TCU Math Grad Seminar

Math 60970
Section 971
Summer 2023

Instructor: Dr. Ken Richardson
Office hours: Make an appointment for zoom or in the office -- text/email me.
Office location: TUC 358 (same as math office), or
Zoom: https://tcu.zoom.us/my/kenrichardson

Mobile Will give you that verbally.
E-mail

Grad Seminar class times:
usually 1-3 Thu, 2-4 Fri.
Classroom: Zoom (see above link)

Textbook:
All materials for the course are free and available on the class website:
https://faculty.tcu.edu/richardson/_gs/
During Summer 2023 we will prepare for the Graduate Preliminary Exams. See https://faculty.tcu.edu/richardson/Prelims/ to access study materials.

Course Description and Goals:
The purpose of this course is to understand all the concepts necessary to do well in the Prelim exams, and to be able to produce correct proofs concerning these concepts.

Computer, Software:
We will use the computer and the web in this class, including video conferencing.

Grading:

The final grade for this course will be determined as follows:

Homework 60%  
Final Project 40% Tue, Aug 1

Your weighted course average x determined by your scores and the percentages above will be used to determine the final grade G(x) by the table below:

x in implies G(x) is
[92,∞) A
[90,92) A-
[88,90) B+
[82,88) B
[80,82) B-
[78,80) C+
[70,78) C
[0,70) F

Attendance and Homework: Your attendance is expected at all class meetings. Homework is assigned on the web site, due at 11:59 pm in in an email to me on the calendar date where it is posted. Homework should be done individually, but it is OK to discuss general questions with other students.

The last day to withdraw from the class is July 13. The last day to select the Pass/No Credit option is July 14.

Other Important Information:

See the TCU Policies and Resources.

Participation, Engagement, and Attendance
Attendance in our class meetings is required. I will excuse absences that are due to documented illness or are Official University Absences. If you are going to be absent for any other reason, you will need to consult with me before the anticipated absence in order to possibly have the absence excused by me. By TCU policy, if you will need to be absent at any point due to a religious holiday or observance not recognized by the official TCU calendar, you should contact me about this within the first two weeks of the semester. Cameras must be on during zoom meetings.

Class meetings will be recorded, for use by the class only.

Late Work
I will excuse work that is late due to a documented illness or an Official University Absence. If you are going to turn in work late for any other reason, you will need to consult with me ahead of the due date to possibly have the deadline extended.

If you do turn in late work that has not been excused late as described in the previous paragraph, you will receive a zero on the assignment and will not have an opportunity to make it up.