Matrix Methods
APPM 3310
Summer 2007 Syllabus

  1. Instructor for APPM 3310-300: Dr. Anca Radulescu
    Office hours (Spring 2007): MWF 11am-12pm
    Office: ECOT 338
    Phone: 303-735-6209
    e-mail: radulesc@colorado.edu

  2. Text: Applied Linear Algebra , by Peter J. Olver and Chehrzad Shakiban. We will cover most of Chapters 1 through 5, 7, and 8. Additional sections will be covered as time permits. This book is on two-hour/overnight reserve at the Math-Physics Library.

  3. Grading: Your course grade will be determined from homework and class participation (100 points ), two midterms (100 points each) and final exam (150 points). Approximate grade lines will be
            A-  --- 90% and above
            B-  --- 80% and above
            C-  --- 70% and above
            D   --- 60% and above
    
    Any adjustments made to this scale will be in the students' favor.

  4. Exams: There will be two midterm (in-class) exams and a comprehensive final exam. There will be no make-up exams or early exams. If you are sick during a unit exam, please bring a note from your doctor verifying your illness. Your course grade will then be determined by the rest of your course work.

  5. Homework: To do well in this course come to the lectures and do (and understand) the homework. Ask questions. Late homework will be penalized and will not be accepted after the answers have been posted. Selected problems will be graded. While you are allowed, and encouraged, to work on homework problems with your classmates, the work you turn in to be graded must be your own.

  6. Special Accommodations: If you qualify for accommodations because of a disability, please submit to me a letter from Disability Services in a timely manner, so that your needs may be addressed. Disability Services determines accommodations based on documented disabilities. Contact: 303-492-8671 or Willard 322.

  7. Religious Observances Campus policy regarding religious observances requires that faculty make every effort to reasonably and fairly deal with all students who, because of religious obligations, have conflicts with scheduled exams, assignments or required attendance. In this class, please let your instructor know of any conflict at least two weeks in advance.

  8. Academic Honesty: Students may discuss homework problems with each other. However, all work turned in must be your own. Violation of the CU Student Honor Code will result in a course grade of F.

  9. Dropping the Course Advice from your advisor and/or the Dean's office is recommended before dropping any course. After June 26, 2007, dropping the course is possible only with a petition approved by the Dean's office.