MATH 220 Section 102

MATH 220 SECTION 102, Fall 2012

Math 220 common site (includes course outline, course policies, suggested problems, and other relevant information)

Instructor Information

Instructor: David Steinberg

Email: steinberg at math dot ubc dot ca

Office: LSK 126A (you may have to knock on LSK 126 if it is locked)

Office Hours : Monday 4-5, Tuesday 11-12, Wednesday 2-3 and by appointment (e-mail me to make an appointment).

Course Information

Meeting times: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 12:00-12:50 in MATX 1100

Textbook: Mathematical Proofs - A Transition to Advanced Mathematics (Second Edition) by Gary Chartrand, Albert D. Polimeni and Ping Zhang. Pearson / Addison Wesley, 2008. ISBN 978-0321390530

Drop-in Tutorials: The mathematics department runs a free tutorial centre staffed by teaching assistants, all of whom are capable of answering your math questions. The centre is located in LSK 300, and opens on Septmeber 10th. For more details, go here.

Homework: Homework assignments will be posted online every Friday, and will be due at the beginning of class on the following Friday. Your homework will be marked on mathematical correctness, logical soundness, and clarity of writing. For the sake of the environment, please write on both sides of the paper.

Reading assignments: You will be expected to read a few pages of the textbook everyday, according to the reading schedule.

Grading Scheme: Final exam 50%; midterms 40% (2 midterms worth 20% each); homework 5%; clicker questions 5%

Final Exam: Date, time, and location of all final exams may be found here

Midterm Dates: Friday October 5th and Friday November 9th

Calculators: No calculators or formula sheets are allowed on the final exam or midterm exams.

Missed Assignments and Midterms: If an assignment or clicker question is missed for a documented medical or other acceptable reason, it will be ignored; otherwise, it will be given a grade of zero. Late assingments will not be accepted. Allowance for a missed midterm may be granted in the following two circumstances: (a) prior notice of a valid, documented absence (e.g. out-of-town varsity athletic commitment) on the scheduled date; or (b) notification to the instructor within 72 hours of absence due to medical condition. Original written documentation, for example a doctor's note or letter from a coach, is required; otherwise, a score of 0 will be given for the missed assignment or midterm.

Resources

Solutions to the second midterm.
How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count The Ways is a brilliantly written article aimed at the mathematically interested undergraduate, discussing problems in math that we will address in November.
Solutions to the first midterm.
Last semester's midterm (with solutions).
Link to past final exams.
Check out the following videos, courtesy of Robert Talbert and Grand Valley State University Mathematics Department.

Feedback

To give anonymous feedback about my instructing, go to gmail.com, log in as ubcmathstudent, and use the password mathisfun. Then send me an e-mail with any constructive feedback you would like to give.

Clickers & Challenge problems