LECTURES
MWF 12:00 - 12:50 pm in WEL 1.316
INSTRUCTOR
Dr. Mann
Jennifer K. Mann Austin, Ph.D.
Office: RLM 13.142
Office Hours: TW 2:00 - 3:00 pm, Th 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Email: jmann@math.utexas.edu
Website: http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/jmann/
TEXT
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)
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.
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 assignments will be posted in Canvas. Students are encouraged to work together on homework solutions. However, each student should write their own solutions to the handwritten 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. The lowest three homework scores will be dropped at the end of the semester. Homework is due at the beginning of class each Friday. No late homework assignments will be accepted for any reason! Illegible homework will not be graded. No credit will be given for unsupported answers. This means that all work should be shown, neatly and logically, using correct notation.
Late means five minutes past the beginning of class. Assignments with more than one page must be stapled, without ragged edges, and not folded.
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 Friday, May 2, 2014. 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 Blackboard.
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/
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