PROFESSOR: Eric
P. Klassen, 109 Love Building, 644-2202
EMAIL: klassen@math.fsu.edu
URL: http://www.math.fsu.edu/~klassen/
OFFICE HOURS: Tues: 1-2, Thurs: 1-2, Fri: 2:15-3:00
CLASS MEETS: MWF 1:25-2:15 PM
ROOM: 200 Love Building
REQUIRED TEXT: "A Gateway to Modern Geometry The Poincaré Half-Plane," Second Edition,
by Saul Stahl, chapters 1-7
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
HOMEWORK: I will make between 5 and 10 homework assignments during the semester. These assignments will be collected and graded.
TESTS: There will be a midterm test and a final exam.
ATTENDANCE: Attendance will count as 25% of your grade. To calculate your attendance score, I will use the ratio (number of classes attended + number of excused absences)/(total number of class periods). For an absence to be excused, you must bring a signed note from a medical clinician (if your reason is medical) or from an FSU faculty member or administrator (if you have an official school-related reason). If you are absent for any other reason, you must clear it with me in advance in order for it to be considered excused. Also, if you are more than ten minutes late without a documented excuse, that will count as an unexcused absence.
COLLABORATION: I expect each of you to write up and hand in your own work. However this does NOT mean you are forbidden to discuss the material from the homework among yourselves; in fact you are encouraged to do so. Any time the work you hand in incorporates someone else's ideas, please give that person credit for his or her contributions. You will in no way be penalized for these acknowledgements; to the contrary, my respect for you will increase when I see you are willing to give credit to those who deserve it! The exception to this policy is, of course, that you may not communicate with each other while taking the test and the final exam.
GRADING:
| Homework | 25% | throughout semester |
| Midterm | 20% | date to be announced |
| Attendance | 25% | throughout semester |
| Final Exam | 30% | Monday, Dec. 8, 10 am - 12 noon |
| Total | 100% |
INTERNET: Basic information about the class, including this syllabus, current homework assignments and dates of upcoming tests, will be posted on the internet. Just go to my website http://www.math.fsu.edu/~klassen/ and follow the link to this course.
MAKEUP POLICY: If you miss a class period, you are still responsible for learning the material covered on the day you missed, and also for any work which was assigned on the day you missed. Late homework will not be accepted unless you bring a medical excuse for the day it was due. Likewise, if you miss the midterm, you will be allowed to make it up only if you bring a medical excuse stating that you were too sick to come that day. (If you have some other unavoidable conflict, you must discuss it with me at least two weeks in advance to see if other arrangements can be made.)
HONOR CODE: The FSU Student Handbook includes a section on the Honor Code and the official procedures for dealing with students who violate it. Please read this material carefully. If I catch anyone cheating in any way, I will follow these procedures to the letter. This situation has arisen in the past and, believe me, it's not worth the risk!
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Students with
disabilities needing academic accommodations should: (1) register
with and provide documentation to the Student Disability Resource Center
(SDRC) and (2) bring a letter to me from the SDRC indicating that
you need academic accommodations. This should be done within the
first week of class.