Kitto – Spring, 2010

Math 220 Syllabus

COURSE:

Math 220 – Elementary Linear Algebra (4 units)
Mon/Wed 12:30 – 2:35, Room ME 109
 

INSTRUCTOR:

Dr. Rebecca Kitto
 

 

Office: 

OF1 118

Voice mail (ext.):

722-6423

e-mail:

rkitto@avc.edu

Office hours: 

Mon / Wed 2:45 – 4:15pm

Tues / Thur 9:30 - 10:30 am

TEXTBOOK:

Elementary Linear Algebra, Ninth Edition, by Howard Anton, published by Wiley.
 

PREREQUISITES:

In order to be successful in Linear Algebra you should have taken at least one semester of Calculus (Math 150) 
 

GRADES AND 
TESTING:

Your course grade will be determined by:

  1. Chapter tests (100 points each)
  2. A series of ten minute quizzes (100 points total)
  3. Homework (50 points)
  4. Final Exam (100 points)

The cutoff percentages for A, B, C, and D are 90%, 80%, 70%, 60%. The cutoff lines may be adjusted downward, depending on class performance. One chapter test score or the quiz score will be discarded (whichever is lower). Click here to view the schedule of tests and lecture topics.
 

QUIZZES:

You will have a ten minute quiz at almost every class meeting. Quiz problems will be taken from the homework exercises. All quizzes will be "averaged" to provide another possible 100 points. (The two lowest quiz scores will be dropped.)
 

HOMEWORK:

Homework is assigned daily and will be collected at every class meeting, checked for completeness but not accuracy, and returned to you.  It is your responsibility to check answers to homework problems in the text.  Click here to view the homework schedule. 
 

MAKE-UPS:

No make-up tests will be given. If you know in advance that you must miss a test, you may take it early. If an absence is unavoidable, your score of zero on that test will be the one discarded.
 

MATH LAB:

You may get help on a drop-in basis from an instructor or a student aid in the Math Lab (located in the Learning Center), during the lab hours as posted. Please feel free to come to me outside of class for help also. I have five formal office hours per week, as listed above, and I am available at other times by appointment.   Students have reported that “Paul’s Online Math Notes” is a useful website.
 

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION:

If you have a legally protected disability under the Americas with Disabilities Act (ADA) or California discrimination law, and you believe you need reasonable accommodation to participate fully in this class, please make an appointment to see me during my private office hours to discuss your need.

ACADEMIC VIOLATIONS:

(a)Violation of the Academic Honesty Policy:  Dishonesty, including but not limited to, cheating or plagiarism.  Plagiarism – from the Latin word for “kidnap” – involves using another’s work without giving proper credit, whether done accidentally or on purpose.  This includes not only words and ideas but also graphs, artwork, music, maps, statistics, diagrams, scientific data, software, films, videos and the like.  Plagiarism is plagiarism whether the material is from published or unpublished sources.  It does not matter whether ideas are stolen, bought, downloaded from the Internet or written for the student by someone else – it is still plagiarism.  Even if only bits and pieces of other sources are used, or outside sources reworded, they must still be cited.  To avoid problems, students should cite any source(s) and check with the instructor before submitting an assignment or project.  Students are always responsible for any plagiarism in their work.

(b)An instructor who determines that a student has cheated or plagiarized has the right to give an “F” grade for the assignment or examination.

SLO’S

The Student Learning Outcomes defined for Math 220 can be found on the AVC website at:

http://www.avc.edu/administration/organizations/slo/msslos.html#mathematics