The final course grade will be calculated as shown below.

Homework	10%
First Midterm Exam	20%
Second Midterm Exam	20%
Third Midterm Exam	20%
Final Exam	30%

Students are reminded that the of the SMU Honor Code applies to this course. Honor Code violations will be dealt with in a manner determined by the instructor.

You should first attempt the homework problems yourself, but are free to consult others and are encouraged to ask for help from the instructor. Teamwork is allowed, even encouraged, but simply copying other people's assignments is not permitted, it will not prepare you for the exams.

Homework and due dates will be posted on the assignments page of class web page. Typically, there will be one assignment per week. Assignments are due at the beginning of the next class meeting for students taking the class on campus, and a week later for students taking the course via video tape.

As stated in the SMU Distance Education Handbook, you should plan on a weekly time investment of at least three hours outside of class per credit hour. For this course you should budget at least 10 hours per week for reading and homework assignments, and studying course material in addition to the time you spend in class or watching the tapes.

Late homework will not be accepted without prior agreement with the instructor. To avoid hardship due to illness or emergency situations, the lowest homework grade will be dropped.

There will be in-class exams on the dates indicated on the syllabus.

The final exam will be held on Monday, December 6, from 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.

All exams are open book and open notes. Students must take all exams in order to pass the course.

Distance students must make arrangements with their site coordinator to take the exams. The exams will be available to the site coordinators on the day that the exam is given in class and distance students have seven days in which to take the exam (e.g. September 23 through 30 for Exam 1).

Distance students will take the exam December 6 through 10.

Alternative arrangements can be made if business travel or military service prevent you from taking the exam within in this time-frame. Otherwise, students are expected to take the exams at the scheduled times. Failure to take any exam at the scheduled time (without prior agreement with the instructor) will result in failure of the course. The date for the final examination has been decided at the university level and no make-up final exams will be given except in the case of an emergency. 

• You must show all of your work to receive full credit for any homework or exam problem.  Solutions  must also be legible with answers clearly indicated.

 
• Requests for regrading of homework assignments must be made no later than  one week from the date the assignment is returned.

 
• Requests for regrading of exams must be made no later than two weeks from the date the exam is returned and may not be made until at least two days after the exam is returned.

• The entire exam or assignment will be regraded (not just specific questions) which means that your score may actually decrease as a result of regrading.

If you need academic accommodations for a disability, you must first contact Ms. Rebecca Marin, Coordinator, Services for Students with Disabilities (214-768-4557) to verify the disability and to establish eligibility for accommodations. Then you should schedule an appointment with the professor to make appropriate arrangements. (See University Policy No. 2.4.)

Religiously observant students wishing to be absent on holidays that require missing class should notify the instructor in writing at the beginning of the semester, and should discuss in advance with the professor acceptable ways of making up any work missed because of the absence. (See University Policy No. 1.9.)

Students participating in an officially sanctioned, scheduled University extracurricular activity will be given the opportunity to make up class assignments or other graded assignments missed as a result of their participation. It is the responsibility of the student to make arrangements with the instructor prior to any missed scheduled examination or other missed assignment for making up the work. (University Undergraduate Catalogue)