Email Archive
Archive of all email sent to the entire class. (Spring 2014.)
June 16, 2014
Subject: Math 20A Grades Date: June 16, 2014 9:07:12 PM PDT Dear Math 20A Students, Final exam scores and course letter grades are posted on Ted. Thanks for a great quarter everyone! Sincerely, Ol' Doc Bowers
June 8, 2014
Subject: MATH 20A - Bowers [SP14]: Math 20A Ted Survey Date: June 8, 2014 6:47:44 PM PDT Dear Math 20A Students, Don't forget to do the Online Homework Opinion Survey posted in Ted (under "Content"). It is an opinion survey, so there are no wrong answers, but it is an *assignment* and is worth 10 points. The due date is tonight (Sunday, June 8) at 11:59 pm. Sincerely, Ol' Doc Bowers
June 7, 2014
Subject: Re: Math 20A Homework Information [Correction] Date: June 7, 2014 6:31:34 PM PDT Hi everyone, Sorry, there was a mistake in the last email. The total number of points (and thus problems) in WebWork is 245, not 249. Sincerely, Adam Bowers
June 7, 2014
Subject: Math 20A Homework Information Date: June 7, 2014 2:13:52 PM PDT Dear class, Your WebWork total score (out of 249 points) is now posted to Ted. (That means you had 249 homework questions in WebWork!) Make sure you complete the Online Homework Survey that is posted in Ted (under "Content"). It is a homework assignment that is worth 10 points. It is due Sunday night at 11:59 PM. The survey is anonymous, so I will not know your responses, but I will know who responded, and failure to complete the survey will mean a loss of 10 homework points. Sincerely, Adam Bowers P.s. If you were having trouble viewing your Final Exam Seat Assignment, you should be able to see it now.
June 6, 2014
Subject: Math 20A Office Hours Date: June 6, 2014 8:54:47 PM PDT Dear Math 20A Students, I will have office hours (in APM 5230) next week on Monday at 12:00 - 2:00 pm: http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/office_hours.html David Marcus (our TA) will have office hours Monday 2:00 - 4:00 pm in addition to his usual office hours Tuesday 4:00-6:00 pm (in APM 5412). Sincerely, Ol' Doc Bowers
June 1, 2014
Subject: Math 20A: Week 10 Announcements Date: June 1, 2014 10:45:52 PM PDT Dear Class, The end of the quarter is approaching and I have a few announcements to make. 1) In Ted, under "Content", you will find an Online Homework Survey. This survey is a HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT. There are no wrong answers (it is an opinion survey), but you must complete the survey to receive full points. This survey has 10 questions and is worth 10 homework points. (The survey is anonymous. I will not know what you answered, but I will know if you answered.) 2) Speaking of Online Homework: Section 4.7, Problem #3 (the question about the rectangle inscribed in a circle) included a coding error. Consequently, all students have been given full credit for this problem. (Not all students experienced the error, but all students received full credit for it.) 3) The Final Exam is Wed, Jun 11 (11:30-2:30 pm). The exam covers all topics discussed in class. You should expect the distribution of topics to be approximately one-third from Weeks 1-4, one-third from Weeks 5-8, and one-third from Weeks 9-10. Approximately. 4) Each student has been ASSIGNED A SEAT for the final exam in either Center 109 or Center 105. You can find your seat assignment listed in Ted in the Grade Center (where your grades are listed). Sincerely, Ol' Doc Bowers
May 27, 2014
Subject: Math 20A Final Exam Seat Assignments Date: May 27, 2014 2:27:32 PM PDT Dear Math 20A Students, The Final Exam is Wed, Jun 11 (11:30-2:30 pm). The exam covers all topics discussed in class. You should expect the distribution of topics to be approximately one-third from Weeks 1-4, one-third from Weeks 5-8, and one-third from Weeks 9-10. Approximately. Each student has been ASSIGNED A SEAT for the final exam in either Center 109 or Center 105. You can find your seat assignment listed in Ted in the Grade Center (where your grades are listed). A map of Center 109 with seat numbers can be found here: http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/20a/downloads/Center_109_Seating.pdf A map of Center 105 with seat numbers can be found here: http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/20a/downloads/Center_105_Seating.pdf Sincerely, Ol' Doc Bowers
May 15, 2014
Subject: Math 20A Homework 8 Date: May 15, 2014 3:44:55 PM PDT Dear Math 20A Students, Homework 8 (on Sections 4.4 - 4.6) is due Saturday, May 24 at 5:00 am. Please be aware that this is *after* the second midterm exam (on May 23), but these sections may appear on the exam. Sincerely, Ol' Doc Bowers
May 15, 2014
Subject: Math 20A Exam 2 Information Date: May 15, 2014 3:32:39 PM PDT Dear Math 20A Students, Midterm 2 is Friday, May 23 (during normal class time). Information for Midterm Exam 2, including exam locations and a list of topics, can be found on the course webpage here: http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/20a/index.html You must bring a Blue Book. You may use one page of handwritten notes. Both sides are okay. Sincerely, Doc Bowers
April 24, 2014
Subject: MATH 20A - Bowers [SP14]: Math 20A Exam 1 Information Date: April 24, 2014 3:24:56 PM PDT Dear Math 20A Students, Information for Midterm Exam 1, including exam locations and a list of topics, can be found on the course webpage here: http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/20a/index.html You must bring a Blue Book. You may use one page of handwritten notes. Both sides are okay. Sincerely, Doc Bowers
April 17, 2014
Subject: Week 4 Office Hours Date: April 17, 2014 11:57:35 PM PDT Dear Students, Please be aware that my office hours for Week 4 (Apr 21-25) will be Monday 2:00-4:00 and Tuesday 2:00-4:00. Office Hours: http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/office_hours.html Sincerely, Doc Bowers
April 15, 2014
Subject: MATH 20A - Bowers [SP14]: Math 20A Exam Information Date: April 15, 2014 11:31:28 PM PDT Dear Math 20A Students, Information for Midterm Exam 1, including exam locations and a list of topics, can be found on the course webpage here: http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/20a/index.html#midterms About half of the students are in the same room as our lecture, but the other half are next door. Notice that the list of topics does not include 2.8. Please be aware that you must bring a Blue Book. (You may wish to bring two.) Also, you may not use a calculator, but you may use one sheet of notes (both sides are okay). Sincerely, Ol' Doc Bowers
April 14, 2014
Subject: MATH 20A - Bowers [SP14]: Math 20A Midterm Exam Room Assignments Date: April 14, 2014 10:11:13 PM PDT Dear Class, Room assignments for the midterm exams have been decided. Where you take your midterm exams depends on the first letter of your last name. You can find out where you will be taking the midterm exams here: http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/20a/index.html#midterms Please notice that there is also a list of exam topics at that link. Sincerely, Ol' Doc Bowers
March 31, 2014
Subject: Math 20A WebWork Date: March 31, 2014 5:22:38 PM PDT Dear class, Online homework with WebWork is now available: https://webwork.math.ucsd.edu/webwork2/sp14-math20a-bowers/ Your username for WebWork is the first part of your UCSD e-mail address (everything before the @ symbol). Your password is your UCSD campus Active Directory password (also known as your "ACMS student account" password). It is the same password you use to access your UCSD email. For more information, please follow this link to the class website: http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/20a/webwork.html Sincerely, Ol' Doc Bowers
March 26, 2014
Subject: Math 20A Spring 2014 Date: March 26, 2014 12:02:07 AM PDT Dear students, You are receiving this email because you are enrolled in Math 20A Lecture A00 for Spring 2014. The main purpose of this email is to direct you to the class webpage: http://math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/20a/index.html ALSO: We will be using an online homework tool called WebWork this quarter. WebWork is open source and is provided to the students free of charge. You will not be able to log into WebWork until *after* the first day of classes. Information about WebWork can be found on the class webpage: http://math.ucsd.edu/~abowers/20a/webwork.html I look forward to seeing you Spring Quarter! Sincerely, Adam Bowers