Instructor:
John Baldwin, 417 SEO, 312-413-2149
E-mail: jbaldwin@uic.edu
Webpage for this course:
http://www.math.uic.edu/~jbaldwin/math300/index.html
64840 Monday 9:00 309 TH
64869 Monday 10:00 308 TH
Office Hours: 11:00 AM M, 1:30-2:30 T W or by
appointment.
This is a one-credit course that meets one hour per
week.
Prerequisites:
Math 210 with a grade of C or
better
English 160 and 161, English
Composition
Students must be majors in the Department of
Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science.
The last day to
add or drop this course is Friday
January 24. LAS students are
allowed four (lifetime) “free” drops between
the second week and 5th week.
This course aims to produce mathematical writers. Three essays, each five or six pages long,
are assigned. Each of these essays will
be revised at least once. These essays
are the basis for 60% of the course grade.
The remaining 40% is based on shorter writing assignments (25%) and on
class participation (15%). All three essays must be completed in order
to receive a passing grade in the course.
Follow these steps for each of the three essays. Exact dates for each assignment are (will be
posted elsewhere).
1) Submit a
half-page outline of the essay.
2) Two weeks
after the outline is approved, turn in a first draft of the paper. The paper should be five or six pages long
and be written with normal formatting on 8 ˝ by 11 paper. Turn in the outline along with this
draft. The instructor will read and
comment on this draft.
3) Submit a
revised and corrected second draft within one week of receiving the comments
from the instructor on the first draft.
Turn in the annotated first draft along with this revision.
The grade for the paper will be based on the final
accepted version.
Because of the many revisions that will be made,
students are required to type their papers using a word processing system on a
computer. The system used should be able to handle mathematical symbols, or at
least be able to manage subscripts and superscripts. For example, Word and WordPerfect have these capabilities. Students who do not have home computers
with suitable word processing programs might want to use UIC computer
facilities. Students are encouraged to
use the mathematical typesetting program TeX.
An introduction to TeX will be given during the semester.
Students with Disabilities: Students with disabilities who require accommodations for access and participation in this
course must be registered with the Office of Disability Services (ODS). Please contact ODS at (312)413-2103 (voice) or
(312)413-0123 (TTY).
Feel free to e-mail me at jbaldwin@uic.edu or phone to make an appointment to discuss any difficulties that arise.
If for any reason you miss class, contact the instructor
by phone or e-mail to find out what you missed.