Spring 2002 M953 Policy Statement

Time: 12:30-1:20 M W F
Room: Oldfather Hall 204

Instructor: Brian Harbourne
Office: 935 Oldfather Hall
Tel.: 2-4476
Email: bharbour@math.unl.edu
Web: http://www.math.unl.edu/~bharbour


Office Hours: Tentatively 2:00-3:00 p.m. M W F and 
by appointment, but feel free to drop by my office anytime.
If I'm busy, we can make an arrangement for later. 

Text: "Algebraic Curves", by W. Fulton.

Homework: There will be weekly homework assignments. As I get to know your backgrounds better, I'll try to individualize the assignments, so not everybody will get the same assignment.

Here are the assignments:

Homework Assignment 1 


Homework Assignment 2

Homework Assignment 3

Homework Assignment 4

Homework Assignment 5

Homework Assignment 6

Homework Assignment 7

Homework Assignment 8
Semester Grades:
               Homework                          100 points each
               Participation                      50 points

               Total                             150 points


Final Exam: There will be no final, but we may use part of the final time slot for an additional class, in case we need to make up a class.


Departmental Grading Appeals Policy: Students who believe their academic evaluation has been prejudiced or capricious have recourse for appeals to (in order) the instructor, the departmental chair, the departmental appeals committee, and the college appeals committee.