I will be available during office hours and at other times. If there is a Teaching Assistant attached to the course you can also see the assistant.  You are encouraged to discuss with either of us (or both) any matters that you want to understand better.

You can e-mail me (my e-mail address is on every class page and on my home page) with a question or to set up an appointment.  Please don't barrage me with extensive questions just before an exam.  By all means e-mail me with questions, but don't expect to be tutored.  The night before an exam is not a good time to e-mail me with important questions.  I may or may not be on-line.   

Study sessions outside class will be organized before each examination, usually 2 or 3 days before.  Try to attend them if you can.  If you cannot, make sure you see one of us for some individual help.  If any materials are distributed during the study session, make sure you know what they are and get copies.

You can always use the library or the web to get additional information as you study.  The more information the better.  Be aware, however, that not everything in the library (and certainly not on the web) is complete, accurate, or even true!  Check out the links I have listed on my home page and on your class page.

There are also resources, including tutors, available from SALC and, if you qualify, from the Disability Resource Center.  If you do have a qualifying disability, you do need to inform me, so that I can cooperate with the center in getting you satisfactory testing circumstances.  Don't assume special treatment after the fact.

Questions about grading and individual performance are also welcomed. Specific questions about a grade should be directed first to the person who actually graded your work.  If you are not sure, ask.  We will be sure to help you go to the right person.  By all means, if you are not satisfied with an examination, your grade, or your performance see me or the teaching assistant!  Don't wait until the last week of the semester to declare that you are not doing well.  All we can do then is to sympathize with you.  The point is to get help while you can still make modifications!

By the way, if you want to discuss a grade or a writing problem, be sure to bring the relevant exams, papers, quizzes with you.  We cannot discuss exams that you have left in your dorm room, apartment, or car.  You do SAVE your exams and quizzes, don't you?  You cannot contest a grading mistake without the evidence!

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