Professor Ram's FIU Home Page

    Office: DM 419E,       Telephone: 305-348-2929
    Fax: 305-348-6158,     e-mail: ramsamuj@fiu.edu
Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae

LET NO ONE WHO IS IGNORANT OF MATHEMATICS PROCEED ANY FURTHER - Plato (427-347 BCE)

EVERYTHING SHOULD BE MADE AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT ANY SIMPLER - A. Einstein (1879-1955)

तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं | भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि | धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ||

We meditate upon the effulgent glory of the divine light; may it illumine and inspire our intellect.  (Rig Ved. 3.62:10)

अर्धाली १:  बंदौं प्रथम महीसुर्चाराना |  मोहजनित संसय सब हराना ||   (मानस: बाल १.१)

अर्धाली २:  बिनु सतसंग बिबेक न होई |  रामकृपा बिनु सुलभ न सोई ||  (मानस: बाल २.४)

Before I commence the divine tale, I first bow to the feet of the masters of wisdom on earth because they remove all doubts born of ignorance.

Wisdom dawns not without the association of the enlightened and such communion is only possible by the grace of the Supreme Lord.

Courses for SPRING 2012 at FIU

Calculus I MAC 2311.U17 - Final Exam Scores and Grades (Spring 2012)
FINAL  EXAM  for  Calculus I is on Monday, April 23rd, 2012
        from  9:45am - 11:45am in Charles Perry (PC) 331 (your regular classroom).

Calculus II MAC 2312.U11 - Final Exam Scores and Grades (Spring 2012)
FINAL  EXAM  for  Calculus II  is on Friday, April 27th, 2012
        from  9:45am - 11:45am in Charles Perry (PC) 439 (your regular classroom).

Miscellaneous Games, Puzzles & Stories

General information for ALL courses taught at FIU

1. Over-rides for getting into a full class :

We cannot give out over-rides until the first class meeting because we have to ensure that the classroom has space for everyone to whom we give an over-ride.  (The classroom is sometimes listed as TBA and changes are often made just before classes start.).   If you wish to get into a full class, please come to the first class meeting and we will try to accommodate everyone, if possible.  (Over-rides will be given out in the order of your GPA - the students with higher GPAs will get preference.  So please bring an informal copy of your transcript with you.  If you have no transcript, no over-rides will be given.)

For multi-section courses we cannot give out any over-rides unless all the sections are full.   No over-rides will be given out at, or after, the second class meeting.   In order for you to get an over-ride, I need proof that you satisfied the prerequistes for the course - only then will I be able to give your Name, Panther ID, and the Course Details to the Math Department designated Advisor (currently Prof. John Zweibel) who is the only who is allowed to enter this information into the system. Once the advisor does this, you will be able to register. Please keep in mind that the advisor may have hundreds of over-ride requests to process – so it might take up to 24 hours to get yours into the system.

2.  Cancellation of Tests or Quizzes:

If a TEST or Quiz is cancelled due to a HURRICANE or other emergency, the TEST or Quiz will be given on the first meeting of the class after the hurricane or emergency.    You should check the FIU website (if you have power) or call the FIU hotline (or the Miami-Dade Hurricane emergency hotline) for the latest updates about hurricanes.

3. Make-up Tests:

If you missed the first test in the semester for an allowable, legitimate, verifiable reason you may be able to take a make-up exam as long as you provide adequate documentation and adequate notice.   You must take the make up test on the first opportunity you get to return to school.   (The allowable reasons include medical emergencies, traffic accidents in which your car becomes non-functional on your way to the exam, and deaths in the immediate family.  As always you must provide documentation.)   If you miss a quiz or a later exam, you will not get a make-up; your others scores will instead be averaged to produce your final grade.

4. Incomplete grades:

In order to get an incomplete grade, IN, the total points in the tests or quizzes you took must add up to a total at least 50% of the total course points, you must have an overall passing grade in the tests and quizzes taken so far, and the reason you missed the Final Exam must be an allowable, legitimate, verifiable one.   You must also inform (via e-mail or phone) the professor in charge, within 2 hours after the Final Exam was administered, and provide all documentation before you take the make-up Final Exam.  Failure to provide the proper documentation by the end of the first week of the following semester will result in a zero score in the Final Exam and the grade which that entails.   You usually have until the end of the following semester to actually take the make-up Final exam but you are encouraged to do so as early as possible.   Make-up Final Exams cannot be given in the Semester break.  

5. Attendance Policy:

Class attendance is mandatory but allowances will be made for illnesses, emergencies, and officially sanctioned religious holidays (provided your professor is notified about at least 2 weeks before such holidays) as long as the total amount of absences do not exceed 40%.   If, for whatever reason, you attend less than 60% of the classes, you will automatically be assigned a failing grade and you may have to pay back the university any subsidy that you received.   (Please check with Registration & Financial Aid about this.)   If you anticipate that you will not be able to reach the 60% threshold (because of severe injury, prolonged illness, or other problems), please inform the registrar as soon as possible and try to get a withdraw or a late drop.   Your professor cannot help you in these circumstances - only the registrars can - and the earlier you tell them about the problem, the better it will be for you.

6.  Tutoring Services:

You can get help in most Mathematics courses from tutors at the Math-Stat. Department Tutoring Laboratory (GL 120, 305-348-2180) and  from other university sources such as the Learning Center for Mathematics & Statistics  (GL 120, 305-348-2180) and Multicultural Programs & Services (GC 265, 305-348-6425). A useful link for all Math Students: http://casgroup.fiu.edu/MathStatistics/pages.php?id=1138, Free Mathematics Tutoring: http://casgroup.fiu.edu/MathStatistics/pages.php?id=2989

DISCLAIMER:    The data in this homepage is considered accurate but is not guaranteed.  In this age of computer hackers there is also no guarantee that someone may not have tampered with the contents.   So if there is anything that looks fishy, or if there are last minute cancellations or changes to test dates, please check with Professor Ram first, before acting on that information. Professor Ram is not known for making last minute changes - and will only do so if absolutely necessary.   If there is ever any need for any such change he will announce it in class .

COURSE RESERVES:  Most of the very old material posted on this home page, as well as other material, can be found as hard copies in the course reserve section of the UP library.   If you enter the instructor's name or the course number after accessing "course reserves" in the library's website you will find a list of all the material under those headings.   There are some copies of very old tests and hints; and answers to homework problems that are too unwieldy to place in this homepage.  You may borrow these reserve material for use in the library for up to 2 hours and you may photocopy any part for your personal use only.

COURSES FOR FALL 2011 at FIU

Theory of Algorithms MAD 3512.U01 (84258) - Final Exam Scores and Grades (Fall 2011)
Multivariable Calculus MAC 2311.U03 (84253) - Final Exam Scores and Grades (Fall 2011)

Graduate Set Theory             MHF 5107.U01 (85691) - Independent Study Course (Fall 2011).            

COURSES FOR SPRING 2010 & FALL 2009 at FIU

Calculus I MAC 2311.U11 - Final Exam Scores and Grades (Spring 2010)

Theory of Algorithms MAD 3512.U01 - Final Exam Scores and Grades (Spring 2010)
Theory of Algorithms MAD 3512 - Final Exam Scores and Grades (Fall 2009)
Calculus II MAC 2312 - Final Exam Scores and Grades (Fall 2009)

COURSES FOR SPRING 2009 & FALL 2008 at FIU:
Theory of Algorithms MAD 3512 - Final Exam Scores and Grades (Spring 2009)
Axiomatic Set Theory MHF 4102 - Final Exam Scores and Grades (Spring 2009)
History of Mathematics MHF 3404 - Final Exam Scores and Grades (Spring 2009)
Introd to Advanced Math MAA 3200 - Final Exam Scores and Grades (Fall 2008)
Differential Equations MAP 2302 - Final Exam Scores and Grades (Fall 2008)

                OTHER COURSES RECENTLY TAUGHT AT FIU:
Calculus I Calculus II Multivariable Calculus
Differential Equations Introd to Advanced Math Advanced Analysis I
Graph Theory Combinatorics Theory of Algorithms
Axiomatic Set Theory Mathematical Logic History of Math

                OTHER COURSES TAUGHT AT FIU:
Introduction to Analysis Discrete Mathematics Linear Algebra
Graduate Real Analysis Graduate Set Theory Graduate Math Logic
Independent Study course #1 Independent study course #2

Puzzles Math Jokes Math Limericks
Video clips Miscellaneous

NOTE:  Many of the files for old tests and solutions for courses that I am not currently teaching are temporarily removed because they take up a lot of my allocated webspace.    So those links will lead nowhere.    I keep the links so I can just put back the files (and remove others) and then gain access when I teach those particular courses.   Also most of the links in the last group above lead nowhere because this homepage is still (and, probably, will always be) under construction.  Buena suerte y que dios los bendiga.