| Topic |
Issue |
| General |
Q:
I am a student with a disability/an athlete
and need special accommodations.
A:
Send me an email with the filled and signed form.
Athletes: your coach or team director,
Students with disabilities: see the syllabus,
"Students with disabilities" paragraph.
I'll review this form before I sign it.
If there are no issues I'll bring it to my next lecture.
If you have a disability, chances are that I want to talk
to you in person to understand better how I can accommodate you,
possibly in excess to what your form requests.
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| General |
Q:
I want to switch from this section into another one.
Is it possible that I will lose my spot in this one and not get one
in the one I want?
A:
The short answer is YES, even if you are careful.
See the top of the
Advice
page for the results of a conversation I had
with our admins in January, 2019.
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| Exams |
Q:
Are there some practice problems for the exams?
A:
Chapter 20 of the MF doc contains some sample problems.
This is work in progress. I plan to add more problems in the future.
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| Exams |
Q:
Are the exams cumulative? What about the quizzes?
A:
a.
The midterms and quizzes are not cumulative in the sense that you
will be asked almost exclusively about the material since the last
midterm or quiz, but you may need to refer to earlier material.
b.
The final is cumulative, but a disproportionately large portion will
be about topics that were discussed after the last midterm.
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| Homework |
Q:
What is the significance of the homework "Due Date"?
A:
If your assignment allows several submissions then I'll try to
get it back to you at the next lecture so you might be able to submit
a corrected version.
No (more) submissions will be accepted after the due date.
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| Homework |
Q:
Homework re-submissions:
Do I need to redo every proof that was already correct
or just the proofs that were unsatisfactory?
A:
You only redo the problems that I did not mark as "done".
If I tell you not to rewrite but provide some specific detail
then you do so on your OLD submission:
You mark those corrections with a different color
(not red - that's reserved for the instructor)
and tell me that you made such changes at the start of your NEW submission
(so that I know to check the old draft).
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| Homework |
Q:
Homework re-submissions:
Do I have to also submit the old drafts?
A:
Yes: Always staple your new submission on top of the previous ones:
I want an audit trail so I can see how much your answers have improved.
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| Homework |
Q:
What about the multiple reading due dates?
A:
a.
The staggered due dates for reading will help you to space out
your work evenly so you won't fall behind.
b.
You may be quizzed about the reading that was due by day n
as early as on day n+1.
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| Homework |
Q:
What additional pointers do you have for homework submissions?
A:
a.
Double spaced, but single sided, please.
b.
Read my comments even for problems I have marked as done.
If you disagree with some of my comments then don't just sit there quietly
and angrily, but come fight with me. Whether you convince me or not,
we both will learn something.
c.
Style: Your proof has a story to tell. Do it cohesively,
not in choppy fragments that are hard to follow.
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