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| * In today's class, some discussion about the computer algorithm has seeped in. In the process, the two things (binary search (or bisection search) and quick sort) were sort of mixed up. Please check "DF" above to see a cleaner discussion of this. In particular, Nathan's comment on the quick sort algorithm speed ''was'' correct! Sorry about any confusion that you might have had! – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-02-01T11:22:27-0800)>>''-~ | * An extra credit question on compound microscope has just been posted. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-02-13T15:22:18-0800)>>''-~ * In today's class, some discussion about the computer algorithm has seeped in. In the process, the two things (binary search (or bisection search) and quick sort) were sort of mixed up. Please check "DF" above to see a cleaner discussion of this. In particular, Nathan's comment on the quick sort algorithm speed ''was'' correct! Sorry about any confusion that you might have had! – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-02-01T11:22:27-0800)>>''-~ |
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| * Midterm 1 stats are out -- please check them out at [[Lecture+]]. Tomorrow, you will get your exam back. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-31T17:06:50-0800)>>''-~ | * Midterm 1 stats are out -- please check them out at [[Lecture+]]. Tomorrow, you will get your exam back. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-31T17:06:50-0800)>>''-~ |
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| * There was <<ln("/forum/question/226/question-about-frequency-can-someone-please", "a very genuine and very nice question")>> from rherren. While I provided my answer there on the forum site, I also felt that I must add something more substantial -- a new Section 8.3. Please check out my updated lecture note 8 at [[Lecture+]]! – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-27T09:45:15-0800)>>''-~ | * There was <<ln("/forum/question/226/question-about-frequency-can-someone-please", "a very genuine and very nice question")>> from rherren. While I provided my answer there on the forum site, I also felt that I must add something more substantial -- a new Section 8.3. Please check out my updated lecture note 8 at [[Lecture+]]! – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-27T09:45:15-0800)>>''-~ |
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| * Updated office hours and TA discussion section schedules have been posted. Check them at '''[[Syllabus+]]'''. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-15T22:33:16-0800)>>''-~ | * Updated office hours and TA discussion section schedules have been posted. Check them at '''[[Syllabus+]]'''. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-15T22:33:16-0800)>>''-~ |
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| * '''An email message to everyone in class, with the subject line "OH, homework, and quiz," has been sent out, on 10:22 AM, Jan 13, Sunday.''' ~-It is the first email message sent directly from my computer, using my personal grading software – this is the way that all emails will be sent from me from now on. It is crucial that you are able to receive my email messages. If you indicated your preferred email addres in the questionnaire, then you will be receiving my emails at that address.-~ '''If you did ''not'' receive the above mentioned email message sent out this morning, then it indicates a serious problem! If this is the case, then you ''must'' email me!''' — [[Sam]], ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-13T10:50:21-0800)>>''-~ | * '''An email message to everyone in class, with the subject line "OH, homework, and quiz," has been sent out, on 10:22 AM, Jan 13, Sunday.''' ~-It is the first email message sent directly from my computer, using my personal grading software – this is the way that all emails will be sent from me from now on. It is crucial that you are able to receive my email messages. If you indicated your preferred email addres in the questionnaire, then you will be receiving my emails at that address.-~ '''If you did ''not'' receive the above mentioned email message sent out this morning, then it indicates a serious problem! If this is the case, then you ''must'' email me!''' — [[Sam]], ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-13T10:50:21-0800)>>''-~ |
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| * There is a new link '''HQ''' above -- please try it. If/when you ask questions related to homework on the forum, please use "homework" as a tag. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-18T07:41:39-0800)>>''-~ | * There is a new link '''HQ''' above -- please try it. If/when you ask questions related to homework on the forum, please use "homework" as a tag. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-18T07:41:39-0800)>>''-~ |
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| * Reading quiz is up. I recommend you to follow '''RQ''' link above. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-17T07:44:53-0800)>>''-~ | * Reading quiz is up. I recommend you to follow '''RQ''' link above. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-17T07:44:53-0800)>>''-~ |
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| * The first homework (Homework 1) is up! '''[[How do I do the MP homework|Be sure to read this before doing your homework]]'''. The actual link to homework site is given in the above "menubar" above as '''<<ln("http://www.masteringphysics.com", "MP")>>''' for your convenience. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-11T12:04:14-0800)>>''-~ | * The first homework (Homework 1) is up! '''[[How do I do the MP homework|Be sure to read this before doing your homework]]'''. The actual link to homework site is given in the above "menubar" above as '''<<ln("http://www.masteringphysics.com", "MP")>>''' for your convenience. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-11T12:04:14-0800)>>''-~ |
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| * One TA discussion section time has changed. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-15T16:35:57-0800)>>''-~ | * One TA discussion section time has changed. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-15T16:35:57-0800)>>''-~ |
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| * The office hour poll results shows that Tue 11-12, Wed 11-12, Fri 1-2 are the best solution (satisfying 85 students out of the total of 88 students who responded). These are my OHs (old ones are not valid). For today (Jan 15, Tuesday), my prior arrangment prevents me from having OH at 11. '''So, NO OH today from 11-12! Instead, I will be available from 3:30 to <<color(4:30)>>, today''' – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-15T02:34:40-0800)>>''-~ | * The office hour poll results shows that Tue 11-12, Wed 11-12, Fri 1-2 are the best solution (satisfying 85 students out of the total of 88 students who responded). These are my OHs (old ones are not valid). For today (Jan 15, Tuesday), my prior arrangment prevents me from having OH at 11. '''So, NO OH today from 11-12! Instead, I will be available from 3:30 to <<color(4:30)>>, today''' – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-15T02:34:40-0800)>>''-~ |
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| * The second reading quiz is up. Here is the '''<<ln("/forum/questions/?start_over=true&tags=rq2-jan11",direct link)>>''' to the quiz. '''<<ln("https://griffin.ucsc.edu/ph5b-13/How%20do%20I%20do%20the%20reading%20quiz#When_is_the_reading_quiz_due.3F_When_is_the_next_one_up.3F", "Please expect new reading quiz one day before every lecture")>>'''. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-10T09:56:17-0800)>>''-~ * Have you noticed that there is a '''[[Calendar|Calendar]]''' link up there? It is a useful link where important in-class announcements and what is to come are noted. Try it out! – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-09T11:41:03-0800)>>''-~ * Please make sure that you bring your clicker, for class 2 (tomorrow) and onward. However, if you do not have a clicker yet, do not get stressed about it during this week. In this first week, we will be ''just testing it.'' – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-08T19:35:28-0800)>>''-~ * The first reading quiz is up. ''[[How do I do the reading quiz|Please read this]]'' before you go there and do it. Here is the <<ln("/forum/questions/?start_over=true&tags=rq1-jan9",direct link)>> to the quiz, which you can click once you have created an account here. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-08T13:29:08-0800)>>''-~ * Some students already contacted me regarding the textbook and the chapters to be covered. We will continue with ''Giancoli.'' The chapters that we will cover are, in the order that we will cover: 14-16, 32-35, 12, 13. |
* The second reading quiz is up. Here is the '''<<ln("/forum/questions/?start_over=true&tags=rq2-jan11",direct link)>>''' to the quiz. '''<<ln("https://griffin.ucsc.edu/ph5b-13/How%20do%20I%20do%20the%20reading%20quiz#When_is_the_reading_quiz_due.3F_When_is_the_next_one_up.3F", "Please expect new reading quiz one day before every lecture")>>'''. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-10T09:56:17-0800)>>''-~ * Have you noticed that there is a '''[[Calendar|Calendar]]''' link up there? It is a useful link where important in-class announcements and what is to come are noted. Try it out! – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-09T11:41:03-0800)>>''-~ * Please make sure that you bring your clicker, for class 2 (tomorrow) and onward. However, if you do not have a clicker yet, do not get stressed about it during this week. In this first week, we will be ''just testing it.'' – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-08T19:35:28-0800)>>''-~ * The first reading quiz is up. ''[[How do I do the reading quiz|Please read this]]'' before you go there and do it. Here is the <<ln("/forum/questions/?start_over=true&tags=rq1-jan9",direct link)>> to the quiz, which you can click once you have created an account here. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-08T13:29:08-0800)>>''-~ * Some students already contacted me regarding the textbook and the chapters to be covered. We will continue with ''Giancoli.'' The chapters that we will cover are, in the order that we will cover: 14-16, 32-35, 12, 13. |
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| * As have been marked all along in the calendar of the course web site, the 2nd midterm is upon us -- it will be held next Monday (Feb 25) during class. | * The practice exam for midterm 2 is posted. Please follow the "SQ" link above. If you answer or discuss those questions in the practice exam, you will get some extra credits. Also, practice exam 2 is available for downloading from Lecture+. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-02-19T09:54:31-0800)>>''-~ |
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| The format will be much the same as the first midterm: you are allowed your own letter-paper-sized cribsheet and there will be multiple choice questions followed by short write-up questions. | * As have been marked all along in the calendar of the course web site, the 2nd midterm is upon us -- it will be held next Monday (Feb 25) during class. |
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| Midterm 2 will cover chapters 16, 32, 33, and 34, while the coverage of chapter 34 will be very light (cf. practice exam). | The format will be much the same as the first midterm: you are allowed your own letter-paper-sized cribsheet and there will be multiple choice questions followed by short write-up questions. |
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| * My review session has been set for Friday, Feb 22, 6-8 PM, Earth & Marine B206. Would this be OK for everyone? I am hoping that this time would be better than a Saturday time, which I chose the last time. The format of the review sessions will be similar to a previous review. I will go over basic contents. And, then do some problems. | Midterm 2 will cover chapters 16, 32, 33, and 34, while the coverage of chapter 34 will be very light (cf. practice exam). |
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| * Homework solutions for sets 1 and 2 are posted. Solutions to set 1 are presumably those that you have already seen in MP. Solutions to set 2 include some notes from me at the beginning. Check them out at '''[[Lecture+]]'''! – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-27T06:53:50-0800)>>''-~ | * My review session has been set for Friday, Feb 22, 6-8 PM, Earth & Marine B206. Would this be OK for everyone? I am hoping that this time would be better than a Saturday time, which I chose the last time. The format of the review sessions will be similar to a previous review. I will go over basic contents. And, then do some problems. |
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| * '''All answers to the practice exam questions are given by now.''' Read my comments for each question, on the forum. Kudos to all students, who participated -- great job! – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-26T22:36:32-0800)>>''-~ | * Homework solutions for sets 1 and 2 are posted. Solutions to set 1 are presumably those that you have already seen in MP. Solutions to set 2 include some notes from me at the beginning. Check them out at '''[[Lecture+]]'''! – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-27T06:53:50-0800)>>''-~ |
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| * Detailed review session summaries available in '''[[Lecture+]]'''. Two files: "Review materials (1)" and "Review materials (2)". | * '''All answers to the practice exam questions are given by now.''' Read my comments for each question, on the forum. Kudos to all students, who participated -- great job! – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-26T22:36:32-0800)>>''-~ |
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| * Please follow this link and read it: '''[[Midterm info]]'''. | * Detailed review session summaries available in '''[[Lecture+]]'''. Two files: "Review materials (1)" and "Review materials (2)". |
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| * Some more materials for review in '''[[Lecture+]]'''. Check them out! They are from your MSI instructor, Eric! – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-24T18:06:28-0800)>>''-~ | * Please follow this link and read it: '''[[Midterm info]]'''. |
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| * I just made all practice exam questions available on the forum site. Please click "SQ" or "EX" to see them. Student answers and discussions are strongly encouraged!! – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-24T15:55:39-0800)>>''-~ | * Some more materials for review in '''[[Lecture+]]'''. Check them out! They are from your MSI instructor, Eric! – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-24T18:06:28-0800)>>''-~ |
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| * Practice exam for midterm 1 is posted. Please '''[[Lecture+|check here]]'''. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-23T18:36:42-0800)>>''-~ | * I just made all practice exam questions available on the forum site. Please click "SQ" or "EX" to see them. Student answers and discussions are strongly encouraged!! – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-24T15:55:39-0800)>>''-~ |
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| * I have a review session set up. I am of the opinion that doing a review session only once (along with review materials uploaded on the web) may be better for everyone, and I am guessing that the time below is when almost everyone can come for the review session. However, if you are not able to participate in this review session, then, please email me individually. If there are many students who are not able to come to the Saturday review session, then I will try to do correct the situation. | * Practice exam for midterm 1 is posted. Please '''[[Lecture+|check here]]'''. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-23T18:36:42-0800)>>''-~ * I have a review session set up. I am of the opinion that doing a review session only once (along with review materials uploaded on the web) may be better for everyone, and I am guessing that the time below is when almost everyone can come for the review session. However, if you are not able to participate in this review session, then, please email me individually. If there are many students who are not able to come to the Saturday review session, then I will try to do correct the situation. |
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| * No reading quiz today, since reading quiz is a bit ahead of lecture. Please start reviewing! Read everything. "Reading backwards" is often a good strategy: practice exam first, and then read lecture notes, clicker quizzes, reading quizzes, books, etc. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-24T04:23:33-0800)>>''-~ | * No reading quiz today, since reading quiz is a bit ahead of lecture. Please start reviewing! Read everything. "Reading backwards" is often a good strategy: practice exam first, and then read lecture notes, clicker quizzes, reading quizzes, books, etc. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-24T04:23:33-0800)>>''-~ |
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| * The last three problems for Homework 1 have been upgraded to the extra credit problems! – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-16T11:39:03-0800)>>''-~ | * The last three problems for Homework 1 have been upgraded to the extra credit problems! – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-16T11:39:03-0800)>>''-~ |
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| * No reading quiz today -- reading quiz is a bit ahead! But, please, keep on reading the book and '''[[Lecture+|my lecture notes]]'''. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-15T02:49:10-0800)>>''-~ | * No reading quiz today -- reading quiz is a bit ahead! But, please, keep on reading the book and '''[[Lecture+|my lecture notes]]'''. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-15T02:49:10-0800)>>''-~ |
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| * '''<<ln(http://www.doodle.com/bb8ucyp7m7dbmuwx, "Please participate in the office hour poll")>>'''. My tentative office hour schedules are no longer valid. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-13T10:17:41-0800)>>''-~ | * '''<<ln(http://www.doodle.com/bb8ucyp7m7dbmuwx, "Please participate in the office hour poll")>>'''. My tentative office hour schedules are no longer valid. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-13T10:17:41-0800)>>''-~ |
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| * Also, for those of you who did not yet do quiz 1, please do so by say 6 PM today. I like to finalize quiz 1, by marking the best answers. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-10T09:56:17-0800)>>''-~ | * Also, for those of you who did not yet do quiz 1, please do so by say 6 PM today. I like to finalize quiz 1, by marking the best answers. – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-10T09:56:17-0800)>>''-~ |
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| * '''[[FAQ]]''' revamped! – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-10T09:56:54-0800)>>''-~ | * '''[[FAQ]]''' revamped! – ~-''<<DateTime(2013-01-10T09:56:54-0800)>>''-~ |
Past news of persistent value
An extra credit question on compound microscope has just been posted. – 4:22PM, Feb 13, 2013
In today's class, some discussion about the computer algorithm has seeped in. In the process, the two things (binary search (or bisection search) and quick sort) were sort of mixed up. Please check "DF" above to see a cleaner discussion of this. In particular, Nathan's comment on the quick sort algorithm speed was correct! Sorry about any confusion that you might have had! – 12:22PM, Feb 01, 2013
Midterm 1 stats are out -- please check them out at Lecture+. Tomorrow, you will get your exam back. – 6:06PM, Jan 31, 2013
There was a very genuine and very nice question from rherren. While I provided my answer there on the forum site, I also felt that I must add something more substantial -- a new Section 8.3. Please check out my updated lecture note 8 at Lecture+! – 10:45AM, Jan 27, 2013
Updated office hours and TA discussion section schedules have been posted. Check them at Syllabus+. – 11:33PM, Jan 15, 2013
An email message to everyone in class, with the subject line "OH, homework, and quiz," has been sent out, on 10:22 AM, Jan 13, Sunday. It is the first email message sent directly from my computer, using my personal grading software – this is the way that all emails will be sent from me from now on. It is crucial that you are able to receive my email messages. If you indicated your preferred email addres in the questionnaire, then you will be receiving my emails at that address. If you did not receive the above mentioned email message sent out this morning, then it indicates a serious problem! If this is the case, then you must email me! — Sam, 11:50AM, Jan 13, 2013
There is a new link HQ above -- please try it. If/when you ask questions related to homework on the forum, please use "homework" as a tag. – 8:41AM, Jan 18, 2013
Reading quiz is up. I recommend you to follow RQ link above. – 8:44AM, Jan 17, 2013
The first homework (Homework 1) is up! Be sure to read this before doing your homework. The actual link to homework site is given in the above "menubar" above as MP for your convenience. – 1:04PM, Jan 11, 2013
One TA discussion section time has changed. – 5:35PM, Jan 15, 2013
The office hour poll results shows that Tue 11-12, Wed 11-12, Fri 1-2 are the best solution (satisfying 85 students out of the total of 88 students who responded). These are my OHs (old ones are not valid). For today (Jan 15, Tuesday), my prior arrangment prevents me from having OH at 11. So, NO OH today from 11-12! Instead, I will be available from 3:30 to 4:30, today – 3:34AM, Jan 15, 2013
The second reading quiz is up. Here is the direct link to the quiz. Please expect new reading quiz one day before every lecture. – 10:56AM, Jan 10, 2013
Have you noticed that there is a Calendar link up there? It is a useful link where important in-class announcements and what is to come are noted. Try it out! – 12:41PM, Jan 09, 2013
Please make sure that you bring your clicker, for class 2 (tomorrow) and onward. However, if you do not have a clicker yet, do not get stressed about it during this week. In this first week, we will be just testing it. – 8:35PM, Jan 08, 2013
The first reading quiz is up. Please read this before you go there and do it. Here is the direct link to the quiz, which you can click once you have created an account here. – 2:29PM, Jan 08, 2013
Some students already contacted me regarding the textbook and the chapters to be covered. We will continue with Giancoli. The chapters that we will cover are, in the order that we will cover: 14-16, 32-35, 12, 13.
Past news of purely archival value
The practice exam for midterm 2 is posted. Please follow the "SQ" link above. If you answer or discuss those questions in the practice exam, you will get some extra credits. Also, practice exam 2 is available for downloading from Lecture+. – 10:54AM, Feb 19, 2013
- As have been marked all along in the calendar of the course web site, the 2nd midterm is upon us -- it will be held next Monday (Feb 25) during class. The format will be much the same as the first midterm: you are allowed your own letter-paper-sized cribsheet and there will be multiple choice questions followed by short write-up questions. Midterm 2 will cover chapters 16, 32, 33, and 34, while the coverage of chapter 34 will be very light (cf. practice exam).
My review session has been set for Friday, Feb 22, 6-8 PM, Earth & Marine B206. Would this be OK for everyone? I am hoping that this time would be better than a Saturday time, which I chose the last time. The format of the review sessions will be similar to a previous review. I will go over basic contents. And, then do some problems.
Homework solutions for sets 1 and 2 are posted. Solutions to set 1 are presumably those that you have already seen in MP. Solutions to set 2 include some notes from me at the beginning. Check them out at Lecture+! – 7:53AM, Jan 27, 2013
All answers to the practice exam questions are given by now. Read my comments for each question, on the forum. Kudos to all students, who participated -- great job! – 11:36PM, Jan 26, 2013
Detailed review session summaries available in Lecture+. Two files: "Review materials (1)" and "Review materials (2)".
Please follow this link and read it: Midterm info.
Some more materials for review in Lecture+. Check them out! They are from your MSI instructor, Eric! – 7:06PM, Jan 24, 2013
I just made all practice exam questions available on the forum site. Please click "SQ" or "EX" to see them. Student answers and discussions are strongly encouraged!! – 4:55PM, Jan 24, 2013
Practice exam for midterm 1 is posted. Please check here. – 7:36PM, Jan 23, 2013
- I have a review session set up. I am of the opinion that doing a review session only once (along with review materials uploaded on the web) may be better for everyone, and I am guessing that the time below is when almost everyone can come for the review session. However, if you are not able to participate in this review session, then, please email me individually. If there are many students who are not able to come to the Saturday review session, then I will try to do correct the situation.
- Physiscs 5B review session
- Sat Jan 26 2013
- 3:00 - 4:30PM
- Classroom Unit 001
– 4:55PM, Jan 24, 2013
No reading quiz today, since reading quiz is a bit ahead of lecture. Please start reviewing! Read everything. "Reading backwards" is often a good strategy: practice exam first, and then read lecture notes, clicker quizzes, reading quizzes, books, etc. – 5:23AM, Jan 24, 2013
The last three problems for Homework 1 have been upgraded to the extra credit problems! – 12:39PM, Jan 16, 2013
No reading quiz today -- reading quiz is a bit ahead! But, please, keep on reading the book and my lecture notes. – 3:49AM, Jan 15, 2013
Please participate in the office hour poll. My tentative office hour schedules are no longer valid. – 11:17AM, Jan 13, 2013
Also, for those of you who did not yet do quiz 1, please do so by say 6 PM today. I like to finalize quiz 1, by marking the best answers. – 10:56AM, Jan 10, 2013
FAQ revamped! – 10:56AM, Jan 10, 2013