Course Syllabus
Math 360 - Advanced Calculus
Fall 2004

The Course: This course will be an introduction to the formal study of real analysis. We will look at the real numbers and their properties in depth, including sequences of real numbers. We will also study the properties of real-valued functions including limits and derivatives. Throughout the course we focus on proving theorems, and understanding concepts. So although the name and content of the course will be calculus, the focus of the course will be quite different from any calculus course you have taken.

Reading: Reading your textbook is essential to success in this class. Reading assignments will be included with homework assignments and must be completed before the lecture on that topic. Read slowly with a pencil and paper in hand. Try to fill in missing steps as you read. Always try to work out examples before you read text solutions. You will be expected to be ready to discuss the material you read in class, and this will be part of the participation portion of your grade.

Participation: Each student is expected to be a productive member of the class. This means you should expect to attend each class period and be prepared to discuss the material. Excessive absence or unpreparedness will result in deduction of points in this area. Also each student will be responsible for presenting one topic or proof during the course. This presentation will be part of your participation grade. Participation will be worth 50 points of your final grade.

Homework: You will be assigned (roughly) weekly homework assignments. You are allowed and indeed encouraged to work on your homework with other people, however what you turn in should be your own understanding of how to do the problems and should not just be a copy of someone else's work. Your homework must follow the homework guidelines given in class. There also may be occasional quizzes which will count towards your homework grade. The homework for the course will be worth 150 points of your total grade.

Exams: There will be 2-3 hour-long exams during the course. The date of each exam as well as the material it will cover will be announced on the website and in class at least a week ahead of time. Make-up exams will not be given. If you have a legitimate excuse you may use your final exam score to make up for missing exam scores. Each exam will be worth 100 points.
There will be a comprehensive 2 hour final given on Friday, December 17 at 11 am. The final is worth 200 points.

Disability: For accommodations due to a disability please contact me within the first 2 weeks.

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