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Petition Type: New
ID: 11553
Submitted: February 13, 2024 at 11:52:36 AM
First Name: Marni
Last Name: Phillipson
Pronoun: she/her
Preferred Name: Marni
Student Number: 20213410
Email: 19mp49@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BSH
Plan: MATH
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Add a course after the academic deadline, Waive the 21-day or one term deadline
Code: MATH 418
Term: Winter
Year: 2024
Petition Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor's Name: Professor Ram Murty
Section/Class Number: 418-001
Province / Region: Eastern Ontario
Exam Centre: Kingston
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Last year I took the first number theory course MATH 311 and I loved it. I also did very well in the course and ended with 100%. The course introduced me to number theory as a field of math. When it was time for course selection, I didn't want to go to math grad school so which math courses I was enrolled in didn't matter too much. But now I've changed my mind and really want to attend math grad school, specifically for the field of number theory. However I will not be able to succeed in this program unless I take the 4th year number theory course MATH 418. I spoke to the course instructor Professor Ram Murty and the Department Head Professor Peter Taylor and they agree that it is very important for my future career that I take this course. Additionally Professor Peter Taylor knows me as a student and emphasized his confidence that with hard work I'll be able to succeed in this course and how important it is that I take this course for credit in order to get accepted into number theory grad school programs.
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: I am requesting to add MATH 418 to my course schedule. The midterm is after reading week, so all I've missed so is one assignment. Over reading week I plan on spending every day going over the course material and completing the assignment I missed in order to be completely caught up and write the midterm with the rest of the class when I get back. I know it will require a lot of hard work to catch up but I am confident I will be able to. I am a very hard working and capable student which is reflected in my 4.3 gpa. Additionally, a lot of the beginning of this course is review from MATH 311, a class I took last year and ended with 100%, meaning that I have good background knowledge which will help me understand the course material more quickly. When I spoke to the course instructor Professor Ram Murty and the Department Head Professor Peter Taylor, and outlined my academic plan they were also confident that I will be able to catch up.
Documentation
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