MAT 300 --- MATHEMATICAL STRUCTURES --- SPRING 1999

Line No.:      52355
Time:          TuTh 10:40-11:55 AM
Room:          PSA-102
Instructor:    Jack Spielberg
Office:        PSA-747
Phone:         965-3286 (Math Department: 965-3951)
Office Hours:  MW 1:30-3:00, and by appointment
e-mail:        jss@math.la.asu.edu
webpage:       http://math.la.asu.edu/~jss
Text:          How to Prove It, Daniel J. Velleman, Cambridge

Note: The information in this syllabus may be modified during 
the semester at the instructor's discretion.  Changes will be 
announced in class.

Points:  Final:               25%
         2 midterms @ 12.5:   25%
         Homework:            20%
         Quizzes:             20%
         Oral presentations:  10%

Dates:  Final:                                    May 7, 10:00-11:50
        Midterm 1 (ch. 1-3):                      March 4 (tentative)
        Midterm 2 (ch. 4-6):                      April 22 (tentative)
        Drop/Add:                                 January 22
        Unrestricted Withdrawal Deadline:         February 12
        Spring Break:                             March 15-19
        Restricted Course Withdrawal Deadline:    April 2
        Restricted Complete Withdrawal Deadline:  April 29

Homework will be collected on Tuesdays. Write neatly and legibly, 
print your name, STAPLE the pages together BEFORE class. Assignments 
will be announced in class, and then posted on my webpage.
A short quiz will be given each Tuesday (except in weeks of 
midterms).  The quizzes will be based on the homework that is not 
handed in.  Each student will present a problem to the class on two (or three)
occasions during the semester.  The problems will be assigned in advance.
A written version must be submitted within one day after the presentation.

Late homework will not be accepted, and missed quizzes can not be made 
up.  However, I will drop the lowest three homeworks and quizzes at 
the end of the semester.  I recommend that you reserve these 
opportunities for emergencies or university-sanctioned absences.
A missed midterm exam can be made up only in the case of a documentable
emergency, or because of a conflict with a university-sanctioned
activity.  In the latter case you must notify me well in advance,
and provide me with a copy of your travel schedule and the name
and phone number of the appropriate university sponsor.
The Mathematics Department has an extremely strict policy regarding 
missed final exams.  You may view this policy on my webpage.

During class I welcome questions at any time.  (The only exceptions 
are questions about the grading of your own homework/quiz/exam.  Please
bring these questions to me before or after class, or during office hours.)
Please feel free to come by my office at any time, either for a quick question
or a longer discussion. If it is not a designated office hour, and I am 
too busy, we can set up another time.  If you want to come by when it 
is not a designated office hour, you may call to see if I am in.
You may also send me questions by e-mail.