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Class Syllabus

Weekly Activities:  Week 1  |  Wk 2  |  Wk 3  |   Test 1   | Wk 5   |  Wk 6 (online) |  Wk 7  |  Wk8: Optional In-Class Review  |          Wk 9 Schedule   Test 2    |    Wk 10  |   Wk 11  |  Wk 12  |    Wk13  |  Wk14  |  Test3

Some Model Papers and Tests:  Test 1  |   Wk5Scav2    | Week 6   |  Week 7  |  Test 2  |  Test 3

Excel:     Spread Sheet 1   |  Spread Sheet 2      |     Spread Sheet 3     |    Spread Sheet 4

Advanced & Make-Up Assignments (do these if you are bored with regular assignments or want to make up missing classes)

Download QBasic (save target as):     Qbasic  |    guess.bas   |      0to8.bas   |     1to8add.bas    |    exp2^z.bas  |  expx^z.bas

Web Pages of a Few Former Class Participants

Readings used in this Course

Student Portfolio Pages #:     1   |   2   |   3    |   5   |    7    |   template  |

Grade Distribution, Winter 2005

Extra Materials: