Math 345 Complex Variables Fall 2009, Prof. Mark Janeba
Meetings Text
MWF 1:50-2:50 
Ford 224 		 Complex Variables and Applications, Brown & Churchill, Eighth edition. 
We will cover most of chapters 1-6, 8 and part of 9, with omissions. 

Grading

Best four of six (approx) quizzes at 25 points each: 100 points 
Three one-hour exams at 100 points each: 300 points
Comprehensive Final exam: 200 points
Several homework collections, ~20 points each
 around 100-150 points

Total:		 700-750 points (approx)

For each graded piece of work, I will post cutoff scores for grades of A-, B-, C, C-, and D. At the end of the term, if your point total is more than the total of the A- cutoffs, your grade will be an A- or better, and so on. Cutoffs will never be higher than: A-: 90%      B-: 80%     C: 70%     C-: 67%    D: 60% ... but they are often lower.


Exams:  Hour exams are full-period events based on the chapters covered since the previous exam. Exam dates will be announced at least several class days in advance. Some may be given on a take-home basis, with special instructions given with the exam assignment.
The final exam is cumulative over the entire term.  Final exam date: Thursday, Dec. 17, from 2-5 p.m. For borderline grades, I tend to pay more attention to the final exam score.  Instead of an in-class final, we may have a take-home final due at the scheduled exam time; this will be announced several weeks in advance.
 
Exam makeup policy: Midterm make-ups or early midterms are given only for verifiable illness or for university-sanctioned intercollegiate activities. For collegiate activities, you must see me before you leave to arrange a makeup time. In any case, you must contact me in advance except in emergencies.

Final exam time is Thursday, Dec. 17, from 2-5 p.m., as set by the University; early finals will not be given. Please make travel plans accordingly. 


Quizzes are 20 to 25 minutes long, with problems that resemble homework. We will usually have a quiz in any week without an exam.

Homework  is assigned daily but collected only in part and only on occasion. That is, from time to time I will announce the collection of some selected problems that had previously been assigned.  I will usually give only a day's notice or so, which makes it important that students keep their homework up to date.

Participation, worksheets, and attendance:
It is expected that students make every effort to come to every class prepared to discuss the assigned problems.  

Please note the two "dropped" quizzes that are built into the grading system allow students some flexibility and allow for unexpected difficulties in students' lives.  Students can use this flexibility so that an afternoon off, an appointment, a "personal day", a day of unpreparedness, or other event will not damage their grade.  Please be aware, though, that it is the students' choice to use these or save them for unexpected difficulties later in the term, and each student must abide with the consequences of those choices.


Academic Honesty Expectations
All exams and quizzes are to be taken with books and notes closed (except as noted on the exam paper), completely on your own. Anything you can electronically store on an ordinary graphing calculator is acceptable at all times, but written notes are prohibited.  Palmtop computers will not be allowed for in-class quizzes and exams.

For collected homework, you may consult with fellow students for ideas and methods, but no one else should see your final write-up of the problem until after it has been returned.  That is, sharing your written homework solutions before they are graded (or using someone else's) is expressly prohibited.

Plagiarism is the copying or paraphrasing of any work from another source without proper written acknowledgement.  All students involved with plagiarized assignments will receive failing grades on that assignment.

In keeping with college policy, plagiarism will be reported to the dean (see student handbook). Systematic or organized plagiarism on exams or quizzes will result in course failure. If you are uncertain about some aspect of the academic honesty policy, it is your responsibility to get clarification from the instructor. 

Last Modified  October 1, 2009.
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