• Fan will hold extra office hours Wed. 2-3pm in addition to the regular hours Wed. 11am-noon.
  Samory will have extra office hours Monday 19 3-5pm.
  Qinke will have extra office hours Monday 19 2-3pm.
• The office hour of Fan for Wed. 3/15 is moved to 2-3pm.
• Check out the extra credit problems.
• Here are some statistics about the second midterm:
  Average - 76.4
  Std. Dev - 16.6
  Median - 79
  High - 100 (x5)
  Low - 34
• The second midterm is to be held March 2, Thursday.
  The coverage of midterm II includes 6.8-6.9, 7.1-7.4, 8.1-8.4. (Note the removal of chapter 9.)
  During the midterm week, the discussion sessions on Friday will be cancelled.
  Instead, there will be additional office hours:
  Samory -- Wed. 3-4:30pm EBU3b B260A
  Qinke---- Mon. 2-3pm at EBU3b B240A
• In the homework page, some problems in Section 7.2 have been added.
• Here are some statistics about the first midterm:
  Mean - 68.27
  Std. Dev - 18.68
  Median - 70
  High - 100 (x5)
  Low - 20
• The solutions of the first midterm are posted here.
• The first midterm is Feb. 2, Thursday (NOT 1/26). The original schedule has been corrected.
  During the midterm week, the discussion sessions on Friday will be cancelled.
  Instead, there will be additional office hours:
  Samory -- Wed. 3-4:30pm EBU3b B260A
  Qinke---- Mon. 3-4pm at EBU3b B240A
• Homework has been posted at the homework page.
• 01/11/06 Check out the extra-credit problem!

The FINAL EXAM will be held on Friday March 24 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. It is closed book and no calculators but you can bring one 8 1/2 by 11 sheet with hand-written notes (on both sides, if desired) to the test.

Midterm I will be held on Thursday, Feb. 2 at the usual time and place. It is closed book and no calculators but you can bring one 8 1/2 by 11 sheet with hand-written notes (on both sides, if desired) to the test. If you did the homework (and came to class), it will be easy!


Midterm II will be held on Thursday, March 2 at the usual time and place. It is closed book and no calculators but you can bring one 8 1/2 by 11 sheet with hand-written notes (on both sides, if desired) to the test.