Instructor: Sergei Chmutov
Classes: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:00--12:55 at
O-212.
Carmen: https://carmen.osu.edu
TEXTBOOK: Excursions in Modern Mathematics , 7-th ed, by
P.Tannenbaum. Pearson Education, Inc.
You should read sections of the book before they are studied in class.
Homework: There will be daily assignments. Your solutions will not be collected. I encourage you to work with your classmates on the assignments.
Tests and quizzes:
Every Friday will be a test or a quiz. On quiz you may use any material
in you own handwriting, including class notes and assignment solutions.
There will be two midterms and one final exams. You may use your
calculator. You may not use your text, notes, or solutions to assignments.
Except for extraordinary reasons, you must take the examinations at the
scheduled times.
TENTATIVE EXAMINATION SCHEDULE:
| MIDTERM 1 | Friday, February 1. | MIDTERM 2 | Friday, March 8. |
| MIDTERM 3 | Friday, April 12. | FINAL EXAM | Wednesday, April 24, 6:00-7:45 PM |
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE: Each quiz will be graded out of 50 points. The lowest grade will be dropped and the average of the remaining quiz scores will be multiplied by 2 and the result will be the total quiz grade.
| Quizzes | 100 | Midterms | 3x100 | Final exam | 200 | TOTAL | 600 |
GRADING SCALE (Percent):
| A | A- | B+ | B | B- | C+ | C | C- | D+ | D |
| 90 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 60 |