Instructor: G. Michael Guy Office:
Boyd 427H
Email:
(put 3200 in subject line) Web
address: http://gmichaelguy.com
Office
Hours: Tuesday: 2-3, Thursday: 9:30-10:30
Objectives: This course introduces
students to the logical structure of mathematics and gives them experience in
writing proofs. The departmental outline of the course is at http://www.math.uga.edu/undergraduate/3200.pdf
Book: A Transition to Advanced Mathematics, by Chartrand, Polimeni, and Zhang.
Grading:
The
normal 10 point grading scale will be used.
[90,100]
=A; [80,90) =B; [70,80) =C; [60,70)=D; [0,60)=F
A
plus/minus will be included on grades in the top/bottom 2 percent of each
range.
Grading
will be based on the following:
Tests
36%
Homework
30%
Final
Exam 24%
Participation 10%
NO
tests will be dropped.
Extra
Credit: There will be no extra credit.
Homework: Homework will be assigned in class and due
dates announced upon assignment. You are encouraged to work in collaboration
with other students on homework, but it is expected that you write your final
solutions independently. You must disclose with whom you collaborated (or that
you did not collaborate) on every assignment. Evidence to the contrary will be
considered a violation of the University’s Academic Honesty Policy.
Test
Dates: These
dates will be posted later.
Class Blog: There is a class blog at http://students.gmicahelguy.com
which will be used for announcements of homework, tests and other course
related information.
Make-up
Assignments: In order to make-up a test, you must provide
sufficient proof that your absence was as a result of severe illness, death of
a member of your family or other excusable reason. Please notify the instructor
via email in advance of any such absence, when possible. The make-up must be
completed in a timely manner as determined by the instructor or a grade of zero
will result.
Attendance: Attendance is necessary
for your success in this class. However,
no attendance will be taken, and there is no deduction for missing class. See the make-up section above for more
information about missed assignments.
Anonymous Feedback: While evaluations serve to
give me feedback at the end of the course, it is often helpful for students to
have the option to give feedback during the course. As a result, I have setup a
form which allows you to give me completely anonymous feedback during the
course. You can find a link to this page from inside WebCT
or go directly to it at http://feedback.gmichaelguy.com You can rest assured
that the feedback is completely anonymous, not traceable, and will in no way
negatively impact your grade or treatment in this class. It can only help me
serve your individual needs better.
Academic
Honesty:
You are required to follow the university’s honor policy on all of your work in
this class. Collaboration is encouraged
during homework, but the work which is graded should be 100% yours. You must
disclose with whom you collaborated on every assignment. Any violation of the
academic honesty policy will result in the maximum allowable penalty for such
an infraction including (but not limited to) receiving an F for the assignment
and/or the class and being turned over to the proper authorities for further
discipline. You are responsible for maintaining the integrity of your
work. Failure to secure your work is
also a violation of the academic honesty policy of this class. The university’s A Culture of Honesty, which includes definitions of dishonesty, can
be found at: http://www.uga.edu/ovpi/academic_honesty/academic_honesty.htm