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Monday, May 9, 2011

A word on the mid-quarter test... and, a BONUS HW

The test last Friday (May 6th) is worth 120 points -- the biggest test grade so far. It is IMPERATIVE that you re-take it if you are not satisfied with your grade. Get any "N" fixed to at least a "check". The last day to retake it will be Tuesday, May 17th.

Also, to help students improve upon their poor practice grades, I am assigning an EXTRA CREDIT HW PACKET. Be careful; it is the equivalent of about four weeks of HW assignments, but if you turn it in COMPLETED before June 10, you can get a "120/120 points" grade added to your practice grade. This will bring your overall grade up anywhere from 6-15 percent, depending on how low it was to start with. So for example, a student with an 85% would be brought up to a 92%, maybe higher.

The focus of this bonus HW is setting up and using trigonometric functions. You can find the packet here (click for link).