"16*(summation of your homework points)/(total homework points)+

       18*(your points in exam I)/(total points in exam I)+

       18*(your points in exam II)/(total points in exam II)+

       18*(your points in exam III)/(total points in exam III)+

       30*(your points in final exam)/(total points in final exam)"

• Read and understand sections with attention to exact meanings of terms
• Sketch diagrams or make calculations when reading and understanding
• Try solving problems yourself first
• Think logically and write solutions in a connected, step-by-step fashion with explanatory sentences

• Understanding and practice is essential to the success of the course. Please do homework by yourself.
• Homework is assinged, collected, and distributed in class. The dates to assign and collect homework are given in class and also posted on this webpage (LINK). No late homework is accepted.

• Please take exams on time. Exceptions are only made under acceptable reasons with documentation and at the instructor's discretion in advance.
• Exames are closed-book. No books, notes, and formula sheets are allowed in exams.

• Important Dates:
• Aug 23 (Wed): last day to enroll, add courses or drop courses without grade record or tuition billing
• Sep 1 (Fri): last day to declare pass/fail, no credit or first-year repeated course grading options, last day to request excused absence for observance of a religious holiday
• Nov 1 (Wed): last day to drop a course
• Honor Code: Please review the Honor Code documented in the SMU Undergraduate Bulletin. The highest level of academic honesty and integrity will be expected.
• Disability Accommodations: Students needing academic accommodations for a disability must first contact Ms. Rebecca Marin, Coordinator, Services for Students with Disabilities (214-768-4557) to verify the disability and establish eligibility for accommodations. They should then schedule an appointment with their instructors to make appropriate arrangements. (See University Policy No. 2.4.)
• Religious Observance: Religiously observant students wishing to be absent on holidays that require missing class should notify their instructors in writing at the beginning of the semester, and should discuss with them, in advance, acceptable ways of making up any work missed because of the absence. (See University Policy No. 1.9.)
• Excused Absences for University Extracurricular Activities: Students participating in an officially sanctioned, scheduled University extracurricular activity should be given the opportunity to make up class assignments or other graded assignments missed as a result of their participation. It is the responsibility of the students to make arrangements with their instructors prior to any missed scheduled examination or other missed assignment for making up the work. (University Undergraduate Catalogue)