MTH 306H Honors Matrix and Power Series Methods
Winter 2007
Instructor:
Juha
Pohjanpelto
Office/Phone: Kidder Hall 312,
737-5156
Office hours: Monday
12:00--12:50, Wednesday 10:00-10:50, or by appointment
Email:
juha@math.oregonstate.edu
Homepage:
www.oregonstate.edu/~pohjanpp
Prerequisites: MTH 251, MTH 252, or equivalent
Texts:
J. W. Lee,
Matrix and Power Series Methods, 2006
Varberg, Purcell, Rigdon,
Calculus
, 8th ed., Prentice Hall, 2000
Success in MTH 306 as in any other
mathematics course requires a serious
commitment on your part. Class attendance and involvement as well
as
extensive regular reading and homework practice are pivotal to doing
well
in this course. For every hour spent in class, plan to spend a
minimum of 2-3 hours outside class studying the material. If you have a
weak background in calculus or have
had difficulties in succeeding in your previous mathematics classes,
you may have to dedicate much more time than this to learning the
material. I strongly recommend that you
study and solve problems in small groups and seek help from
other students if you get stuck with a new concept or an exercise.
As preparation for this class, you should review the
materials covered in MTH 251 and 252.
If you miss a day of class you should
try to obtain class notes from
one of your classmates and study the missed lesson. Calculus
classes move fast and MTH 306 will be no exception, and you will find
it difficult to catch up if you fall behind. Be sure to seek help
immediately if you are having trouble with any concepts
by asking questions in class, by making full use of the free
tutoring services provided by the MLC, or by visiting my
office hours.
You can find tips on how to survive a
calculus class on the websites
How
to Ace on Calculus
and
Calculus Tips.
Additional online exercises on integral calculus can be found on
the
COW and
Visual Calculus webpages.
A list of recommended homework problems can be found
here
.
These problems will not be collected
or
graded but solving them will be important to your understanding of the
course material and excelling in the exams. Also be sure
to work through the problems in the Catch Up and Review sections.
Exams:
During the term you will be given four
20 minute quizzes and two in-class midterm exams, each 50 minutes long.
No notes or books are allowed; however, you
may use a basic scientific calculator in all the exams and additionally
a 3 by 5 inch card with handwritten notes on both sides of the card in
the midterm exams.
- The quizzes are scheduled
for 1/24 and 1/31, 2/21, and 3/7. Click
here for sample quiz #1.
- The first midterm
exam
will be held on Friday, February 9,
during the class
hour, and it covers lessons 1--9 in the Study Guide.
Click here
for a list of sample problems.
- The second midterm exam
will be held on
Friday, March 16, during
the
class hour, and it covers lessons 10--18 in the Study Guide.
Click here
for a list of sample problems.
No make-up midterm exams will given after the
scheduled time under any circumstances.
Extra Credit:
You will also be given two
optional extra credit projects each worth 20 points. The projects
will be assigned during the second and the seventh week of classes with
respective due dates on 2/5 and 3/12.
Grading Information:
|
Quizzes |
100 points |
|
Midterm Exam I |
100 points |
|
Midterm Exam II |
100 points |
|
Total |
300 points |
Grading Scale:
The
grading scale for the course is guaranteed to be no higher than the
following cutoffs:
|
A: | 270--300 |
|
B: | 240--269 |
|
C: | 180--239 |
|
D: | 170--179 |
|
F: | 0--169 |
You can view a day-by-day course
calendar
by clicking here.
Last Changed: January 6,
2007