Reports: Three class reports will each count 20\% of
the total grade. The due dates for the reports are September 27,
November 3 and December 8. Late papers will be downgraded 1 letter
grade for each week they are overdue.
Some possible topics for the term papers are posted here and you can email me if you have another topic to suggest (if
approved, I will add those topics to the online list for everyone to
consider). You may not pick the same topic twice or three times. The
topics will reflect the course material and themes.
Their length should be about 8 double-spaced typed pages, not counting
figures and tables, but this is not a hard and fast rule. Typing or
word-processing is required. In emergencies, to avoid a downgrade, I
will accept papers by email, but hardcopies should be delivered soon
afterwards. In contrast to the homeworks, I insist that you work on
these papers individually. Obviously, if you copy someone else's
report, in whole or in part, you will be held accountable and each
case will be reported to the student judiciary. You may submit a plan
or outline to me for comments/suggestions prior to completing your
paper, but these will take me up to 3 days to return, so plan
accordingly. Alternatively, you may discuss your paper with me during
office hours or other arranged times at your convenience. For each
paper, it is expected that you should find at least three, and
preferably more, recent (i.e., within the last 5 years) sources on
which to base your report. Books and magazine or newspaper articles
are acceptable, as are internet web pages if you identify your sources
and conclude they are providing reliable information. TV
documentaries are not acceptable sources of information. Your report
should not use the required or supplementary texts as primary
references; this will lead to downgrading.
Footnotes and detailed referencing are not required, but your paper
must include a bibliography containing the sources from which material
was taken. If you use figures or tables, you must identify their source.
The papers will be graded on the basis of originality, effort,
clarity, and relevance to the course. Book reports or
rehashes of class notes or readings are not acceptable.
Plagiarism - Copying from currently or previously submitted
papers or homeworks, copying directly from the WWW without
attribution, or copying part of an article or book without reference
will result in an "F" for the report or homework and a complaint will
be filed with the student judiciary.
If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability
that may impact your ability to carry out assigned course work,
contact the staff in the Disabled
Student Services office (DSS), 128 Educational Communications
Center, 632-6748/9. DSS will review your concerns and determine with
you what accommodations are necessary and DSS will advise me. All
information and documentation of disability is confidential.
Stony Brook University expects students to maintain standards of
personal integrity that are in harmony with the educational goals of
the institution; to observe national, state, and local laws and
University regulations; and to respect the rights, privileges, and
property of other people. Faculty are required to report to the Office of
Judicial Affairs any disruptive behavior that interrupts their
ability to teach, compromises the safety of the learning environment,
and/or inhibits students' ability to learn.
Each student must pursue his or her academic goals honestly and be
personally accountable for all submitted work. Representing another
person's work as your own is always wrong. Any suspected instance of
academic dishonesty will be reported to the Academic Judiciary. For
more comprehensive information on academic integrity, including
categories of academic dishonesty, please refer to the
academic
judiciary website.
Homework # 1, due 8 Sep
Homework # 2, due 15 Sep
Homework # 3, due 22 Sep
Homework # 4, due 6 Oct
Homework # 5, due 13 Oct
Homework # 6, due 20 Oct
Homework # 7, due 1 Nov
Homework # 8, due 8 Nov
Homework # 9, due 17 Nov
Homework # 10, due 1 Dec
Homework # 11, due 8 Dec
The lecture schedule is
approximate. Alterations will be announced in class. Because we will
not follow the textbooks rigorously in sequence, the chapters
associated with each lecture are approximate. Additional material
beyond the text will also be developed during the lectures.
Much of that material will be
posted below as pdf files.
LECTURE NOTES (Still under construction, will be
continuously updated. Lecture notes beyond the current lecture are not
necessarily accurate and may be revised.)
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