The Second Chance Club
for Math 421 (Advanced Calculus for Engineers),
Sections 1-2 Fall 2011 (Rutgers University)
http://www.math.rutgers.edu/~zeilberg/calc5/scc.html .
First Posted: Nov. 27, 2011
For members of SCC for Exam 1 Only
If you qualify for membership, then your course grade will be computed in
two ways. The first way is the usual way,
counting everything, the
second way only counting exam 2, the quizes, and the Final divided by 400 and
multiplied by 500.
Whatever is higher, is your course grade,
determined according to the scale:
460-500:A ;
430-459: B+ ;
400-429: B ;
370-399: C+ ;
325-369: C ;
280-324: D ;
0-279: F . No Curve!.
For members of SCC for Exam 2 Only
If you qualify for membership, then your course grade will be computed in
two ways. The first way is the usual way,
counting everything, the
second way only counting exam 1, the quizes, and the Final divided by 400 and
multiplied by 500.
Whatever is higher, is your course grade,
determined according to the scale:
460-500:A ;
430-459: B+ ;
400-429: B ;
370-399: C+ ;
325-369: C ;
280-324: D ;
0-279: F . No Curve!.
For members of SCC for Both Exam 1 and Exam 2
If you qualify for membership, then your course grade will be computed in
two ways. The first way is the usual way,
counting everything, the
second way only counting the quizes, and the Final divided by 300 and
multiplied by 500.
Whatever is higher, is your course grade,
determined according to the scale:
460-500:A ;
430-459: B+ ;
400-429: B ;
370-399: C+ ;
325-369: C ;
280-324: D ;
0-279: F . No Curve!.
What do you need to do in order to join the Second Chance Club for Exam 1?
you must
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Don't write me Email asking me questions whose answers are clearly stated in this page.
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Be in good standing as far as homework.
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Pick four random problems (from around the middle) from the problems at the end of each section in the book
covered by Exam 1 (see syllabus), on topics covered in the class. (You don't need to do any Linear Algebra problems).
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These extra problems are due Dec. 14, 2011, 9:00pm. They are to be placed
on the shelf ACROSS from my office, Hill 704. Please put them in an envelope with your NAME
in BIG letters, and write "SCC I"
What do you need to do in order to join the Second Chance Club for Exam 2?
you must
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Don't write me Email asking me questions whose answers are clearly stated in this page.
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Be in good standing as far as homework.
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Do all the problems in both the following problem sets:
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These extra problems are due Dec. 14, 2011, 9:00pm. They are to be placed
on the shelf ACROSS from my office, Hill 704. Please put them in an envelope with your NAME
in BIG letters, and write "SCC II"
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Read and do all the problems in
The art of checking your answers .
These additional problems are also due Dec. 14, 2011, 9:00pm. They are to be placed
in the same envelope for "SCC II".
(Note if you also participate in SCC I, then put it in the SCC II envelope)
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Show up to the Marathon Review, Dec. 15, 2011, 8:40am-12:50pm, ARC 103.
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Successfully complete an easy, basic skills, "checking your answers" multiple-choice test,
given at ARC 103, Dec. 15, 2011 12:50-1:10pm (after the Marathon Review).
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