Homework will be assigned once approximately once a week, due the following week, and must be turned in at the beginning of class. Late homework will not be accepted without documented evidence of illness or other University-approved excused absence. If, for whatever reason, the University is officially closed on the due date for an assignment, the due date will be moved to the next lecture.
There will be an in-class midterm exam, and an in-class final exam. Students who are unable to attend an exam due to illness or other valid excuse must contact the professor before the scheduled exam time, and will be expected to document the reason for the absence and make up the test as soon as possible afterwards.
Points will not be given for any ``extra credit projects.'' It is important to complete all the regular assignments to get the most you can out of the course!
University regulations regarding academic integrity will apply to all work performed for credit in this course. Particulars of the University's Code of Academic Integrity are printed in the Undergraduate Catalog, and a description of what constitutes academic dishonesty is also given in the on-line Schedule of Classes. The rules regarding academic integrity apply to homeworks as well as to exams. As a part of these rules, you must give credit to any book, published article, or web page that you use in completing a particular assignment. These rules also apply to unpublished sources of information. Although students are encouraged to discuss assignments and other class material with each other, every student must personally work out and write up his or her own solutions to the homework problems.
According to University policy, all students are expected to write by hand and sign on examinations, papers, or other academic assignments not specifically exempted by the instructor the following Honor Pledge:
I pledge on my honor that I have not given or received any unauthorized assistance on this assignment/examination.