Each of you is also signed up for a lab section for this course. In that lab, you will be using a computer to work problems and examples that are too complicated or tedious to do by hand. Instead, lab instructions can be found on the web on the class web site. The lab section will be conducted by a graduate teaching assistant, and he or she will collect and grade your work. I will discuss these in more detail as the times for them approach.
All tests are in class, and are open book, open notes, etc.
Although I will take attendance each day, attendance is not a part of your grade. However, if you miss any in-class work, you will not be allowed to make it up. If you miss a test or final without prior permission or a verifiable medical excuse, you will receive a 0 for that test or final. Finally, if your grade at the end of the semester is dangling between two letters grades, I will consult attendance in making up my mind. After that time, I will continue to accept late homework, but with an increasing penalty as its lateness increases.