Assessment: Homework will follow lecture topics. There will be approximately seven or eight problem sheets issued every 1-2 weeks, cumulatively constituting 65% of the total grade, a take-home, open-book mid-term exam for 15% of the total grade, and one take-home open-book term paper at the end of the course, constituting the remaining 20% of the assessment.
Honor Code and Pledge: You are encouraged to discuss the course material with other students and/or instructors/faculty. You may also discuss approaches to solving homework problems with other students. However, your homework write-up is to be your own work, displaying your personal understanding. In contrast, exams are not to be discussed at all with other students, and are subject to the provisions of the Rice Honor Code. Please verify this by writing the word "pledge" and your signature on the in-class exam and the end of term paper. Enquiries about the exams should be directed only to Dr. Baring.