Math 215/Math 215/Student's Guide

Student's Responsibilities	Attend all lectures and labs. Staying home and just reading the book or a friend's notes is a recipe for disaster. Experience shows that doing this will result in a poor grade or even failing the course. Read the textbook and lab manual ahead of time. To fully benefit from a lecture or a lab assignment you must read the material in advance. Stay on top of the material, not behind. Your instructor will be counting on you to read the text. You may be required to learn topics which will not be formally discussed in the classroom. Promptly do the homework problems. Doing the homework is the best way to be prepared for the exams. You are encouraged to work with other students in the course. Participate in class and lab sessions. Ask relevant questions and try to participate in any activities that your instructor initiates. Seek help immediately if you are having problems understanding the material. Attend your instructor's office hours, or the office hours of any 215 GSI or instructor. This is particularly important during the fast-paced Spring term. Behave responsibly during the lecture. Arrive to your seat on time and remain until the class ends. On the rare occasions when you must leave early or arrive late, please be as quiet as possible. Refrain from talking, reading the newspaper or otherwise distracting your classmates.
Study Tips	Read the book. Really really read it. Sit down and read it. Carefully. Again. And again. It's truly an excellent book. Recopy your notes. Speak to your instructor about things that are still unclear. Participate in a study group.
Academic Dishonesty	As you surely know violating the Code of Academic Conduct can have serious consequences. Some examples of cheating, as stated in the LS&A Code of Academic Conduct, include: Submitting work that has been previously submitted in another term or another section of the course. Using information from another student or another student's paper on an examination which is supposed to be individual work. Altering a test after it has been returned, and then resubmitting the work claiming that it was improperly graded.