MAT 342 Syllabus

MAT 342 Exams

Instructor: Başak Gürel

Email, Office, Phone: basak at math.sunysb.edu, Math Tower 3-114, (631) 632-8261

Office hours: Tuesday 2:00-4:00pm and Wednesday 11:00am-12:00pm, in Math Tower 3-114

Recitation Section: Thursday 4:00-5:00pm in Grad Chem 123; (to possibly continue till 6:00pm)

• Prerequisites

  In order to take MAT 342, you must have passed MAT 203 or MAT 205 or AMS 261 and MAT 303 or MAT 305 or AMS 361 with grade C or better. Also, you must have passed MAT 200. (If you do not meet these requirements and have an exceptional situation, you must ask for the permission of the instructor.)

• Lectures

     TuTh    9:50-11:10am    Lgt Engr Lab 154

• The textbook

     Complex Variables and Applications (McGraw-Hill, 7th edition) by James W. Brown and Ruel V. Churchill.

• Course material

  First seven chapters of the textbook, with possible additions and exceptions, will be covered in this course. You should read the assigned sections before the lectures. See the syllabus for a (tentative) week by week list of the sections covered.

• Homework

  Homework will be collected on Thursdays starting Feb 23rd.

  See the syllabus for the list of assigned exercises. Homework will be collected each week in class on Tuesdays, starting from Jan 31st. If you cannot make it to the class then you may bring it to my office the same day in the afternoon. (If I am not in please slide your homework under the door.) Late homework will not be accepted under any circumstances.

  Here are the solutions to the selected homework problems, prepared by Ki Song.

• Exams

  There are three exams in MAT 342: two midterms (in class), and a comprehensive final exam. The dates for these exams are tentatively:

  Midterm I	February 28, Tuesday (in class)
  Midterm II	April 18, Tuesday (in class)
  Final Exam	May 16, Tuesday; Time: 8:00-10:30am

  IMPORTANT: Please note that exam dates and times are not flexible and there will be no make-up exams. It is your responsibility to arrange your schedule to be able to take the exams at the scheduled times. Absences from exams due to illness or personal crisis must be adequately documented, in which case the average of the remaining exam scores will replace the score of an exam missed.

  Grading Policy (updated on April 27, 2006)

  Final course grade will be determined by the highest of the following two grading schemes:

  (1)   Midterm I - 25%,    Midterm II - 25%,    Final Exam - 35%,    Homework - 15%

  (2)   Final Exam - 100%

  Important Dates

  You may find the information on important dates such as the last day for add-drop (with or without grade W) in the Official University School Calendar posted in the university registrar's page.

  Extra help

  Math Learning Center:

  The Math Learning Center is located in Room S-240A in the Mathematics Building, Floor S. MLC hours are MTuW 10-9, Th 10-6, F 10-2. It is staffed by experienced mathematics tutors, including professors, graduate students, and advanced undergraduate students. Students may drop in, without an appointment. Your recitation instructor will hold at least one office hour per week at the Math Learning Center. Check out the Math Learning Center website for more information.

If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability that may impact your course work, please contact Disability Support Services, ECC (Educational Communications Center) Building, room 128, (631) 632-6748. They will determine with you what accommodations are necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation is confidential. Students requiring emergency evacuation are encouraged to discuss their needs with their professors and Disability Support Services. For procedures and information, go to the following web site: http://www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/fire/disabilities.shtml