the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in mathematics. In some colleges M302 cannot be counted toward the Area C requirement nor toward the total hours required for a degree. Only one of the following may be counted: M302, 303D, or 303F. A student may not earn credit for Mathematics 302 after having received credit for any calculus course.
The course topics include: logic, number theory, infinity, geometry, topology, and probability.
SERVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS
The University of Texas provides appropriate academic accommodations for qualified students with disabilities. Students with disabilities may request appropriate academic accommodations from the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, Services for Students with Disabilities, 471-6259. http://www.utexas.edu/diversity/ddce/ssd/
Utilize the Sanger Learning and Life Center!
Counseling and Mental Health Center, Student Services Bldg (SSB), 5th Floor, Hours: M-F 8am-5pm, 512-471-3515