Math 343 Linear Algebra II, Spring 2012
Section 1     5:40-6:55pm MW   BBH 364
 
Instructor:      Prof. Zhonggang Zeng,   Office:    BBH 218D       Phone ext: 5763
                 email: zzeng@neiu.edu
Web site:        http://www.neiu.edu/~zzeng 
Office hours:    Monday & Wednesday:  1:00-3:00 pm  
                 or by appointment via email, No appointment needed during regular office hours.
Prereq:          Math 243 with grade A, B, or C
Textbook:        Linear Algebra, by J. Hefferon, freely downloadabe here
		 You can also purchase the textbook here for about $13. 
                 Students are responsible to print out the book, purchase the book, 
                 or to acquire electronic PDF readers themselves
Homework         Homework will be assigned and collected weekly. 
                 Late work will not be accepted. Each assignment will be graded on 
                 a 10-point basis. Two worst scores will be dropped.
Attendance       Attending classes is very important in this course. There are
                 many in-class projects and practice. Some classroom material will 
                 not be found in the textbook.  Your attendance may be used in
                 borderline cases in determining your grade. If you are absent 
	         or late for class, it would be your responsibility to get the 
                 notes and any other information from other students.
Exams:           There will be two midterm exam:
                   Monday, Feb 27 
                   Monday, April 16
                 A comprehensive Final Exam will be on 
		   Wed. May 2 6:00-7:50pm 
Method of        Evaluation of performance will based on
Evaluation            Midterm exams (200 points), 
                      homework and quizzes (200 points) and
                      Final Exam (200 points)
                 Scales:
                      A:  90-100% (540-600 points)
                      B:  80-89% (480-539 points)
                      C:  65-79% (390-479 points)
                      D:  55-64% (330-389 points)
Friday, March 30 is the last day to drop this course
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