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Last update: December 17, 2016 - 12:00 PM
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Math 148 Announcements

Date posted   Message
12/17/2016     Your final exam grade and your letter grade should be on BB before Sunday morning.
Your grades have already been entered into the registrar's database (BU Brain).
Best wishes from your instructor and your TAs
12/02/2016     The following went out by email on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 10:55 AM:
1. Final Exam: Wednesday, December 14 5:40 PM - 7:40 PM in LH 001
2. Final Exam makeup: Thursday, December 15 11:05 AM -- 1:05 PM in WH 100E (Whitney Hall: Math building)
    Deadline to apply (by email - cc your TA!): Thursday December 1
3. Reminder: Thursday, December 8 follows the __Monday__ schedule: I will hold a regular lecture at 8:30 in LH 8
11/14/2016     Homework 13 has been re-posted with corrected page numbers.
11/14/2016     Homework 13 has been posted. Due in session the week after Thanksgiving!.
11/14/2016     Homework 12 has been reposted: homework for ch.22 was meant to be for ch.26 of the book.
Make every effort to have your hwk ready for discussion section: Significance testing WILL BE ON EXAM 3, so you need the practice.
11/12/2016     Homework 12 has been posted to the Homework web page. Due next week in discussion section.
11/05/2016     Homework 11 has been posted to the Homework web page. Due next week in discussion section.
10/29/2016     a. Deadline for withdrawal from this course is Monday, October 31 in the afternoon (not midnight!) b. Homework 10 has been posted to the Homework web page. Due next week in discussion section.
10/22/2016     a. The grades for exam 2 have been posted to BB. b. Homework 9 has been posted to the Homework web page. Due next week in discussion section.
10/15/2016     Homework 8 has been posted to the Homework web page. Due next week in discussion section.
b. Exam 2 this Wednesday: What's on the exam: Focus is on ch.10-17.3 but you must know the techniques taught earlier to work some of the problems.
b1. Index cards and calculators: see syllabus. Do not forget your calculator. You cannot share!
b2. Be there 10 minutes early: we start on time at 8:30, but do not enter the lecture hall until we give permission!
10/8/2016     Additional problems for homework 7 have been posted to the Homework web page.
10/8/2016     Homework 7 has been posted to the Homework web page. Due next week in discussion section.
10/2/2016     Final Exam: Wednesday, December 14, 5:40 PM - 7:40 PM in LH 001
Final Exam makeup: Thursday, December 15; time and location TBD
10/1/2016     Homework 6 has been posted to the Homework web page. Due next week: If your section is on Thursday, that's when you turn it in.
If your section is on Tuesday, bring it to the helproom WHEN ONE OF THE MATH 148 TAs IS ON DUTY. Do so before noon on Thursday, October 6
9/24/2016     Homework 5 has been posted to the Homework web page. Due next week in discussion section.
9/17/2016     a. Homework 4 has been posted to the Homework web page. Due next week in discussion section.
b. Exam 1 this Wednesday: What's on the exam: ch.1-6 and 8-9.
b1. Index cards and calculators: see syllabus. Do not forget your calculator. You cannot share!
b2. Be there 10 minutes early: we start on time at 8:30, but do not enter the lecture hall until we give permission!
9/10/2016     Homework 3 has been posted to the Homework web page. Due next week in discussion section.
9/2/2016     a.Homework 2 has been posted to the Homework web page. Due next week in discussion section.
b.No lecture this coming Monday!
c.The add drop deadline has been set for Wednesday, September 7.
8/30/2016     a. The help room for Math 147/148 in WH 234 is now active.
b. Check the Course material page for lecture notes on selected topics
8/27/2016     Homework 1 has been posted to the Homework web page. Due next week in discussion section.
8/24/2016     a. Calculator recommendations in syllabus (website version only!) and Q&A page.
b. Massive updates to Q&A page concerning absence and other topics. Be sure to review the entire page!
c. Modification to calculator policy in syllabus and Q&A: No graphing calculators are allowed
8/23/2016     Blackboard now has Welcome message and syllabus.
8/21/2016 Fall 2016: Note that discussion sections will be held on Thursday, August 25, before the first lecture on Friday, August 26!