Math 525a (sect 2) - Real analysis of one variable - Prof. Kennedy - Fall '17

Course policies and general information

Course home page: www.math.arizona.edu/~tgk/525a_f17/index.html

Instructor: Tom Kennedy (Professor, Mathematics)
email: tgk@math.arizona.edu (Please include 525 in the subject line)
Office: ENR2 S318, Phone: 626-0197
Office hours: posted on the web.
Course place and time: MWF 10:00-10:50 MTL 124

Textbook: The text for the course is Introduction to Real Analysis by William F. Trench (2013). It is available here for free.
Some other analysis books can be found here

Material covered: Roughly chapters 1-4 of Trench. A more detailed syllabus will be on the web.

Prerequisites: I will assume you have had an "introduction to proof course", e.g., our MATH 323. If you have not had such a course you must talk with me.

Homework: Homework is the most important part of the course. The only way to learn mathematics is by doing it. Homework assignments will be posted on the web as a pdf file. Collaboration on homework (not the take home midterm) is encouraged, provided it is really collaboration and not simply reproduction. To make this more precise, the rule is as follows. You should have worked seriously on the problem before you discuss it with others. You may then talk to each other about the problem, but anything you write down while you are talking should be thrown away or erased at the end of the conversation. In other words it is not fair to take notes while you talk to someone else and then use them to write up the solution. Google can probably find the answer to just about every homework problem I can find or make up, but I will consider looking up solutions on the web to be cheating. If you get really stuck on a problem, ask for a hint.

Homework submission: A hard copy of your homework must be turned in at the start of class or to my mailbox in the MATH buliding. You may submit one homework by email during the semester.

Homework grading: Homework will be assigned almost every week. It will typically be due on a Friday and assigned at least one week before the due date. No late homework will be accepted. Your lowest two homework scores will be dropped. If you do not turn in a homework for any reason including illness, it counts as one of your two dropped homeworks.

Exams: There will be a midterm and a comprehensive final. The final is Friday, Dec 8, 10:30-12:30 in the same room as the classes. The midterm will have an in-class part and probably a take-home part. The midterm exam is tentatively scheduled for Fri, Oct 20.

Grading: The weighting for course grades will be An overall course average of 90% or better will be an A, 80% or better will be at least a B, 70% or better will be at least a C, and 60% or better will be at least a D.

Missed Exams: If you miss an exam for a legitimate, documented reason, I will give a make-up exam. For a missed exam I will ask for documentation of the legitimate reason, e.g., a note from student health if you are sick.

Dropping the course: The last day to drop without a W is Sept 17 if you are a graduate student, Sept 4 if you are an undergraduate.
Oct 29 is the last day to withdraw through UAcess with a W (for both grads and undergrads).
After that you need a Dean's signature to withdraw and this requires extraordinary circumstances.

Incompletes: The University General Catalog says that incompletes may be awarded only at the end of the semester, when all but a minor portion of the course work has been satisfactorily completed. It should not be awarded if the student must repeat the course. I will vigorously enforce this policy. In this course, the only scenario I can envision that would lead to a grade of incomplete is that you cannot take the final exam due to illness.
Attendance: You are responsible for all announcements made in class including announcements of exam dates, homework due dates, as well as all material covered in class.
University policies : Students are responsible for informing themselves of University policies regarding
Academic Integrity
Non-discrimination and anti-harassment
Threatening behavior

Accomodations based on disability: Students planning to use accommodations based on disability for this course should privately identify themselves to the instructor by the end of the first week of class. These students must also provide the instructor with a letter of identification from the Disability Resource Center. This letter should include information about any accommodations you will need for the class, including accommodations for test taking. DRC site

Change to these policies With the exception of policies related to course grades and missed homeworks and exams, these policies may be changed with reasonable advance notice.