Course Web site:   www.math.umass.edu/~markman/math235_spring14_html/math235.html
This web site contains information pertinent to all sections of Math 235. Individual instructors might have their own sites pertinent to their own sections.

Text:  

• Otto Bretscher, Linear Algebra with applications, Fifth Edition, Pearson Education 2012, or
• Otto Bretscher, Linear Algebra with applications, Fourth Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall 2009.

Calculator:   Calculators will not be allowed in the exams. You may use calculators to check your homework solutions, but credit will be given only for answers showing all your steps (unless mentioned otherwise in the assignment).

Common Exams (50%):   There will be two common exams: a midterm and a final. These will be given and graded in common. Each exam is worth 25% of the course grade.

Common midterm:   Wednesday, April 2, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.
Final Exam:   To be scheduled during the exam period. The last day of this period is Thursday, May 8. Make-ups will not be given to accomodate travel plans.

Instructor's Grade (50%):   Each instructor will determine 50% of the student's grade based on the student's performance in the class (e.g., in the section's first exam, quizzes, homeworks, class attendance and participation).

The score on each of the three parts (Common midterm, Final Exam, and Instructor's Grade) will be scaled to the 0-100 scale. The average of these grades will determine the course letter grade.

Course letter-grade scale