Math 117: Methods of Analysis — Fall 2026

Grading Scheme:

• Your course grade will be determined by whichever of the following two schemes gives you the higher score:
  • Scheme A: Participation: 5%, Homework: 15%, Highest of Two Midterm Grades: 35%, Final: 45%
  • Scheme B: Participation: 5%, Homework: 15%, Midterm 1: 25%, Midterm 2: 25%, Final: 30%
• The grading cutoffs are as follows: [97,100]: A+, [93,97): A, [90,93): A-, ... , [70,73): C-, [0,70): F
• If you have questions about the grading of any assignment or exam, you have one week after it is graded to request a regrade.
  

• There will two in class midterms and one in class final exam.
• There will be no retaking or rescheduling of exams under any circumstances. Since I understand that unexpected things happen (illness, family responsibilities, etc), the grading scheme allows you to drop your lowest midterm.
• In order to reduce time pressure and stress during midterms, I am giving you twice the usual amount of time to take the midterms, while keeping the number of questions the same. You will receive half of the questions on the first day and half on the second day.
• Incidences of academic dishonesty will be treated harshly.
  
  
  • Midterm 1: Monday, October 26th and Wednesday, October 28th
    
  • Midterm 2: Monday, November 16th and Wednesday, November 18th
    
  • Final Exam: Wednesday, December 9th, 8-11am
    

• In order to help motivate everyone to watch the videos before class, each class will begin with a 5 minute quiz over the material discussed in the videos. The quizzes will be straightforward if you have watched the videos and taken handwritten notes.
  
• During the quizzes, you are allowed to use your own handwritten notes (on paper or tablet), but not the textbook, the videos, the internet, or another person's notes.
  
• You must take the quiz while physically in the classroom. Incidences of academic dishonesty will be treated harshly.
  
• Quizzes will be taken via Gradescope.
• I understand that many unexpected things can happen over the course of the quarter (illness, family responsibilities, etc). Consequently, I automatically drop the four lowest quiz grades. No further exceptions will be offered.

• Homework assignments will be posted on the course website and will be due Sundays at 11:59pm.
  
• Homework will be turned in via Gradescope.
• Only problems marked with an asterisk (*) should be submitted for grading.
  
• At least one problem on each of the exams will be chosen from the non-asterisked homework problems.
  
• I understand that many unexpected things can happen over the course of the quarter (illness, family responsibilities, etc). Consequently, I automatically drop the two lowest homework grades. No further extensions will be offered.