An opportunity to review ideas from class, work on the homework,
and interact with peers. Although all students are expected to
attend at least one tutorial per week, everyone is welcome to
attend both on
During remote delivery, participation will be incentivized.
Each week, students can earn up to 2 points (with a maximum total
of 10): 1 point will be awarded to students who have their camera
on during the lectures or ask a good question, 1 point will be
awarded to students who actively participate in a tutorial, and up
to 2 points will be awarded to students who pose reasonable
questions or post answers on the discussion forum.
Homework
There will be two kinds of homework.
Exercises give you a chance to practice and refine your
skills. Doing the assigned exercises is vitally important—to
learn mathematics, one must solve problems. They will not be
collected or graded. The recommended exercises from the textbook
are listed in the lecture schedules.
Problem sets consist of approximately 3
questions per week. Intended to be the hardest in the course,
they may ask you to apply a technique in a novel context or
combine concepts that you have only seen before in isolation.
Problem sets are posted in PDF. Your browser can be trained to
open these files with the free program
Acrobat
Reader (or other
PDF
viewer).
Solutions to each problem set will be submitted via the
Crowdmark system. Students registered in the class
will automatically have an account. Instructions for using this
software are
available.
The solution to each problem must be uploaded
separately. Solutions are due on Fridays before 17:00;
late homework will receive no credit. Your best ten
solution sets per term will determine your homework grade.
Writing
We write to communicate. Please bear this in mind as you
complete assignments, tests, and exams. Work must be neat and
legible to receive consideration. You must explain your work
in order to obtain full credit; an assertion is not an
answer.
Academic Integrity
Students are responsible for familiarizing themselves with all of the
regulations concerning academic integrity and for ensuring that their
assignments and their behaviour conform to the
principles of academic
integrity. Students are welcome to discuss problems, but should write up
the solutions individually. Students must explicitly acknowledge any
assistance including books, software, technology, websites, students,
friends, professors, references, etc.
Accommodations
The instructors are committed to achieving full accessibility for people
with disabilities. Part of this commitment includes arranging academic
accommodations for students with disabilities to ensure they have an
equitable opportunity to participate in all of their academic
activities. If you are a student with a disability and think you may
need academic accommodations, then you are strongly encouraged to
contact an instructor and the
Queenʼs Student Accessibility Services (QSAS) as
early as possible.
Licensing
Materials generated by the instructors of this course may not be
used for commercial advantage or monetary compensation. Some material
is clearly copyrighted and may not be reproduced or retransmitted
in any form without express written consent. Other material,
licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0
International License, may be remix, adapt, or build upon it, as
long as appropriate credit is given and the new creation is distributed
under the identical terms.
Technology
Students are encouraged to use calculators and computer
algebra systems to explore linear algebra. However, these aids
will not be allowed during the tests and exams.
