Homework Due Date

[may...@berkeley.edu]

I was told to vote for a due date for homework in the Google group.

My vote is EMPHATICALLY for Wednesday.

[Kasey]

My vote is for Friday. That way there is time between the date the hw
is assigned and both of the office hours to struggle with the problems
before asking for help. If hw is assigned Wednesday, then it's hard to
really give it an honest effort before asking for help at office hours
the next day.

Kasey

[Nobi]

Voting for Friday per the point raised by Kasey.

[Merrill Waters]

Voting for friday as well

[Christian Claiborn]

As emphatically as May voted for Wednesday, I vote for Friday.

[thatche...@gmail.com]

voting for friday... for the same reasons.

[Julie]

My vote is for Friday.

[zenk...@gmail.com]

i want wednesday.. i'm not really sure why.

[jfox]

I prefer Friday.

[gary...@gmail.com]

FRIDAY

[min]

I prefer Wednesday

[Cordelia]

I vote Wednesday.

[kazi]

friday

[Kenneth A. Ribet]

Hi All,

Check out http://time.blogs.com/daily_dish/2006/09/
youtube_of_the__10.html , which shows what happened to one student
when the student's phone rang in class. I got this link from a UCB
mailing list that I subscribe to, "TeachNet." On that mailing list,
instructors discuss issues that relate to teaching on campus.
There's relatively little traffic, and the discussions are typically
interesting.

See you in 75 minutes,
Ken R

[Kenneth A. Ribet]

Folks,

Check out the announcement that follows. If you're a US citizen and
are looking for an REU-type activity, you might be interested in
spending this coming summer at the National Security Agency in
Maryland. The NSA is apparently the single employer in the US (and
world?) with the largest number of math PhDs on staff. Many former
Berkeley math undergraduates and graduate students work for these
people.

Best,
Ken R

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THE DIRECTOR'S SUMMER PROGRAM
at
THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY

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Mrs. Jacqueline A. Holmgren, Program Manager
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DSP Program Manager
(301) 688-0983 work
(301) 688-0689 fax

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