CPSC 303: Numerical Approximation and Discretization
2016/2017 Winter Term 2 (January-April 2017)
MWF 12-1pm, Dempster (DMP) 301
Grading: The plan is to have roughly 8-9 written homework assignments,
1 midterm exam, and 1 final exam.
- Your grade will be determined approximately by the following scheme:
- assignments: 40%
- midterm exam: 15%
- final exam: 45%
- You must have a pass standing in the homework component of the course.
Failure to comply with this requirement or failure to write the midterm exam without a justified documented reason may result in
ineligibility to write the final exam and/or an eventual final grade lower than the one computed by the above formula.
- The instructor reserves the right to modify the grading scheme at any time if necessary.
Clicker bonus: Students who register their clicker/REEF and correctly answer at least 70% of the in class clicker questions during the term will receive an extra 1% on their grade. Clicker bonus questions start on Friday, January 20, 12pm.
Midterm exam: The midterm exam date is on Wednesday, February 15, 12:00-12:50pm, in FRDM 153. Please bring your student ID and be in class on time. You are allowed one side of a letter-sized (216mm × 279mm) sheet with handwritten notes. No other material or accessories are allowed.
The midterm exam will cover material from numerical algorithms and errors, polynomial interpolation, and piecewise polynomial interpolation.
- Failure to write the midterm exam without a justified documented reason may result in
ineligibility to write the final exam and/or an eventual final grade lower than the one computed by the above formula.
Students who miss the midterm due to an illness must provide a doctor's note to
the instructor. There is no makeup midterm exam.
If you have missed the midterm exam for a justified reason, the weight for that midterm is transferred to the final exam, in a way that will be determined by the instructor.
Final exam: The final exam date is on Wednesday, April 26, 8:30-11:00am, in DMP 310. Please bring your student ID and be in class on time. You are allowed one letter-sized (216mm × 279mm) sheet (both sides) with handwritten notes. No other material or accessories are allowed. The final exam will cover material from the entire course.
- Students who miss the final exam must follow the procedure of
their Faculty to request a deferred exam. Students may be refused
permission to sit a deferred exam if they have not demonstrated
sufficient prior work in the course.