MATH 3000 – INTRO TO ABSTRACT MATH
 
Instructor: Ryan Pedersen
 
Office: CU-Denver Building Room 621
Phone:  303-556-3075
Email Address:  rpederse@math.cudenver.edu     
Website: www-math.cudenver.edu/~rpederse/3000.html
 
Office Hours:
       Tuesday:  1:00 - 2:30 PM
       Thursday:  1:00 - 2:30 PM,
       These are to be held in the Math Education Resource Center
       a.k.a. The MERC (SI 132).
       I will also be working in the MERC (SI 132) on these days from
       11:30 AM – 1:00 PM. 
       
Text: A Transition to Advanced Mathematics, (5th Edition) by Douglas Smith, Maurice Eggen, 
and Richard St. Andre
       
Course Content: Chapters 1-4, and portions of chapters 5, 6, and 7.
       
Prerequisites:  Math 1401 
 
Grading Policy:
              Tests:  There will be two exams, and a comprehensive final exam (see the tentative 
schedule on next page.)
              Homework Assignments:  Homework problems will be given over each section covered. 
Most of them, however, will not be collected. These problems will be considered the minimum that 
you are required to do in order to be successful in this course. During class select example problems
 will be given in order to emphasize the material covered. The problems along with their solutions 
will be posted online following each class period. Each student is expected to work these problems 
whether in class if time permits, or after class, and check their answers.
 
Select problems will be assigned, collected, and evaluated. These will be then returned with comments 
for you to correct and resubmit. This process will continue until either you do the exercise correctly,
 or a specified deadline is passed. You may submit your problem up to a total of 4 times. Your grade on 
these assignments will depend on the number of attempts that you require to complete the problem (Please 
see grading attachment). If you never complete the problem successfully, you will receive no points for 
the assignment. Upon receiving a graded homework problem, if resubmission is necessary, the resubmission 
must take place prior to the beginning of class the following meeting. If this is not done, then you will 
receive no points for the assignment. Homework that is not submitted prior to the final deadline given for 
that particular assignment will not be accepted. 
 
 
Homework that is handed in should follow the following guidelines:
 1. Please use only one side of the paper when doing assignments.
       2. Show all work neatly since messy papers may not be graded.
3. Staple your papers together. The penalty for not using a staple will be exponential.
4. Make sure you do the assigned problems since no credit will be given for the work on an 
incorrect problem.
5. When resubmitting problems, you must submit copies of all previously submitted versions 
along with the new version.
 
You are able to work together in doing homework assignments; however, copying someone's assignment 
will not be tolerated.  If this occurs, all students involved will receive no credit on the assignment.
              Quizzes:  Every week a short quiz will be given in class on the homework material that was 
assigned. These quizzes will come directly from your homework assignment, and so there will be no 
surprises. At the end of the semester, your lowest 2 quiz grades will be dropped.
              Absences: Any absences must be discussed with me prior to missing class in order for 
arrangements to be made to make up missed material. If the absence is not discussed beforehand, then 
in order for provisions to be made, you will need documentation such as a doctor’s note, death 
certificate, police report, etc.
              Percentage Breakdown:
 
                                  Exam I                     20 %
                                  Exam II                    20 %
                                  Graded Homework            15 %
                                  Quizzes                    20 %
                                  Final Exam                 25 %
                           
 
Grade Breakdown:
A: 90% - 100%, B:  80% - 89%, C: 70% - 79%, D: 60% - 69%, F: Below 60%
With the lowest 2 percentage points in each grade category receiving a (-) minus, and the highest 
2 percentage points in each grade category receiving a (+) plus.
 
Important Dates:
  
§         January 26, Last day to add a class
§         February 1, Last day to drop with a refund
§         March 20 – 26, Spring Break – No Classes
§         April 3, Last day to drop without a petition to your dean
§         May 8 - 13, Finals Week
 
 

Spring 2006 Registration and Academic Deadlines

 

- CLAS students must always have an accurate mailing and e-mail

address:  http:/www.cudenver.edu/registrar

 

- Students are responsible for completing financial arrangements

with financial aid, family, scholarships, etc.

 

- January 12, 2006 (5:00 pm)   Payment plan deadline for students

registering by December 16, 2005.   Students who have not applied for

financial aid are administratively dis-enrolled for non-payment on

January 13, 2006.

 

- January 19, 2005 (midnight) Last day to be added to the

wait-list for a closed course.

 

- January 17 - January 27, 2006   Students are responsible for

verifying an accurate Spring 2006 registration via SMART.

 

- January 26, 2006 (midnight)   Last day to add courses via the

web SMART system.

 

- February 1, 2006 (5:00 pm)   Last day to add 16-week structured

courses without a written petition for a late add.

This deadline does not apply to independent study, internships, and

late-starting modular courses.

 

- February 1, 2006 (5:00 pm)   Last day to drop a Spring 2006

course for tuition refund and no transcript notation.

 

- February 1, 2006 (5:00 pm)   Last day for undergraduates and

graduates to apply for May 2006 graduation.

 

- February 10, 2006 (5:00 pm)   Last day for CLAS students to add

a Spring 2006 course.  Treated as an absolute deadline.

 

- April 3, 2006 (5:00 pm)   Last day for students to drop a Spring

2006 course without college approval.

 

- April 14, 2006 (5:00 pm)   Last day for CLAS students to drop a

Spring 2006 course.  Treated as an absolute deadline.

 

- May 1, 2006 (5:00 pm)   Last day to withdraw (drop all courses)

without a written petition.

 

 
 
Incomplete Grades:
Incomplete grades (IW or IF) are not granted for low academic performance. To be eligible for an
 incomplete grade, students must
1)   Successfully complete 75% of the course,
2)   Have special circumstances that preclude the student from attending class and completing 
3)   graded assignments, and
4)   Make arrangements to complete missing assignments with the original instructor.
 
Note that Incompletes are also only given when the student is in good academic standing 
(C or better) in the course.
 
Email Addresses: All CLAS students must always have an accurate mailing and email address on 
file with the university: http://cudenver.edu/registrar
Your email address can now be used by the university for all communication needs. So if it 
is not updated already, do so immediately. 
 
Cheating: Don’t do it!! Cheating will not be tolerated, and could result in a course grade of 
F and possible expulsion from the University.
 
Final Comment: Please turn off all pagers and cell phones at the
beginning of class!
 
 
    The following is a "tentative" schedule for the semester.
              
Dates
 
Material
 
1/17 – 2/9
 
Chapter 1
 
2/14 – 2/21
 
2.1 – 2.3
 
2/23
 
2.4
 
2/28
 
  Exam I Covering Chapters 1 and 2.1 – 2.3
 
3/2 – 3/7
 
Finish Chapter 2
 
3/9 – 3/16
 
Chapter 3
 
3/21 – 3/23
 
Spring Break
 
3/28 – 4/6
 
Chapter 4
 
4/11
 
5.1
 
4/13
 
Exam II Covering 2.4, and Chapters 3 and 4
 
4/18 – 4/20
 
Finish Chapter 5
 
4/25 – 4/27
 
Portions of Chapter 6
 
5/2 – 5/4
 
Portions of Chapter 7
 
5/8 – 5/13
 
Finals Week
 
       
 
 

Homework Grading Attachment

 

 

 

Homework is graded in the following fashion:

            1st submission:

You will hand in your homework by a specified deadline (usually one week from when the problem is assigned).

For this submission, your maximum score will be 100 out of 100.

No score will be given under a 90 if this submission is accepted.

           

            2nd submission:

If your first attempt was not acceptable, you must try again. You will resubmit the problem with your first submission attached

by the next class period after receiving your graded first submission.

For this submission, your maximum score will be 90 out of 100.

No score will be given under an 80 if this submission is accepted.

 

            3rd submission:

                        Rules are the same as for second submission except

                        For this submission, your maximum score will be 80 out of 100.

                        No score will be given under a 70 if this submission is accepted.

 

            4th submission:

                        Rules are the same as for the other resubmissions except

                        For this submission, your maximum score will be 70 out of 100.

                        No score will be given under a 60 if this submission is accepted.

 

If the 4th submission is not accepted, you will receive no points on the assignment.

Also, for each assignment there will be a final due date that your final submission must be turned in by to receive credit for the assignment.