https://www.amherst.edu/ en https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/courses/0910S/MATH/MATH-15-0910S/announcements/node/168680 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Course Information</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/user/17594" class="username">Daniel J. Velleman</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2010-01-26T10:58:23-05:00" title="Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at 10:58 AM" class="datetime">Tuesday, 1/26/2010, at 10:58 AM</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Prof. Velleman<br>305 Seeley Mudd<br>Office Hours:&nbsp; MWTh 2–3</p> <p><b>Text</b>:&nbsp; Velleman, <i>How To Prove It</i>, 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press, 2006</p> <p><b>Grading Policy</b>:</p> <p><span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>Your grade will be based mostly on three exams and a final.&nbsp; Your grades on the three exams and the final will be averaged using the following weights:</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 Exams:&nbsp; 25% each<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Final:&nbsp; 40%<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The lowest of these grades will have its weight reduced by 15%.</p> <p>&nbsp;<span style="white-space:pre;"> </span>Homework will be assigned regularly.&nbsp; I won't use homework grades much in determining final grades.&nbsp; However, if you don't hand in many of the homework assignments, or if you don't put much effort into them, I won't be inclined to be generous if your exam average is borderline.&nbsp; You may discuss homework problems with each other, but you must write up your solutions alone.&nbsp; (Of course, you must work alone on the exams!)</p></div> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:58:23 +0000 djvelleman 168680 at https://www.amherst.edu