Instructor: Dr. John Perry
Office: Southern Hall, 317C
Office Hours: MWF 11a-1p, TTh 9a-12p
Office Phone: 601·266·5505
Email: john.perry@usm.edu
Instructor’s web page:
http://www.math.usm.edu/perry/
Class web page: http://www.math.usm.edu/perry/mat305sp16/
Class meeting times and locations:MWF 10-10⋅50a SH205
Course Description: Introduction to symbolic mathematical problem solving using computer based systems.
Prerequisite: MAT 280 (Multivariable Calculus, but as far as I’m concerned you can have it as a co-requisite).
Texts and media:Grading: Your grade depends on a weighted average of projects and assignments. A list of weights appears below. At any point during the semester, you may determine your standing by multiplying the average for each category by the category’s weight, then adding the products.
| Written assignments (homework, tests, etc.) | 25% of total |
| Individual projects | 35% of total |
| Tests (midterm, final) | 40% of total |
Grades are awarded according to the following tableaux:
| 100-90 A | 89.99-80 B | 79.99-70 C | 69.99-60 D | 59.99-0 F |
There is no curve.
Late Assignments: Any assignment turned in past the specified due date and time will receive a grade lowered by one letter grade for each school day late.
Makeup work: I do not give makeup tests/quizzes/etc. without an excused absence. If you must miss class, then you must also produce documentation of the reason for your absence. If you were sick, you can show me the receipt from the hospital or doctor; if you had a sports event, you can show me the schedule; if someone died, you can show me an obituary notice; if the tire on your car blew out, you can show me the receipt from the mechanic.
Additional class materials:
Relevant wisdom from Calvin and Hobbes:
Image copyright Bill Watterson.
Usage is for educational purposes, and falls
under the principle of “fair use.”
Clicking on the image will take the reader to the source.
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