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Phone: (407) 823-6284;   Fax: (407) 823-6253;   MAP  207 MAS 3105 .4 MATRIX LINEAR ALGEBRA Spring 2001 , 4 credit hours INSTRUCTOR Dr. Alexander Tovbis OFFICE MAP 218 OFFICE HOURS MW, 13:00-13:50 and 20:50-21:40 W, 18:00-18:50 PHONE 823-3273 EMAIL atovbis@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu CLASS LOCATION    MAP 407 CLASS TIMES 19:00-20:45 TEXTBOOK Elementary Linear Algebra and Matrices by R.M. Caron & F.L. Salzmann ATTENDANCE POLICY Please inform the instructor in advance if you plan to miss a class, if you need to leave early or if you are expecting to be late. Attendance will be checked randomly. At the discretion of the instructor, attendance could affect a "borderline" grade. TESTS There will be 3 tests, of 50 min. length. Exams are 100 pts. each, the final is 200 pts, the remaining 100 pts. come from quizzes. 25% of your quizzes with the lowest scores will be dropped. The tentative schedule is: Test 1 - Jan. 31 Test 2 - Feb. 26 Test 3 - Mar. 28. GRADING POLICY 540-600 A 480-539 B 420-479 C 360-419 D below 360 F You can earn up to 600 pts. Exams are 100 pts. each, the final is 200 pts, the remaining 100 pts. come from quizzes. 25% of your quizzes with the lowest scores will be dropped. GRADING SCALE Average Grade 90 - 100% A 80 - 89% B 70 - 79% C 60 - 69% D 0 - 59% F IMPORTANT DATES Add Drop: Jan. 12; Withdrawal: Mar. 2 Final: April 25, 19:00. OTHER INFORMATION Course policy: We need to cover approximately four sections per week. Tests are comprehensive. There are no make-up tests. In the case of a legitimate excuse (to be determined by the instructor) score for the missed test will be substituted by the score of the last test in the course. Graded tests are to be retained until the end of the course. Quizzes are based on the home assignment problems and will be given at the instructor's discretion.