Home, 12/18 (last message)
The course is over and the grades are in! You can see all the statistics on the "scores and docs" page including the distribution of the final grades. All the solutions to our exams and joysheets are there, too.

I enjoyed teaching this course - special thanks to students who participated in class discussion - you always make my job easier and more enjoyable!

Have a wonderful break!
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Home, 12/7
If you took exam 5, you should have received your grade by now. You can retreive the exam and Joysheet 11 at my office on Monday.

The final exam is on Tuesday at 8:00AM in our usual classroom. It will cover everything we did this semester and will have 6 pages with questions similar to the ones on our five exams. Thus, the best first step in studying for the final is to make sure you can do all the problems on the exams we had so far. (Solutions to exam 5 will be posted on Monday.) If you find you have trouble with some questions, you can review the corresponding section.

If you need to see me, here are my office hours for finals week:
Monday 10:00-3:00, Tuesday 11:00-2:00, Wednesday 10:00-3:00, Thursday 10:00-1:30

Good luck on finals!


Home, 12/5
Update on Exam 5: it will cover sections 6.3-6.5, 7.1, 7.2. Check out exams 5-7 for some sample problems, as follows:
exam 5: 1-3, 5-10
exam 6: 8, 9
exam 7: 1, 4a


Home, 11/26
Exam 4 turned out reasonably well, check out the scores and solutions in the usual place.

Exam 5 is scheduled for Friday of the last week of class and will cover sections 6.3-6.5, 7.1, 7.2 and possibly one more section from chapter 7 (stay tuned). There will be one more joysheet next week.

Have a great Thanksgiving!


Home, 11/20
Update: Exam 4 is scheduled for Thursday and it will cover sections 5.1-5.6, 6.1, 6.2, since we did not get to section 6.3.


Home, 11/15
Joysheet 10 was distributed today and is due on Tuesday.

Exam 4 is scheduled for Thursday of next week. It will cover sections 5.1-5.6, 6.1-6.3. Check out all problems on exam 4 as a sample.

 I anticipate to have the homework assignment for chapter 6 up soon.


Home, 11/8
Joysheet 9 was distributed today and is due on Tuesday. We'll look over homework in 5.3 and 5.4 on Monday.

As everyone is looking ahead to final grades, I have updated the grade computer page to reflect the grade structure in this course. Try it! Enter your information, see what you current overall grade is, enter hypothetical exam 4 and 5 grades to see what your final grade may be and whether it could be improved by taking the final exam.

Expect exam 4 sometime during the week after next.


Home, 10/31
Boo! Since I missed Wednesday, we were not able to cover section 5.1, so our exam tomorrow will not cover this section. This leads to a modified list of sample problems:
 exam 3: problems 4-9, 11, 12


Home, 10/25
Joysheet 8 was handed out in class today, covering 3.2 and 3.3 and due on Tuesday.

Exam 3 is scheduled for Friday of next week, covering 3.2-3.5 and 5.1. Expect one more joysheet before the exam. Check out the following problems on the sample exams:
exam 3: problems 4-9, 11, 12
exam 4: problem 9


Home, 10/21
Exam 2 turned out reasonably well - check out the statistics on the scores and docs page.


Home, 10/16
Joysheet 7 was distributed today and is due on Friday at the exam. You can find it in the usual place, or collect it tomorrow. It will give you some practice in three sections ahead of the exam.

Since we didn't get to section 3.2, I am altering what Exam 2 will cover to sections 1.4-1.6, 2.1-2.5, 3.1. The modified list of problems to check out is:
exam 2, all problems
exam 3, problems 1-3.


Home, 10/11
Joysheet 6 was distributed today and is due on Tuesday. You can find it in the usual place, or collect yours on Monday.

Exam 2 is scheduled for Friday, covering sections 1.4-1.6, 2.1-2.5, 3.1, 3.2. Check out some problems on sample exams:
exam 2, all problems except 1
exam 3, problems 1-4.


Home, 10/4
Joysheet 5 was distributed on Thursday and is due on Monday. If you haven't received yours, you can find it by following the link at right. Homework in 2.1 has also been assigned for Monday.

Let's plan on exam 2 to happen during the week after next - I'll give you more details next week.


Home, 9/25
Exam 1 turned out reasonably well - you may find the statistics and solutions on the "scores and docs" page. If you haven't done as well as you had hoped, make sure you keep trying and come to see me for office hours if you need some help.

Have a good fall break, and we'll continue on Monday with section 1.5.


Home, 9/20
After Exam 1, you may relax a little bit. If you want to do something anyway, check out homework in section 1.4.


Home, 9/13
Exam 1 is scheduled for Friday. It will cover sections R.1-R.7 and 1.1-1.3. Exam problems will be like those we had in class, on joysheets, or on the homework. You can find some sample exams on the "scores and docs" page, check out sample exam 1.

Expect one more joysheet next week before the exam.


Home, 9/6
Joysheet 2 was handed out today, covering sections R.5-R.7. It is due Tuesday. If you didn't get a copy and would like one before Monday, check the "joysheets" link at right.

On Monday, we'll finish discussion of homework in R.7 and continue with the next section.

You can find the scores and solutions of Joysheet 1 on the "scores and docs" page.


Home, 9/2
We'll continue with section R.6 on Tuesday. If you haven't turned your Joysheet 1 in, make sure you bring it on Tuesday. (What Joysheet? Find it on the link at right if you didn't get it in class.)


Home, 8/23
There is no assignment for Monday, when we will cover section R.4. Those who want to get ahead can look at the assignment for that section.


Home, 8/20
Welcome to the course!  Look around to familiarize yourself with the layout of these webpages.  Note that the most important links at right are highlighted.  All documents (homework assignment, solutions to exams, etc.) can be found at the "scores and documents" page. Links to often-used documents also appear in the menu bar at right.

These pages will get more content as information becomes available.  Check back often: useful information is provided in the "home" section (which you are reading), typically updated weekly.