Math 330   -    Number systems, Section 6   -    Spring 2024  

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Last update: February 14, 2024 - 3:50 PM
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Welcome to Section 6 of Math 330!

You will learn in this course how to think like a mathematician. Your goal will be to understand the nature of a rigorous mathematically proof and how to write such proofs. The subject matter used to teach you this will be ••primarily taken from the theory of number systems and from real analysis.•• You will find more detail in the syllabus.
   

Instructor: Dr. Michael Fochler        CRN: 28616
Office: WH 222    Office hours: Mon 11:00 - 12:30,    Tue 10:00 - 11:30 (WH 222)
Email     mfochler@binghamton.edu

   
Lecture: Mon Wed Fri 4:40 - 6:10 PM in WH 100B

   

Add/Drop deadline: Monday, January 29

Withdraw/Change Grade Option deadline: Monday, March 25

Exams:

There will be two midterms and one final exam. No notes, books, cell phones, or laptops are allowed for tests. Each midterm will last 60 minutes and is worth 100 points.

Midterms:

Exam 1: Monday, February 26.

Exam 2: Wednesday, April 10.

Make all arrangements necessary to take the tests at those dates, since it is extremely unlikely that those dates will be moved.

Final exam:

The final exam counts for 200 points. It will last two hours.

Date of the Final Exam: Thu May 09, 2024, 05:40 - 07:40 PM in LH 003 Unless it will be given online.

Date of the Final Exam makeup: N/A: would have to be given later than the final exam.

Here is the direct link to the official Final Exams Schedule. You can also find that link on the Courses tab of the Math departmental web page.

Your grade:

You can earn a total of 1,000 points in this course:

Final Exam 200 pts 200 pts
2 Midterm Exams 100 pts each 200 pts
About 10 Quizzes Points may vary and will add up to a total of 200 points 200 pts
About 18 Homeworks Points are varying and will be scaled to a total of 400 points 400 pts
Total: 1,000 pts

TENTATIVE grading scale (unlikely to be adjusted):

850 - 899 pts   →   A- 900 - 1000 pts   →   A
700 - 749 pts   →   B- 750 - 799 pts   →   B 800 - 849 pts   →   B+
550 - 599 pts   →   C- 600 - 649 pts   →   C 650 - 699 pts   →   C+
500 - 549 pts   →   D Below 500 pts   →   F

More information:

Be sure to click on all tabs in the navigation bar at the top of this web page. In particular, be sure to study the syllabus for this class.

Best wishes for a successful semester!

Michael Fochler