Homework Assignments
Homework Policy
Deadlines
Assignments are due at class time.
Assignments can be turned in at class or to the box outside my office.
Be sure to put your assignment in the correct folder.
Format
Please work neatly. You can help me out if you do the following things:
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Use 8.5 x 11 inch paper.
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If you use spiral bound paper please remove the "fringe" on the left side.
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Label each paper in the upper right with your name, the course (Math 221)
and section (11:30 = A, 12:30 = B),
and the homework set number (e.g., HW2).
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If you use multiple sheets, please staple them together.
Use a staple (not a paper clip, not folded and torn corners, etc.).
You can help yourself out (and improve your grades) if you:
- Show your reasoning clearly.
- Use words as well as numbers.
- Use English and mathematical language correctly.
Grading
The primary purpose of the homework is to help you reinforce concepts
and practice techniques. It is to make sure you are understanding the
material covered in class, to help you generate questions when you don't,
and to provide me with feedback about how you are doing (as individuals and
as a class). Not all problems and exercises will be graded, but you should
get enough graded work to give you useful feedback.
Homework will be due roughly twice per week.
I will not accept late homework,
but I will drop your two lowest homeworks before calculating your
homework grade.
Collaboration and Plagiarism
Collaboration can help you learn; it can make studying more efficient and
more enjoyable.
Plagiarism, on the other hand is a serious violation of academic honesty.
In practice this means that you are free to discuss homework
with one another as much as you like. In fact, I encourage you to do so.
But for any work you submit, you must take the ideas from these discussions
and write them up yourself.
This page maintained by:
Randall Pruim
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Calvin College
rpruim@calvin.edu
Last Modified:
Monday, 26-Nov-2007 11:10:20 EST