MATH 251/253 Course Policies

Your semester grade will be calculated by the formula on the syllabus. There will be no extra credit work, so do your best on tests, quizzes and homework (for 251) or lab (for 253). Keep good records of all your graded work just in case.

1. Attendance :
   Class attendance is required. Sign-in sheets or pop-quiz may be given and collected.
   

2. Make-up Exams :
   Make-up exams will be permitted only with documented University approved excuses . See University Student Rules
   
   • If you miss an exam, you must contact me by the following day to arrange for the make-up. Otherwise, you forfeit your rights to a make-up.
     
   • In the unlikely event that the University is closed on our scheduled midterm test day, the test will be given in the next class.
     

3. Quizzes :
   The 253 class mainly has the quizzes in recitations. Your TA may set up his quiz policies.
   The 251 class will have in-class quizzes with the following policies:
   
   • Thurdays are the regular quiz days. Always be prepared. Quiz given on any other days will be announced in advance.
   • As far as makeup quiz is concerned, the standard method automatically applies unless a student informs me in writing that the alternative way is preferred.
     (a) Standard Way:
     No makeup quizzes will be given for any reason, and two lowest quiz scores will be dropped at the end of the semester. Students with more than two university excuses can drop more than two quiz grades. Save your excuses and hand them to me if you have 3 or more of them.
     (b) Alternative Way:
     No quiz scores will be dropped if a student choose to make up a missed quiz. You must notify me within 2 work days of the missed quiz to arrange for a makeup and present a documented university approved excuse.
     

4. Homework :
   The 253 class does not hand in homework, but should definitely do the assignments. (You need all the practice, but we lack the manpower to grade it.)
   Homework for the 251 class is usually collected on Tuesdays and is due at the beginning of the class.
   
   • Homework should be done on loose leaf paper. Pages torn from spiral notebooks must be trimmed neatly to resemble loose leaf paper, or it may not be accepted. Write in single column and box the final answers to make it easy for the grader.
     
   • Print your name, University ID number and section number on your homework and staple to keep the sheets together. 2 points will be taken off if you fail to staple your homework.
     
   • Homework late for more than 20 minutes will get a 1/5 deduction. After the class, late work will be accepted with an official University excuse only, and it should be handed in as soon as you get back to school. No homework scores will be dropped.
     
   • Solutions to even-numbered problems are posted on my webpage. Answers without work will not be given credits.
     
   • Hand in the Homework problems only, not the Exercise ones, so it will be easier for the grader to find the right problems. As the fund for grading work is limited, not all the Homework problems can be graded.
     

5. Lab for 253 Class :
   Your TA will make up his lab policies.
   

6. Calculators :
   In-class quizzes and exams will be written so that calculators are unnecessary. However, Dr. Chen will decide if a palm-sized calculator will be allowed for each exam. Calculators like TI-92 are prohibited.
   

7. Unclaimed Work and Questions on Grading :
   Graded work will be handed back in class once. You have one week to bring to my attention any questions on grading. Unclaimed work will be kept for 1 week before discarded. You are responsible of keeping all your graded work.
   

8. Copyright:
   All handouts, including quizzes, exams, and anything on my webpage, are copyrighted. Consequently, you are not allowed to distribute any of the handouts without my prior permission.
   

9. Scholastic dishonesty will not be tolerated!
   An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do. ---- Aggie honor code
   Copying other's work and turning it in as your own is commiting plagiarism. Looking on other student's papers during exams or quizzes, having possession of unapproved information in your calculator, or having someone else do your work are all acts of scholastic dishonesty.
   Acts of scholastic dishonesty will be prosecuted to the full extent under University regulations.