Below are answers to some frequently asked questions I get between semesters. Are you teaching ___? Maybe? My Fall 2023 (current) schedule is: Math 321 - Discrete Structures 1 in-person and online for CS majors and secondary ed Math 231 - “Discrete Mathematics” it’s different than the other one. it’s a new class we’re running for the fall. Math 531 - History of Mathematics Yes, it is as awesome as you’ve heard....
Below are answers to some frequently asked questions I get after the semester is over. What is my grade? I can’t talk about grades over email due to FERPA regulations. Your final letter grade is on MyWSU. I got almost all of the question right on ___. Can I get credit? Sorry, no. The grading is, on the one hand, draconian because it is “all right or it’s wrong.” However, every individual learning target has the opportunity to be revisited six times(!...
Teams has their own embed. But I can’t get it to work for people who aren’t me –
I’ve spent the last week trying to improve my site’s presentation of material for my calculus students. What really irked me was how unprofessional my non-responsive images looked when I’d go in the classroom and see my site rendered on their phones. So I added lightbox2 javascript library, I used Hugo’s automatic generation of smaller images (for faster load times), and changed the positioning CSS. I felt really proud because it looked great on the laptop (Safari and Firefox) and on mobile....
Some notes / links from this week’s teaching seminar ...
Some notes / links from this week’s teaching seminar ...
How does a student “get 75%” of a 50 minute exploration that even Achimedes never solved in his lifetime? ...
Want students to learn more? Try grading differently. ...