Until medical research leads to a preventative for these regular epidemics, I have a few rules to help you to maintain your health. Long sad stories, notes from your mom, and even visible injuries are not sufficient. If you have always been the stoic type who never visits a doctor, I suggest you start to seek medical attention when you are ill. All documentation should be given directly to Prof. Halpin . All documentation should be annotated to show what work you missed and should show the section number and instructor's name.
All documentation is subject to verification.
If you miss the final exam on December 22 and you provide acceptable documentation, you may take a make-up in May 2001. Yes, I am strict about this. But it's the least that I can do to safeguard your health and help you to avoid those nasty pre-test illnesses. If you have a Friday recitation and miss a quiz, or if you know in advance that you will miss a Wednesday recitation, then you can obtain written permission from Prof. Halpin to take the quiz, for that occasion, in another section. Cheating in this course has some of the characteristics of an arms race.