Math 33A section 2 Winter 2008

Instructor: Xiaoqun ZHANG, MS7360
Email: xqzhang at math dot ucla dot edu
Lecture: MWF 11:00A-11:50A in Franz 1260
Office hour: MW 2:00P-3:30P, MS7360 (or by appointment). There will be no virtual office hours.

TA (sections 2a, 2b): WONG, WANSHUN (WILSON). MS 6617A.
Section 2a: Tuesday 11:00A-11:50A, PUB AFF 2232
Section 2b: Thursday 11:00A-11:50A, DODD 78
Office hour:Thursday 1:30P-2:30P.
Email: wanshunwong at math dot ucla dot edu

TA (sections 2c, 2d): KWON, SOONSIK. MS 6139.
Section 2c: Tuesday 11:00A-11:50A, BOELTER 5272
Section 2d: Thursday 11:00A-11:50A, PUB AFF 2232
Office hour: Thursday 12:00p-1:00p
Email: rhex2 at math dot ucla dot edu

Textbook: O. Bretscher, Linear Algebra with applications, 3rd Ed., Prentice Hall.
Prerequisite: Math 32A
Class web page: http://www.math.ucla.edu/~xqzhang/33a.2.08w/index.html
Course handout: download here

Official stuff

Homework/Quizzes

Homework will be posted once a week on the class webpage and will be due at the beginning of the lecture on the following Friday in lecture. Your homework must include full solutions. Answers alone will receive no credit. Please clearly enumerate the problems and box or highlight the answer. All homeworks need to have the following information:

Name
Student ID
Discussion Section

No late homework will be accepted.

There will also be a few quizzes during discussion sections. Each quiz will consist of one problem from any material covered by the previous week, and it will be announced one week before.

Each quiz is counted as an assignment of homework. Naturally, Quizzes can only be taken in the section you are assigned; in particular if you miss your Tuesday quiz you cannot take the Thursday quiz (If you originally register for a Tuesday section but have a regular class conflict that forces you to take quizzes on Thursday for the entire quarter, or vice-versa, that is fine, but let me know at the beginning of the quarter).

Your two lowest scores (homework and quizzes together) will be dropped.

Exams

Midterm 1: Friday, Feb. 1st, 11:00A-11:50A in Franz 1260 (lecture time and location)
Midterm 2: Friday, Feb. 29th, 11:00A-11:50A in Franz 1260 (lecture time and location)
Final: Thursday, March 20, 2008 3:00 P - 6:00 P

All sections are covered for the final. There will be no make-up exams . You must bring a photo ID with you to all exams.

Before exams are returned, I will take a random selection of exams to be copied. So when you come back for a regrade, make sure that you have not added anything later on the exam which was not there originally.

Materials

The textbook is clearly written and we will follow it closely. I expect everyone to read it before and/or after the lecture.

You may use whatever resources you wish to do the homework, including calculators, textbooks, friends, TAs, etc., However, you should give your own solution for final version. No notes, books, calculators or other electronic devices will be permitted during any of the exams and quizzes.

Grade policy

All Grades will be posted on MyUCLA

15% Homework/quizzes
20% Each Midterm
45% Final exam

You must take all exams in order to pass the class. Cutoffs for letter grades will be determined after the final exam.

Math Help

Student Math Center M-R 10:00am - 3:00pm located in MS 3974
Math tutors by UCLA graduate students
College Math/Sciences Tutorials - 230 Covel Commons
Academic Advancement Program (AAP) - 1201A Campbell Hall
Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Library (EMS) - 8270 Boelter Hall

Academic integrity

If you're in doubt about polices and regulations concerning student conduct, academic integrity, cheating and plagiarism, you should read the "Student Guide and Academic Integrity" on the dean of student's web page at http://www.deanofstudents.ucla.edu/conduct.html.