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Last update: May 11, 2016 - 7:20 AM
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Math 148 Announcements

Date posted   Message
5/11/2016 Index card size for the final exam: You may bring a card of size up to 5 x 8 inches, not 4 x 6 inches: I had committed to that larger size in the syllabus.
5/11/2016 Solutions to quizzes 1-11 have been posted to the course materials page.
4/23/2016 Homework 12 has been posted.
4/18/2016 Anonymous grades have been re-posted: quiz 2 for section 2 was all zeroes.
4/18/2016 Anonymous grades have been posted to the Math 148 website: Check out the "Grades" tab.
4/17/2016 Homework 11 has been posted.
4/9/2016 a. Homework 10 has been posted.
b. Math 148 Exam 3 early heads-up: Focus is on ch.18-24. Index card (4x6 inches) and calculator policy are unchanged. If you need a makeup exam for an eligible event that is taking place on Wed, 4/27, ask for it by an email that includes in the subject the phrase "request makeup for exam 3" and in the message text the reason. Send this email no later than Fri, 4/22 both to your instructor AND your section TA.
3/18/2016 Homework 9 has been amended: assignments for ch.19 are 1, 2, 6, 11a, 11b, 11c on page 351 of the text.
3/18/2016 Homework 9 has been posted.
3/22/2016 Exam 2 given to students in sections A-01 and A-02 will be re-graded and it is possible that you will gain additional points. Check your email for the full announcement! Only students who have gotten back their exam in their Tuesday morning section are affected!
3/22/2016 As previously announced there will be lecture this Friday, March 25, 2016 but it will be optional in the following sense: I shall lecture about probability models that are not tied to a box, in particular how to interpret the normal curve as an item that is tied to the normal distribution, a probability model that cannot be described by a box. Those who have attended calculus in some form or shape and understand the concept of limits to describe approximation and may even have seen how integrals describe area will have a leg up, but I shall illustrate all concepts with pictures in addition to writing down formulas.
This subject matter will not be on any quiz or exam. Attendance will not be taken and there will be no lecture quiz on Friday.
3/18/2016 a. Homework 8 has been posted.
b. The "Schedule" link of this web site erroneously stated that there would be no lecture on Friday, March 25. I double-checked the academic calendar and it states that classes will recess at 1:00 PM that day which is after lecture. There will be class this coming Friday.
3/12/2016 a. Homework 7 has been posted.
b. Math 148 Exam 2: Focus is on ch.9-18. Index card and calculator policy are unchanged. If you need a makeup exam for an eligible event that is taking place on Mon, 3/21, ask for it by an email that includes in the subject the phrase "request makeup for exam 2" and in the message text the reason. Send this email no later than Wed, 3/16.
3/5/2016 Homework 6 has been posted.
3/1/2016 a. Math 148 Final Exam: Monday, May 16, 12:50 PM - 2:50 PM in GW 69 (West Gym)
a. Math 148 Final Exam makeup: Tuesday, May 17, 10:25 AM - 12:25 PM in WH-309 (Whitney Hall)
2/27/2016 Homework 5 has been posted.
2/13/2016 a. Your score for exam 1 was posted on Thursday to BB.
b. Homework 4 has been posted. Careful: your book might have an error in problem 1, ch.10, p.176!
2/13/2016 Exam 1 this coming Wednesday: a. So far NOBODY has emailed the instructor for a makeup exam due to a planned absence that entitles you to a makeup. Reminder to athletes: You also have to issue a written request. The form you gave me is only used to check your request against the list of potential dates given there.
b. If you become sick then you must provide a doctor's note written on or before the date of the exam.
c. Index cards: size up to 4 x 6 (about a quarter page). You can write and/or glue printed material on both sides. Index cards will be collected with the exam.
d. Calculators: Review the syllabus for what's allowed. Bring a spare or at least spare batteries as you are NOT allowed to share calculators. Also bring a spare pen.
e. Those who are entitled to extra time will go with the instructor to WH 130 and finish up the exam there.
2/13/2016 Homework 3 has been posted. It also contains reading assignments!
2/6/2016 Homework 2 has been posted. It also contains reading assignments!
2/6/2016 Clarification concerning lecture quizzes: You may get a lecture quiz and a discussion quiz during the same week and the lecture quiz may serve double duty to track attendance.
1/30/2016 Changes to the syllabus were made concerning quizzes. Be sure to check the version posted on this website
1/30/2016 Homework 1 has been posted.
1/28/2016 The helproom schedule has been posted on the home page.
1/20/2016 Change of TAs: a. TA for sections A2 and A6 is Danyu Zhang. b. TA for sections A3 and A7 is Tianqi Zhang.