Math 2J: Infinite Series and Basic Linear Algebra

Section D, Fall Quarter 2012

Instructor: William Holmes
Office: Rowland 540R
Time:4:00-4:50 MWF
Location: HH-178

Email: wrholmes at uci dot edu(Indicate M2J in any correspondence, I use e-mail filters)

Midterm Information

Wednesday, November 7th

Office Hours

Monday: 2:30 - 3:30
Friday: 9:30 - 10:30

Recitation Office Hours
Jay Yang
Location: RH 594
Time: Monday, Tuesday : 8:30-9:30

Recitation

Website

Your recitation instructor is Jienian (Jay) Yang. You CANNOT sit in on one recitation if you are registered for another! These will be supplements to the main lecture and will provide you an opportunity ask more questions. Do not ask the instructor to work homework problems, he will not.

Textbooks

Midterms and Final

Midterm 1: TBD
Final: Wed., Dec. 12, 4-6pm

Homework Policies

Homework will generally be due one week after it is assigned. All assignments will be posted on this website and I will let you know in class when a new assignment is posted. A majority of the homework problems will be drawn from the textbooks. When posting an assignment, I will tell you which section it is from as well as which problems you are expected to turn in. On occasion, problems from another source might be assigned. In this case, they will be posted on this website as well.

NO LATE HW WILL BE ACCEPTED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.All homework should be turned in during your recitation. Homework may also be turned in at my lecture or during my (or the recitation teaching assistant's) office hours. Homework will not be accepted at other times without prior arrangement. If for some reason you are unable to turn it in at any of the designated times, arrangements can be made for you to turn it in EARLY TO ME. DO NOT bring it to the TA's office outside of office hours, it will not be accepted.

Homework slid under my door will not be accepted. Also, scanned and e-mailed homework will not be accepted. To help ease the effect of these stringent policies, I will drop your one lowest HW score for the term weather it be a 0 due to an assignment not being turned in, or the lowest score for those that turn in all assignments.

I will generally assign a substantial number of problems for each assignment. For each assignment, selected problems will be graded thoroughly (usually on a 3, 4, or 5 point scale depending on the complexity of the problem) and the rest will be graded as either attempted or not attempted (for 0 or 1 point). In most cases, homework will be returned within 1 week of its due date. If you have an issue with grading, ask me about it, not the TA.

Begin early. The best time may be shortly following the lecture while the material is still fresh in your mind. This is your time to determine if you understand the concepts. If not, look at the text book, the examples therein, and your notes. If that does not help, come see me in office hours. It is also useful to work with your classmates in order to help each other and compare results. The work you submit however should be your own.

Keep your work organized and legible. A correct final answer is NOT sufficient to receive full credit on a graded problem. All work must be shown in a CLEAR and NEAT fashion. Problems which are not legible will NOT be graded!

The following policies must be followed on each and every homework assignment. If they are not, that homework will be automatically docked 10%.

• Full name written legibly at the top of the first page.
• Recitation section number written legibly at the top of the first page.
• All pages are STAPLED together at the top left corner. A paper clip does not count, they easily come off and can bind your assignment to others in the stack. I will not have a stapler in class, so come prepared!
• Write only on ONE SIDE of each page turned in. Paper tends to be see through, and writing on both sides makes it harder to read.

Assigned Homework

Homework 1 : Thursday, Oct. 11 - Turn in at recitation!

Homework 2 : Thursday, Oct. 18 - Turn in at recitation!

Homework 3 : Thursday, Oct. 25 - Turn in at recitation!

Homework 4 : Tuesday, Nov. 6 - Turn in at recitation! Note the change in this homework.

Homework 5 : Tuesday, Nov. 27 - In recitation

Homework 6 : Thursday, Nov. 29 - In recitation

Homework 7 : Thursday, Dec. 6 - In recitation

Homework 8 : Due

Homework 9 : Due

Homework 10 : Due

Grading

Other Important Notes

• There are no make-up midterms UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, but if you miss a midterm for a legitimate reason (e.g. illness, with a doctor's note), allowances will be made.
• Homework must be handed in following the guidelines above.
• Calculators are not allowed on the midterm or the final exam.
• All marks are subject to scaling at the instructors discretion.

Miscellaneous

Added as needed.

Extra Assistance

Free Departmental Tutoring

Course Outline

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