Attention TBA's

I've decided to make all of the written tests available now. You'll see links in the usual place. Hopefully this will allow you to answer the questions more thoroughly. Remember that since you are allowed to use you books you have to work harder to get an A. The goal is for you to learn something, so hopefully this will help.

Attention TBA's

You need to step things up. Only a couple of you did remotely well on the open book, 24 hour, take home exam.

You had a full day, with an open book, to answer 20 questions. There are no excuses for not making a high A on this thing.

Here are hints about how you can do better in the future.

1-Answer every question. If you see 20 questions on the test, send 20 answers back.
2-Read the material. These are open book questions because I have no idea if you are going to cheat, so I make the issue moot. But allowing you to look at the book means that you will be expected to get things right. Reading the material ahead of time helps.
3-Answer the question I ask, not the question you want to answer. If the question asks you to elaborate on a subject, elaborate on that subject. That means that I want you to explain it. Demonstrate to me that you can do more than repeat what is in the textbook.
4-Be lengthy. Fully answer the question without degenerating into pure bs. A brief incomplete answer gets a tiny grade, a lengthy one gets a higher grade.

You should also ask yourself if you have the discipline to take classes without supervision. It is no sin to need the structure of a lecture class. I tend to prefer them.

Please don't waste my time, or your money if you don't intend on giving this class the time necessary to succeed. I get paid the same whether you pass or fail.