Homework Guidelines
MATH1320.001
Instructor: Laura Strube
TA: Daniel Lee
Fall 2015
Lecture assignments will be updated online on the course webpage after each section has
been completed in class:
http://www.math.utah.edu/∼strube
Lecture assignments will be due on Tuesdays at 9:25am and Lab assignments will be due
during the students registered lab section .
Late Homework will not be accepted. If for some reason you anticipate being unable to
attend class, you may email a scanned pdf of your lecture assignment to: strube.laura@utah.edu
by 9:25am on the day it is due. Additionally there will be a box for early assignments outside
my office door on Tuesdays until 9:25am.
Lab assignments will not be accepted digitally, and must be turned in during lab or during
a lecture period before the assignment is due
Homework Expectations
1. Cover Slip (Lecture assignments)
Lecture homework sections will be submitted and graded individually. Homework
questions should be copied to facilitate accurate grading. After completion, a coverslip
must be stapled to the front of the assignment. Coverslips will be provided in class
and are also available on the course webpage. These must be printed.
2. Paper (Lecture and Lab assignments)
- Homework pages are expected to have clean edges (not ragged or torn)
- Homework must be stapled.
We will not accept unstapled homework or homework that is torn with
ragged edges from a notebook. If you choose to turn in such homework it
will be returned to you without being graded.
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3. Content:
- Use the printed homework assignment(lab) or copy the problem and instructions from
the text (lecture).
- Write up should be professional: Neat and clear, without excessive “scratch outs”.
- Show your work in logical order
- Show your work! Do not use erasing as a solution method on submitted homework
or exams. Problems with no/insufficent work will receive a reduced grade and may
receive a “0” grade. - Use written explanations as necessary
- Homework answer should be indicated clearly by boxing or circling the solution
4. Graphs
- Graphs must be drawn on graph paper and should be labeled clearly
- The Axis should be labeled
- Points and Lines should be labeled
- The problem number should be indicated clearly
Calculators, Study Partners, and Grading:
• Homework assignments will be graded on completion, correctness and quality of
communication. Perfect answers with illegible work or without supporting work
will receive a reduced grade up to and including zero.
• Calculators will not be permitted on most exams and quizzes, thus you are highly
encouraged not to rely on them for your homework assignments.
• You are encouraged to work with your classmates on homework problems. However each student must write up and turn in their own assignment.
• Please be aware that clear communication of math ideas will be an important
component of this course, you must show your work to receive credit for a problem.
Failure to show your work may result in a zero on the assignment.
Due Dates:
Approximately 38 lecture assignments will be assigned over the course of the semester
via the course webpage. Lecture assignments will be due Tuesdays at 9:25am.
Approximately 14 lab assignments will be assigned over the course of the semester and
will be distributed in lab and due the following week in the student’s registered lab
section.
Late Homework will not be accepted - However each student will be given 6 lecture homework section drops and 2 lab assignment drops at the end of the semester.
If for some reason you anticipate being unable to attend class, you may turn in your
lecture assignment early by 9:25am on the due date by placing your assignment in
the box outside my office door. You may also submit a scanned pdf of your lecture
homework by emailing it to: strube.laura@utah.edu.
Lab assignments will not be accepted digitally and must be submitted either in lab on
the day they are due or in lecture before they are due.