MATH 220, Matrices, Spring 2007
Instructor: Scott Stevens
Section 1: MWF 8:00 - 8:50 AM in 167 Nick.
This document and other course information may be found at the class website: http://math.bd.psu.edu/faculty/stevens/MATH220
Prerequisite: One semester of college calculus (MATH
110, 140, 140H)
Instructor Scott Stevens Email:sas56@psu.edu
Office: Benson
86 Telephone: 898-6090
Office Hours: MWF: 9:00 -
9:50 AM and 11:15 - noon, and Thursdays from 10:30 to 11:30 AM.
You can make an appointment to see me at other times.
Textbook: Basic Linear
Algebra,
by Gregor Olsavsky.
Calculators: Calculators are optional
and will not be allowed during testing.
Homework: Homework will constitute 20% of you grade. Suggested problems
will be given daily and a smaller list of problems to be collected and graded
will be assigned about once a week. These will be worth 20 points each and your
best four will count towards your grade. No late submissions will be
accepted. It is strongly recommended that you do both sets of homework
(suggested and required). Tests will be based on problems from both
homework sets
Tests: There will be 2 chapter exams each worth 80
points and a final worth 160 points. Test dates will be announced in
class and posted on the course web site at least one ten days in
advance.
Labs: Occasionally we will meet in a computer lab
in Hammermill. We will investigate linear algebra problems using the software
package MATLAB. Assignments from these labs may constitute a portion of
the homework grade.
Grading: Grades will be based on your total out of a possible 400
points (320
from exams and 80 from homework).
Your score will generate a grade
based on the following percentages.
A 93-100 %
A- 90-93 %
B+ 87-90 %
B 83-87 %
B- 80-83 %
C+ 77-80 %
C 70-77 %
D 60-70 %
F 0-60%
Make-up Exams: A Make-up exam will only be given with a documented University-approved
excuse.
Academic Integrity:
Penn State Erie, The
Behrend College, puts a very high value on academic integrity, and violations
are not tolerated. Academic integrity is one of