| Instructor: | Martin Kassabov, Malott 590 |
| Phone: | 255-6868 |
| e-mail: | kassabov@math.cornell.edu |
| Lecture: | Tu, Th 11.40-12.55, 253 Maott Hall |
| Office hours: | Th 2.30- 4.00 and F 3.00-5.30 in 590 Malott |
| Teaching Assistant | Aliaksandr Patotski |
| e-mail: | ap744@cornell.edu |
| Office hours: | Tu 4.30-5.30pm and F 2.30pm-3.30pm in 218 Malott |
| Textbooks: | Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Differential Forms: A
Unified Approach, 4th Edition, by John H. Hubbard and Barbara Burke Hubbard
Please take 15 or 20 minutes before each lecture to read the sections of the books that will be covered. It helps to be familiar with the terminology we will use and the theorems that we will discuss. The lecture schedule will be available on the course web site. Warning: There will be some correlation between our text and the lectures, but we will cover material that is not in the book, and we may do some things differently. What matters for the exams is what material is covered in lectures and in the homework! |
| Course Description: | Math 2230 is an advanced and rigorous introduction to linear algebra and multivariable calculus. The material in the course will be presented in a concrete but rigorous fashion – we will use examples to illustrate and gain intuition for the theory and will use proofs to understand and mathematically justify the theory. Major goals of the course are for you to develop the ability to read and write mathematical proofs and to become an active participant in learning and understanding mathematics. This is a demanding course: you should expect to work 10-15 hours (or more!) per week outside of lectures. Nevertheless, the rewards are well worth the effort. You will discover firsthand the beauty and fun of mathematics! |
| Grading: | Final exam 30%, Preliminary exams 20% (each) , Homework 30%. |
| Web-site: | http://www.math.cornell.edu/~kassabov/math2230 |
| Lectures: | A full lecture of mathematics is very hard to follow if you do not have at least some familiarity with the material. Therefore, before coming to then lecture read the next section in the text. The purpose of the lecture is to clarify the unclear points from the text and fine tune the concepts introduced in the text. |
| Homework: |
There will be weekly problem sets over the course of the semester. Your
lowest problem set grade will be dropped when computing your final homework grade.
No late homework will be accepted! Problem sets will be handed out most Thursdays, and will be due the following Sunday. You may work together on your assignments, and you are encouraged to do so. However, you must write up your final solutions by yourself. Your work must be written neatly and legibly. Proofs should be written in complete English sentences. Your homework score will be determined not only by the correctness of the responses, but also by the correctness of the grammar. Students may work together on homework but must write up their work individually. The homework will be graded and it is the student’s responsibility to make sure that his or her work is written clearly (this refers both to handwriting and style of prose). The homework is due each Sunday. |
| Exams: |
There will be two prelims and a final exam. The first prelim will in class during the first week of October,
the second one will be a take-home exam: you will be
allowed to consult your text and your course notes, but you should not discuss the exam with your
fellow students. You will have about one week to complete that prelim. The final exam will be a timed
exam, closed-book, no calculators. These will take place as follows.
Prelim I: in class during the first week of October. Prelim II: take home - handed out in mid November and due before Thanksgiving. Final Exam: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, from 7:00pm until 9:30pm. |
| Academic integrity: | As always, you are expected to abide by the Cornell Code of Academic Integrity. This states, “ A Cornell student’s submission of work for academic credit indicates that the work s the student’s own. All outside assistance should be acknowledged, and the student’s academic position truthfully reported at all times. ” |
| If you have questions about homework, exams, or grades, please come talk to me during my office hours or send me email. |