Thursday, June 14, 2012

Testing MathJax

Just a quick test of MathJax for posting mathematics on my blog:

Here is an inline equation: $\sin^2(x)+\cos^2(x)=1$.

Here is a displayed equation: \[\frac{\pi}{2}.\]

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Final Marks

I just submitted your final marks. They will need to be processed before you can see them --- maybe a day or two.

There were no failures.

The marks ranged from D- up to A+.

A couple of people did poorly on the exam and got a lower term mark than they probably should have.

I was happy with the marks and the exams looked pretty good overall.

If you are surprised with your mark send me an email and I can show you what happened.

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Exam Marking

I am almost finished with the marking and should submit the marks Sunday evening (tomorrow evening).

Note that on question 5 the parts (a), (b), and (c) were labeled with "5 points" but the value of the question was listed as 30 points. The 30 point figure was correct --- the exam adds up to 200 points and that only worked out if question 5 was worth 30 points.

That being said, I've given you all the best mark based on considering question 5 as being worth either 15, or 30.

So it worked in your favour.


Tuesday, April 17, 2012

From Khadim

Hi Dr. Leon,

I booked the conference room 4124ME for review between 11am to 4 pm tomorrow Wed.
Would you post the information online and email it to the students as well.

Regards,

Khadim

From Rachel


Hello,

Could you please post on your course website that there will be a PASS mock exam tomorrow Wednesday April 18 from 3pm to 6 pm in PA 112.

Thank you


Monday, April 16, 2012

Friday, April 13, 2012

Some Class Notes

Someone emailed me about class notes for the last lecture. They are not neat, but this is what I wrote in class on my iPad. They may jog your memory or be of some help.

Also, someone asked for the old notes of Dr. Gauthier concerning Faraday's Law and Lenz's Law. I am not responsible for any errors in these slides ---- my lecture notes given in class covered the same material.

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Verify Your Marks

I am still waiting for the Lab #5 marks. By the way, you should send an email to Deepak and Khadim, and ask them when and where to pick up your materials.

The marks I have recorded are below. Please verify them and if you see any problems let me know. The last four digits of your student ID is shown under the ID column.

Note that I took the better of your first or second test, or the combination that gave the highest score out of 25 (the term weight given to the tests).


Thursday, April 5, 2012

Inan Inan Question

I'll leave this post up until Sunday night, and then I will delete it. The final question on the exam is taken from one of the following pages:

[EDITED TO REMOVE PHOTOS]



Saturday, March 31, 2012

Ok, Ok, OK!

These threatening emails are getting serious!

Here are the old lecture slides (Dr. Gauthier's) concerning Polarization, for those who missed the class.

Friday, March 30, 2012

Final Exam Redacted Version

Probably by the time you've studied every possible permutation of the questions in the redacted version of the exam you will be more than ready for the real exam.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Test #2 Remarking and Solutions

Folks,

Deepak was last seen under a bus.

Ok, he made amends and has corrected the marking.

The average mark is now 69%, still not my cup o' tea, but not bad. I will return the tests tomorrow.

Meanwhile, you might want to check out the official solutions.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Monday, March 26, 2012

Please go to room 340 in the Azrieli Pavillion today for your PA session. Note that is not the Azrieli Theatre --- don't get confused.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Sample Questions for the Midterm

Folks, as requested, here are a few questions to get you thinking:





Monday, March 5, 2012

Ohhhh.......So Now It's MY Fault?

Ok, I am not disagreeing. You're a smart bunch and I was fairly shocked at the scores.

Please leave some (anonymous) comments that will help me help you to score better on the next test.

Let me know what you think was wrong with the first test, or why the scores were so low.

I am listening.