Math 125: Homework Guidelines
Autumn Quarter 2008
Homework assignments serve many purposes in a math course.
They offer the student a chance to practice concepts learned
in class. They allow the student to learn how to express
mathematical ideas clearly. They allow the grader to give
a bit of feedback to the student regarding his or her understanding
of the material. Finally, they give a student a useful tool in
studying for exams. Since how you present your solutions is
as important as getting the "right" answer, you should adhere
to the following guidelines when preparing your homework for submission.
- You must put your name and quiz section in
the top right-hand corner of your assignment.
- Be neat. Your grader must be able to easily read your solutions.
- Problems should appear in the correct order, leaving room for
a grader to write comments, if necessary.
- Cut off shaggy edges and staple multiple pages. (Your TA may
refuse to accept it otherwise.)
- Always show all relevant work. A correct answer is not
enough for full credit.
- Homework is due in lecture on the posted due date. If you are unable to come to lecture on a day that homework is due, then you may turn your homework in to the box outside Dr. Taggart's office. The box will be removed promptly at 3:30 p.m. on the due date. If you arrive after 3:30, then your homework will be late and will not be accepted.
Your homework grade in this course will have two components: a
completion grade and an accuracy grade. You will receive some points
in proportion to the number of the assigned problems you have completed
regardless of whether or not they were done correctly. In addition,
each week, your instructors will choose 3 problems to be graded
for correctness. We will not announce to you which problems will be
graded. Therefore, it is important that you complete every problem
assigned and include a complete solution for that problem.
Students who make an honest attempt at every assigned problem
will receive high scores on homeworks (even if they don't get the correct
answers). Students who skip problems, do
only half the assignment, or just write down the answers from the
answer packet will receive low homework scores.
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