Handouts: Handouts should be available on this web site in a timely fashion, if you miss class, or misplace your paper copies. We may also have a few paper copies. If you can't locate what you want, please ask the TA.
Exams: There will be two in-class quizzes and a final examination. All are open-book and open-notes, and we suggest bringing along a calculator that knows about trigonometric functions.
Grading: Your grade will be determined as a weighted average:
25% homework,
20% each quiz,
25% final exam,
10% class participation.
Academic Honesty Policy: We think collaboration is a fine thing, and encourage studying in groups and discussing the topics covered in class. However, since problem sets will be graded, copying of problem set answers constitutes cheating and will be penalized. While general discussions and collaboration on the problem sets is appropriate, detailed discussion of specific solutions or sharing of answers is a violation of the trust placed in all students in the class, each of whom is entrusted with producing a set of answers on his / her own. Students who copy problem sets or allow their answers to be copied may be assigned a 0 for all the Problem Sets (25% of the grade). Any student who commits an act of academic dishonesty regarding a quiz, such as copying answers or altering a quiz prior to a request for a regrade will be assigned an F for the course.
Late Homework: We realize that many of our students lead complicated and demanding lives, and will allow you to hand in up to two problem sets late -- without penalty -- as long as you get permission from one of the faculty or TAs at least a day in advance of the regular due date. The delay is limited, however, and under no circumstances will you receive credit for a problem set after we have made available the solutions.