MAT 322-01
NUMERICAL ANAYSIS
SPRING, 2013
Times: MW 2:10 – 4:00, EN D122. We will move to the computer lab on Mondays at 3:15.
Instructor: John Scheuermann
Office: EN D138
Office Phone: 392-5580 (You may leave voice-mail messages, but email preferred.)
E-mail address: scheuermanj1@southernct.edu
Website: http://home.southernct.edu/~scheuermanj1 I will email you a link to the site and a copy of the
syllabus and the course goals.
Office Hours: MF 10:00 – 11:00, TH 10:50 – 12:20. Also by appointment or by chance. You are always
welcome to stop by and see if I am in.
Course Prerequisites: The prerequisites for this course are Calculus I and II and a programming course
that used a language such as Pascal, FORTRAN, C, or C++. A course in Linear Algebra will be helpful but
is not required.
Text: We will not be using a text. There will be handouts and emails with web links. Make sure your
SCSU email is working!
Equipment: A graphing calculator is required. TI-83’s are recommended. We will also be using MAPLE,
MATLAB, spreadsheets, and programming languages.
General:
You are responsible for any material covered in lecture, the text, and the assigned homework
problems. Please bring your textbook and calculator with you to each class.
Students are encouraged to seek help when needed from the instructor. Office hours have been
established for that purpose. You do not need an appointment to see me during office hours. Don’t wait till
the day before a test or the week before the final to get help! If you are not satisfied with how well you are
doing in the class, come and talk to me. If you get D’s and F’s on your tests and don’t come and talk to me,
I will assume you are satisfied with getting D’s and F’s.
Make sure you have someone in the class you can get notes and assignments from if you miss a
class. Do not call or email me to ask what was covered or assigned.
I believe in providing reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities on an
individualized and flexible basis. If you are a student with a documented disability, the University’s
Disability Resource Center (DRC) determines appropriate accommodations through consultation with the
student. Before you may receive accommodations in this class, you will need to make an appointment with
the Disability Resource Center, located in EN C-105A. To speak with me about your approved
accommodations or other concerns, such as medical emergencies or arrangements in case the building must
be evacuated, please make an appointment as soon as possible.
Grading:
Your grade will be determined as follows (no extra credit work will be given):
Quizzes
5%
Projects
40%
2 One-hour exams
15% each
Cumulative Final Exam
25%
A-(90-92.9), A(93-96.9), A+(97-100)
C-(70-72.9), C(73-76.9), C+(77-79.9)
F
Below 60
B-(80-82.9), B(83-86.9), B+(87-89.9)
D-(60-62.9), D(63-66.9), D+(67-69.9)
You will be graded on more than just your answers. Problems must be solved in a neat, clear, and
mathematically correct manner using correct notation. You must be able to clearly communicate your
results with others. If I cannot read it or understand it, it is wrong. Any answers that are given without
sufficient supporting work or explanation will be given zero credit. All scratch paper used must be turned in
with your work. If you lose any points because of the presentation of the answers on quizzes, you will be
able to get the points back if you rewrite and resubmit the problems in an acceptable format. Note that this
opportunity will not be given for tests or for answers without supporting work.
Honesty:
Cheating is anything the instructor decides is cheating. If there is any chance that what you want to
do will be considered cheating, ask first! Cheating on any test (or quiz) will result in a grade of 0 (and will
not be dropped) for that work. You will also be reported to the dean. If you are caught cheating on a quiz
or test that I let you take outside the scheduled time, you will automatically fail the course!
There will be a lot of programming in this course. Showing someone else your code is cheating.
Helping someone find an error, telling them what to be careful of, or telling them about a useful function is
OK. If you hand in something that you cannot fully explain, it will get no credit.
Homework:
Homework will be assigned, but will not be collected or graded. You should do as many of the
assigned problems as you need to do in order to convince yourself that you could do all of those assigned.
We will spend time at the beginning of each class going over any of the homework any student had trouble
with. Students are encouraged to discuss the problems or work together with their classmates. Answers to
the odd-numbered exercises are in the back of the book. Even though homework does not count directly
toward your grade, the amount of homework you do will have a huge impact on how well you do in
the course! Try not to fall behind – it is difficult to catch up in a math class.
In every class I have taught so far, test results and quiz results are almost always very similar. Thus,
bad quiz scores (less than 20 out of 25) should be taken as a warning! Don’t just write down the corrections
for a wrong quiz problem and then think you can do it. Instead, go to my old tests or the book to find
similar problems and make sure you can get the correct answers.
Keep all homework problems that you do together in a separate folder or place in a notebook. I may
ask to see it if you are having trouble in class.
Attendance Policy:
Students are strongly urged to attend every class. Although attendance will not count directly
toward your grade, regular attendance will also have a huge impact on how you do on the tests! I do not
take attendance, but I do notice who does and doesn’t attend class. If you miss a class, get the notes from a
friend, read the book, try the homework, and then come see me if you still need help. Do not call or email
me requesting missed assignments or sections covered.
Make-up Policy:
In general, make-up exams will not be given. If you miss a quiz, you may take it before the next
class (subject to the cheating rule mentioned above!). However, you may only take 2 late quizzes during the
semester. If you miss an exam due to an emergency or other extenuating circumstances, you must contact
me as soon as possible. Do not wait until the next class. You can always call me and leave a voice-mail
message or send me an e-mail. If you miss an exam for any reason I don’t consider legitimate, you will
get a zero on that exam.
Late Withdrawals: I do not give late withdrawals unless there are extenuating circumstances. Doing
poorly is not an extenuating circumstance.
Missed Classes: If we miss a class for any reason, whatever was scheduled for the missed class will be
done the first day back. Call 392-SNOW to find out about snow delays and cancellations.
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