Announcement: Week in Review: Week 6

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2016-09-10T10:32:05-06:00

All,

With perfect math weather forecast for this weekend, I hope we are planning on a good amount of studying. Halloween is but one day a year, but your grades will be with you much longer.

A few notes for the week:

Keep up on the Activities! A few of you missed some points by turning them in on the exam day and they were not complete. All activities are graded on a completion basis, 0 or 1. I need to review them during office hours to make sure they are complete. If you can't make it to my posted office hours email me some times that work with your schedule.

While there are only two WAMAP Homework Assignments due next week, you may want to review the material from last week. The skills we developed over those sections will come up again throughout the course.

Exams will be graded by Monday, and AEWs will be sent out by then. If you get one, you need to seriously reflect on your performance in the course. If you currently have a failing grade, it will be very hard to increase your class average, not only based on the numerics of grading but also because of the course material itself.

If you are having difficulties, go to the STEM Tutoring center!

Getting help is always predicated on knowing what you need help with. Make sure you are giving yourself enough time to study to understand the material.

A few other things:

There are a few Associated Students of Clark College meetings coming up. Get involved in the college by participating in a great resume-building extracurricular activity. The ASCC Executive Council with meet Tuesday, November 3rd at 8:00 am in PUB160D. The ASCC Services and Activities Fee Committee with meet Tuesday, November 3rd at 10:00 am in PUB106D. The Activities Programming Board will meet on Wednesday, November 4th at 3:00 pm in PUB160D.

On November 13th I will be giving one of the STEM Seminar Series talks on horse handicapping and betting. While I do not advocate gambling, the study of the subject can be applied to other important disciplines. If you want to get first hand experience with the subject, Portland Meadows has a live racing day tomorrow (10/31) starting at 12 noon.

On Wednesday, November 18th at 10:30am the Activities Programming Board will be showing "The Wind Rises" a Miyazaki film. It is a Japanese anime, it is subtitled, and it is about World War II. While those properties of a film may not sound enticing to some, it is a universally acclaimed film with nominations from the Golden Globes, the Oscars, and the Japanese Academy. At the very least it may be a fun break. Since we have class at this time, you may want to consider watching the movie on your own time.

Happy Halloween! May it be mathematical!

Best,

Mr. Weston