Math 163 Announcements

Final grades should be available on Wednesday, December 23 via Camlink. You will be able to see your overall mark – if you'd like to see your final exam or have questions about your final mark, please come and see me in January. (Your final exams are kept on file for one year.)
Have a good holiday!

We only covered up to and including Section 6.3 this year. Sections 6.4 and 6.5 will not be tested on the final exam.
Final Exam Formula Sheet: You may bring in a single sheet of 8.5 x 11 inch paper with anything you like on it handwritten in your own handwriting (you may use both sides). Please be very thorough in deciding what goes on your sheet! (At the very least, please check out the Test #2 and 3 formula sheets for ideas.) At the final exam, you will be provided with a clean copy of the Laws of Logic handout, so don't bother to put it on your sheet.
Fun link of the week: Anamorphic pictures fool the eye

The last day of classes, Friday, Dec. 11, is Test Makeup Day. Once the class has written all three term tests, then if you've missed a test for any reason you will automatically be writing that test on this day. If you've written all of the tests and would like to replace your mark on one of them, you must let me know by noon on Wednesday, Dec. 9, which test you'd like to rewrite by either
- signing up in class/office hours OR
- sending me an email AND receiving confirmation from me (second part is really important!)
If you do worse on the second try, it will still replace your mark (though you are allowed to write "Do Not Mark" on your test before handing it in if you decide that you'd prefer to keep the first mark). Also, you will not be getting the test back, though you can come and look at it in my office during office hours.
Fun link of the week: Cool Optical Illusion

Due dates:
- Assign 5: due Tuesday, Nov. 24, at one minute before midnight.
- Assign 6: due Tuesday, Dec. 1, at one minute before midnight.
- Test 3: on Friday, Dec. 4.
The test will cover Chapters 4 and 5 (trig and exponents/logs, the same material as on Assignments 5 and 6) and will be using the formula sheet that is posted to the Tests page. For a complete list of sections covered, please see the Math 163 Topic List on the Assignments page.
Fun link of the week: Fractal animations

Due dates:
- Assign3: due Tuesday, Nov. 3, at one minute before midnight.
- Assign4: due ~~Tuesday, Nov. 10~~, Friday, Nov 13, at one minute before midnight.
- Test 2: on ~~Friday, Nov 13~~ Monday, Nov 16.
The test will cover sections 1.11 to 3.3, inclusive (the same material as on Assignments 3 and 4). For a complete list of sections covered, please see the Math 163 Topic List on the Assignments page. Please note that there is a formula sheet for this test, which is posted on the Tests page.
Fun link of the week: The Z Machine at Sandia Labs makes a cool-looking plasma

Due dates:
- Online Assign2: due Tuesday, Oct. 20, at one minute before midnight.
- Test 1: on Friday, Oct. 23.
The test will cover sections 1.1 to 1.10 (the same material as on Assignments 1 and 2). Please note that there is a formula sheet for this test, which is posted on the Tests page.
Fun link of the week: Venn Diagram joke

Due dates:
- Online Assign0: due Tuesday, Oct. 6, at one minute before midnight.
- Online Assign1: due Tuesday, Oct. 13, at one minute before midnight.
Online homework: You should now have received an email giving you your login and password for WeBWorK, the online homework system. If you have not received this email, please email me at wrean@camosun.ca as soon as possible so I can fix this!
The course outline and a spreadsheet of the timetable we will be following have been posted to the About page.
The complete list of topics has been posted to the Homework page.
The Student Guidelines for Academic Integrity handout has been posted to the About page.
Fun link of the week: How to be a Successful Evil Overlord

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