Prepare for each lecture by reading the required sections of the text. During these segments students will work in groups on a specific assigned problem and will discuss the results with other students and with the instructor. This will help me to evaluate your understanding and pinpoint problems that can be dealt with before moving on. I will read over your minute papers and adjust the content of the following day s discussion session to address your issues. Each week there is a one-hour discussion section conducted by me.
Homework assignments are due at the beginning of discussion .
Each Thursday there will be a quiz at the end of discussion . Each quiz will be graded by either the grading TA or myself and returned during the following week s discussion section. The purpose of the quizzes is to encourage you to keep up with the course material and to permit me to evaluate your progress regularly. These will be closed book exams and they will be held during the normally scheduled lecture time. The final exam will cover material from the whole semester.