Assignments for the upcoming week will be posted on the board during the last class session of the prior week. I will also try to post assignments weekly on this web site. There will be an open book final examination during the last week of March. The exam will predominately consist of essay questions, but there may be a short-answer question component as well. You must be on the seating chart to receive credit for this course.
Regular attendance is required.
You may miss a reasonable number of classes for any reason, and so you do not need to inform me that you will be absent or of the reasons therefor. If you miss a substantial proportion of the class sessions during the semester, however, I have the authority to exclude you from the course. Be advised that I have imposed this sanction in the past, and will do so in the future in cases of flagrant nonattendance. Class participation in this course will be handled as follows. Because this system gives students plenty of advance notice of when they must be ready to contribute, I expect you to be in attendance and prepared to effectively discuss the material whenever it is your group's turn to participate.