Attendance and participation are requiered. Final grades will be
based on written work and participation, as follows:
30% for homework, 30% for the midterm, 10% for your work
/ participation in class (this includes working on problems
in class), and 30% for the final.
Homework will be
assigned weekely. You are encouraged and expected to work on the
homework exercises in
groups,
and to subject your work to revision by classmates before
handing it in. You are expected to use the help sessions
staffed by the mathematics department to clear doubts
and questions and fine-tune your work before handing it in.