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====== Math 527 Course Policies ====== ===== Lecture ===== You are expected to attend lecture. What you are responsible for understanding is defined by what is covered in lecture. Please refrain from talking and using electronic devices during lecture. ===== Recitation section ===== Recitation sections will alternate between two formats. The sections will be run as "assisted study halls" on days prior to homework due dates. Come in to work on the homeworks or study for the exams. The teaching assistants will circulate and answer questions for individuals or in small groups. On other days, the teaching assistants will present example problems and answer questions from the class at large. Of course the teaching assistants are free to adjust these formats as they see fit. ===== Homework ===== Homeworks are due in lecture on the dates specified on the [[gibson:teaching:spring-2014:math527:syllabus]]. You are allowed and even encouraged to work together on homeworks, but what you turn in must be your own work. Homeworks are graded on a scale of 0 to 100. Not every problem will be graded in detail, just a representative sample. Your homework must list in the upper-right corner of the front sheet * your name * Math 527 * your section # * the homework # Additionally, your homework must be * written on 8.5 x 11 inch loose-leaf paper, not ripped from a spiral notebok * stapled together, if there are multiple pages **One point will be deducted for each missing requirement.** Seriously. **Homeworks that are difficult to read or follow may be returned ungraded.** Seriously. ===== Exams ===== Exams will take place in lecture time on the dates specified on the [[gibson:teaching:spring-2014:math527:syllabus]]. Make-up exams will be given under only for extraordinary circumstances, such as a serious injury, or for University-excused absences, such as scheduled UNH athletic competitions. Official documentation and one week's advance notice (in the case of scheduled events) are required. **If you miss an exam for a lame reason your score for that exam will be zero.** Seriously. Write your full name and section number on the exam, legibly. **You will lose 2% on your exam score if we cannot read your name and 2% if your section number is wrong or missing.** Seriously. ===== Grades ===== Your final grade will be computed as follows 32% homework (8 homeworks, 4% each) 48% three exams (3 exams, 16% each) 20% final exam -------------- 100% cumulative grade In past years the conversion to letter grades has been roughly 88-100% A 76-88% B 64-76% C 50-64% D 0-50% F This year will probably be the same, though the instructor and teaching assistants reserve the right to adjust based on our experience with individual students and the performance of the class as a whole. ===== Email ===== [[http://www.wellesley.edu/socialcomputing/Netiquette/netiquetteprofessor.html | How to write a businesslike email. ]] Please think twice before writing an email to the instructor or your teaching assistant. With 150 students in the class, answering incidental questions by email can quickly become a full-time job. Most questions about the course policy and logistics are answered on the [[gibson:teaching:spring-2013:math527|course website]]. Questions about course material should be addressed in lecture, recitation, or office hours. If there is something you need to discuss, come to office hours. For genuine emergencies, our emails are John Gibson <john.gibson@unh.edu>, Tim Fill <tac42@wildcats.unh.edu>, Ian Maxwell <iio3@unh.edu>. Please put "math 527" in the subject and include your full name in the text of your email. If you do not receive an answer within a few days, reread this paragraph before you resend!
