MA 371
Linear Algebra I
Spring, 2000 – 2001
Sections 01 and 02
3 rd and 4th Periods
Crapo Hall G-315
Instructor: R. G. Lautzenheiser
Office: Crapo Hall, G-309
Telephone: ext 8394
Office Hours: See schedule at http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~lautzenh/Pages/schedule.html
or email for an appointment at roger.lautzenheiser@rose-hulman.edu
Text: Linear Algebra with Applications by Steven Leon
Coverage: We will be covering material from Chapters 1-7.
Class Structure: The first few minutes will be devoted to answering your
questions over the homework and the reading. Also it is during this time
that quizzes will be given - either announced or unannounced.
During the remainder of the hour, I will either present some new material or
you will be working in pairs on a Maple worksheet. Please look at our class
web page to see if you need to bring your computer (only one of the pair
needs to have a computer). You can get to our class page by going to
http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~lautzenh/courses/ma371.0001/371frame.htm
Class Grade: Your numerical grade will be determined by the following
parts of the course listed below. Your letter grade will then be based on a
scale very close to the 90-80-70-60 scale. Plus (+) grades are often given as
a reward for doing better on the final than your numerical score would
indicate (e.g. your numerical score is 73 but your final exam score was 85%
- probably your letter grade would be C+).
Please feel free to email me questions at any time. I check my email often,
so getting an email response will usually be quick.
Daily Homework (0%). Daily homework assignments will be given but
not collected. You are responsible for reading the assigned material and
working on the assigned problems. Questions should be asked during the
first part of the class period.
Quizzes etc. (x points). There will be formal quizzes on Thursday of weeks
2, 4, 7, and 8. In addition to these announced quizzes, I will also have
unannounced quizzes. In particular, when there are no questions over the
assigned reading and exercises, I may have a short quiz over that material.
Your numerical score for this part will be
Min (Your Total / (0.95*Total) * 100, 100)
where Total is the total number of quiz points and Your Total is your quiz
score.
No Make Up for Quizzes
If you have a legitimate excuse for missing a quiz, your quiz grade will be
determined by your final exam percentage.
Two Class Exams (y and z points). The first exam will on Thursday of
week 5, and the second exam will be on Thursday of week 9.
No Make Up for Exams
If you have a legitimate excuse for missing an exam, your exam grade will
be determined by your final exam percentage.
NOTE: Max (x,y,z) will count 35%, Min (x,y,z) will count 15%, and the
other grade will count 25%.
Final Exam (25%)
Attendance: I expect you to be in class. My attendance policy is the same
as the school’s official policy – see Page 3 of RHIT’s Academic Rules and
Procedures.
Classroom Etiquette:
1) Questions are encouraged. Please feel free to ask questions at any time
of the class period. Ask about what is taking place, what you read the
previous night, … ask, ask, ask!!
2) Everyone should be respectful of everyone else.
3) Please do not annoy me or others during the class period by reading the
thorn, finishing a paper for another class, talking continuously, playing
games on your laptop, checking email, etc etc
4) Always willing to add to the list….