Professor John Beachy, Watson 355, 753-6753
Office Hours: 9:00-10:00 M W F (in Watson 355), or by appointment
email: beachy@math.niu.edu homepage: http://www.math.niu.edu/~beachy/
HOUR TESTS: I expect to follow the schedule on the course syllabus. If you cannot take a test at the scheduled time, you must contact me before the time of the test.
GRADING: Semester grades will be based on 600 points:
The last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a full-session course is Friday, October 19.
HOMEWORK: You should work all of the recommended homework problems. These will be important in class discussions. I will collect and grade some of the problems (I will let you know in advance which ones to hand in), on specific homework assignments.
QUIZZES: You should be prepared for a quiz each Friday. The quizzes will be designed to test that you are doing all of the recommended homework problems. I also reserve the right to give unannounced quizzes in any class period.
FINAL EXAMINATION: The departmental final exam (listed under mass exams in the schedule of classes) will be given on Wednesday evening, December 12, 2007, from 8:00 to 9:50 P.M.
GENERAL ADVICE:
This course represents a transition from the 200 level calculus courses
to the 400 level math courses, in which math is studied at a greater depth.
We expect you to begin to understand more than just computations,
and to be able to explain why things work.
You should expect to spend two hours preparing for each hour in class.
On the class homepage you will find some links that may be of help
to you in studying.