Covering all of Homework Sets I-IV. Grading guidelines:
A B C D F 84-100 71-84 56-70 50-55 0-49
Covering Chapter 5 (omitting 5.6) and Sections 6.1-3 (that's HW Sets V-VII). Grading guidelines:
A B C D F 87-100 72-86 55-71 50-54 0-49
Covering Homework Sets IX-XII, i.e., Sections 3.1-2 and Chapter 7 (except 7.3). -Grading guidelines:
A B C D F 90-100+ 80-89 70-79 65-69 0-64
The final exam will cover the whole course, i.e., everything we've done.
Here are some tips on using English correctly and clearly in mathematics.
For a project you may try to solve a problem (partially or completely), or write up (in your own words) what you find in the literature (books, journal articles, etc.), or a combination of both. Below is a list of likely project topics.
The grade and credit for a project will depend on how much work you do and how good the project report is.
You may work alone, or make it a group project. If it's a collaboration, everyone gets the project grade.
If you want to do a project, you must get my approval in advance. The deadline for approval is Friday, November 20. The deadline for submitting the final project report is Friday, December 11 (the last day of class) at 4:30.
You should show me a preliminary report before the final version, so I can tell you what improvements it needs (if any).