If you wish, you may reserve a half hour meeting by signing up on the weekly schedule. The class is scheduled to meet at 8 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from January 25 to March 19 and from April 5 to May 14. While the schedule for this course is expected to evolve, a Tentative Class Schedule is available in both .dvi and postscript formats. Also, if you are logged into the departmental network and want a copy printed, click duerer to have a copy printed on the printer duerer , and click pacioli to have a copy printed on the printer pacioli . This course will involve written assignments and tests.
Papers are due at the start of a class.
Late Work will not be accepted , as it interferes with normal grading and with preparation for other parts of this course. As homework may be handwritten, exceptions will not be granted for computer system malfunctions. Allowances may be made for students with special circumstances, subject to written verification by the Health Center or the Student Affairs Office. This instructor's grading philosophy dictates that the final grade should ultimately be based upon each student's demonstration of her or his understanding of the material, not on the performance of the class as a whole nor on a strict percentile basis. The following scheme is proposed as a base for how the various assignments and tests will be counted in the final grade.