Outline of Class 42: Fun Presentations

Miscellaneous

• A number of people have suggested that I allocate a full class period for each presentation or otherwise find a way to give folks fifty minutes per presentation. I don't think I can do a class period per presentation, since that forces some folks to go unnaturally early. Another alternative would be to have afternoon/evening presentations. If you have any thoughts, let me know.
• I will hold a review session for the final on Wednesday, December 17, from 7-9pm or so. As always "ask me the questions, I'll come up with answers."
• A final reminder that you are expected to fill out evaluation sheets for every project except your own. Here they are:
  • NiceMail
  • BlitzMail
  • Steganography
  • Teacher's Pet
  • Fantasy Football
  • Crime Spree
• There is an additional electronic course evaluation that you are required to fill out before you can take the final. You will receive a number after filling out the form and must bring that number to the final.
• It appears that the college has moved. Check out http://chronicle.merit.edu/.ads/.ads-by-group/.exec/.presidents/.links.html
• I've finally graded assignment four. Some notes are also available (or will soon be).
• Some time next Wednesday I'll get you a sumamry of all the grades I have for you. Sorry for the delay; William's illness stole the time I had allocated for this.
• I'll be gone from 2:30 today until late Monday evening. Sorry about that, but I would like to get my wife back here.
• I'll be in all day on Tuesday, and we'll have a review session Wednesday evening from 7:00-9:00.
• A number of you have asked to be able to rank or grade the members of your group, presumably so that you can reward those who made the particularly outstanding contributions to the group. Hence, each student has five "chits" they can award to anyone else in the class, but preferably to other people in their group. You need not award any or all of your chits and you cannot break chits into pieces. I make no guarantees about the relationship of chits to extra credit. To award chits, send me email with the awards you give and the reasons you're giving them.

Fantasy Football

• Evaluation
• Web page at http://www.math.grin.edu/~notheis/Presentation/index.html

Crime Spree

• Evaluation
• Web page at http://www.math.grin.edu/~schnelle/CrimeSpree/