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Math 53 Homework Policy:
I will be collection selected homework problems every Monday. I will let
you know in advance which problems these are. I may also assign other
problems during the week that I won't collect. This does not mean
that they are optional. All the work I assign is important to your
understanding of the material, and I expect you will have attempted the
homework assignments before the beginning of the next class. We may use
information in class that you will have discovered by doing the homework,
so if you haven't done it, you will be at a disadvantage. Some homework
will consist of reading, and it is especially important that you do this
prior to the next class. Since there is a class-participation component to
your grade, you should be sure to come prepared.
Since the handed-in homework is due on Monday, you will not be able to see
me in my office for the two days beforehand; but you can reach me by email
(dpvc@union.edu
), and I
usually check it at least once a day on the weekend. I will try to check
my mail about 9:00 or so on Sunday evening, so that you have time to get
your questions in, but still have time to take advantage of my answers.
You should use the following guidelines when writing up your homework:
- Please staple your pages together, and trim the left
edge if they are torn out of a spiral notebook. Unstapled or ragged
pages will not be graded.
- Your solutions are due at the beginning of class on Monday. Late
papers will count as a zero.
- Please print on only one side of the paper, clearly and legibly.
- Please leave some space in the margins or between problems for my
comments.
- Do not use graph paper except for graphs. Use lined paper for written
work.
You should write in complete, English sentences when you write up
your solutions (both in class and on homework); since mathematical notation
is shorthand for English words, you can incorporate these into your
sentences, but you must explain what you are doing as you do it.
Many students feel at first that this is extraneous, but it is precisely
this that should be central to your learning process. See the course philosophy and the last paragraph of
the course expectations statement for
more details on why this is important.
Copies of the best solutions will be made available in a notebook outside my office, as will any solution
that I write up myself.
While you may work with other students on homework problems, you must cite
the students involved and briefly explain the role each played in doing the
homework, and you must each write up your final results independently.
See the collaboration policy for more
details.
See the discussion of the grading policy for
the percentage of your grade that will come from your homework, and for
policy on missing assignments.
See the study suggestions for some helpful
hints on homework.
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Created: Mar 25 1999 ---
Last modified: Mar 26, 1999 12:00:03 PM