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| Math 196, Section 43 |
| Winter 2005 |
| 11:30-12:20 MWF |
| Cobb 214 |
- Finals Week Office Hours
- Wednesday 5-6 and Thursday 5-6.
- Instructor
- Sergey Vasilyev
Office: MathStat 101 (5727 S.University Ave)
Office Hours: Monday 3-4, Thursday 3-4
Email:
- Course Assistant
- Nathan Ilten
Email:
- Text
- Linear Functions and Matrix Theory by Bill Jacob. While this is not a great textbook, it is cheap and it will work as a reference. Another book you can consult is 'Linear algebra and its applications' by Gilbert Strang (on reserve in Eckhart library).
- Homework
- There will be two homework assignments every week. They will be (usually) due at the beginning of Wednesday and Friday classes. Late homework will not be accepted. You should feel free to discuss homework with other students, but the write-up must be your own. All homework assignments will be posted both on http://chalk.uchicago.edu and on http://math.uchicago.edu/~vasilyev/math196. Homework will be graded by the course assistant. Not all assigned problems will be graded, however you will not know ahead of time which ones will be graded.
- Quizzes
- There will be short quizzes at the beginning of Monday classes.
- Problem Sessions
- Wed 6-7 in Eckhart 312
- Midterms
- 1st Midterm: January 26th
2nd Midterm: February 23rd
- Final Exam
- March 18th, 10:30-12:30 (Friday of the final week)
The time of the final examination will not be changed. Any student who wishes to depart from the scheduled time must receive permission from Paul Sally (office is Ry 350, phone is 2-7388, email is )
- Grading policy
- Final - 30%
Midterms - 25%+20% (the lower one will count as 20%)
Homework - 20% (I will drop the lowest score)
Quizzes - 5% (I will drop the lowest score)
- Websites
- http://www.math.uchicago.edu/~vasilyev/math196
http://chalk.uchicago.edu You will be able to see your current grades on chalk.
- Email Announcements
- Sign up for the mailing list at http://listhost.uchicago.edu/mailman/listinfo/math190s
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