Grading: The elements of the grade and their weights are: first test 15%, second test 25%, final 45%, homework 12% and discussion 3%. At the tests, you are permitted one page of hand-written notes.

Homework: The homework is due at the beginning of the class on the date listed in the Assigment Table. The problems that deal with the work covered in that lecture are easy ones. Their purpose is to gently exercise the material covered in the reading for that day, and to allow you to profit maximally by the discussion that day and to ask questions if it would help. There are some harder problems, not many, that use material covered in the previous lecture. Given this purpose, you will understand the rule that homework will not be accepted at any later time.

Discussion: This is naturally difficult in a class like this, but still important in such a subject that introduces very novel concepts. We will encourage this by rewarding participation in the grading. This means keeping track of names. If some people really don’t like to be put on the spot, they can arrange to come to the Office Hour to do this.

Assignments: like this example, showing the Assignments up to the first test

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