Math 213 - Advanced Calculus I

Important announcements/assignments/grades etc. are to be placed here. Check often to be informed!
[Top]     [Home]
  • Homeworks
  • Course syllabus*
  • Exam rules and terms; grading policy
  • Previous years, samples, etc.:  [Aurelian Gheondea]  [Ali Sinan Sertöz] 
    • * This schedule is tentative. Depending on the class and/or requests of other related departments, I reserve the right to skip/fast forward certain topics in order to pay more attention to certain others
    ** Exam dates can be changed provided the request is filled in advance and majority of the class supports it
    Exam contents listed below are tentative and are subject to change (depending on the actual pace of the class)
    [Top]     [Home]
    Midterm I    (25%)   TBA    
    See:   [    important remarks]   (updated 02/26/2010)

    Topics covered (tentative): (updated 02/26/2010)
    [Top]     [Home]
    Midterm II    (25%)   TBA    
    See:   [    important remarks]   (updated 4/21/2010)

    Topics covered (tentative)*: (updated 4/19/2010)
    * The material covered in Midterm I is fully included
    [Top]     [Home]
    Final    (35%)   TBA    
    See:   [    important remarks]   (updated 05/20/2010)

    Topics covered (tentative)* (updated 05/12/2005):
    * The material covered in Midterm I and Midterm II is fully included
    [Top]     [Home]
    Grading policy is a semicatalogue:

    [0,40)F
    [40,45)D
    [45,50)D+
    [50,55)C-
    55+curve

    Remarks    

    Most exam problems will be taken from the textbook. Solve them in advance, and you will do well! Same concerns quizzes.
    During the exams please keep in mind the following:
  • Calculators are  not  allowed 
  • Identical solutions (especially identically wrong ones) will  not  get credit. I reserve the right to decide what "identical" means. You still have the right to complain 
  • Do not argue about the distribution of the credits among different parts of a problem. I only accept complaints concerning my misunderstanding/misreadung your solution 
  • Show all your work. Correct answers without sufficient explanation might  not  get full credit 
  • Indicate clearly and unambiguously your final result. In proofs, state explicitly each claim 
  • Do not misread the questions or skip parts thereof. If you did, do not complain 
  • If you believe that a problem is misstated, do not try to solve it; explain your point of view instead. However, do not take advantage of this option: usually problems are stated correctly! 
  • Each problem has a reasonably short solution. If your calculation goes completely out of hands, something must be wrong (e.g., you might have chosen a wrong basis) 

    Grading policy     *
    I will take off a few (2-3) points for arithmetical mistakes. However,  a lot  of points will be taken off for `obvious' mistakes, i.e., either those that you can easily avoid or those showing a deep misunderstanding of the subject. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
  • Things that don't make sense
  • A count of a case exceeding the total count
    Furthermore, solving a different problem (other than stated), even if perfect, will give you  no credit 
    * Of course, this only applies to problems that I am grading personally
    [Top]     [Home]

    Last update: May 12, 2005