Students are expected to exercise due diligence in all course-related activities. Read below for a clarification of what this means:

Due diligence is a measure of prudence, activity, assiduity, effort, expediency, and/or disclosure, as is properly to be expected from, and ordinarily exercised by, a reasonable and prudent person under the particular circumstances.

This singular theme covers most of the guidelines and expectations regarding your attendance, performance, conduct, and communication, in all of your interactions, both with me and those of your fellow classmates.

If a student fails to be duly diligent, he or she may forfeit any and all rights, privileges and/or opportunities for consideration in connection with the particular circumstances, and in some cases, the student's grade can even be penalized (in an appropriate manner deemed by the instructor). On the other hand, the instructor will generally be very sympathetic and accommodating to students with special needs and/or unusual circumstances if they fully disclose such and do so in a timely manner.

Assignments are expected to be professionally written. Hand-written solutions need to be easy to read. Always show your work! A good benchmark for how much detail to show is to write your solutions in such a way that you will be able to look at them 6 months later and understand what you have done. In addition, students should observe the following:

• Staple your assignment before you hand it in. This reduces confusion and helps reduce the risk of something getting lost.
• Please do not hand in paper that has been ripped out of a wire bound folder; your assignment might stick to others.
• Do not work in columns. A horizontal line should intersect at most one problem.
• Spread your work out. It's far better to use too much paper than too little.

Assignments that are difficult to read, navigate, or understand will be returned ungraded. The first offense will result in a warning and you may be required to rewrite your assignment. Subsequent offenses may result in grade penalization deemed appropriate by the instructor.

Homework assignments are due at the beginning of class on the date due. It is expected that assignments will be handed-in on-time. If something catastrophic happens, which keeps a student from being able to turn-in an assignment on-time, then by disclosing notice in a timely manner, he or she can still be duly diligent and thus be eligible for special consideration. In such cases, we can usually make other arrangements. Examples include, among other things, documented university excused absences like: a death in the family, military duty, court appearances, prolonged illnesses, etc. In general, late homework assignments will not be accepted without instructor approval.

If a student needs any special consideration during this course, he or she is expected to contact me in a timely manner (time if of the essence). Examples include: exam conflicts, health problems, personal problems, etc. By informing me early on, I will do everything I can to help you.

Unless specified otherwise, students are permitted to collaborate with each other on assignments. However, they must indicate somewhere on the assignment the names of those with whom they collaborated. Failure to fully disclose all collaborations is considered academic misconduct. The instructor reserves the right to bar any student or group of students from collaborating with certain individuals, parties, or other resources, if he feels it is in the best interests of the student. Along these lines, limits on the number of people with whom the student is allowed to collaborate can also be set by the instructor.

I fully support and sustain all aspects of the BYU honor code. Students are expected to do the same.

BYU's policy against sexual harassment extends not only to employees of the university but to students as well. If you encounter sexual harassment, gender-based discrimination, or other inappropriate behavior, please talk to your professor, contact the Equal Employment Office at 422-5895, or contact the Honor Code Office at 422-2847.

BYU is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified persons with disabilities. If you have any disability that may adversely affect your success in this course, please contact the Services for Students with Disabilities Office at 422-2767. Services deemed appropriate will be coordinated with the student and instructor by that office.

The study of mathematics requires a degree of concentration and focus that is exceptional. Having small children in class is often a distraction that degrades the educational experience for the whole class. Please make other arrangements for child care rather than bringing children to class with you. If there are extenuating circumstances, please talk with your instructor in advance.