Labs cannot be made up. I will drop your lowest lab score when computing your final grade. Labs will be done in pairs, but each partner must turn in his or her own copy of the work. Homework assignments will be due on Wednesdays. I will assign multiple problems each week, but only one problem from each assignment will be graded.
Homework is an extremely important part of the course.
In general, you won't know whether or not you understand the material until you try to use it to solve problems. Also, you are quite likely to see questions on exams that are very similar to homework problems. You are encouraged to work with others on homework, but each student must write up and turn in the problems independently. A calculator will be very helpful on exams, although correctly setting up and explaining solutions is more important than getting the numerical answer exactly right. My office hours are listed on my web page .