Mathematics 153
Notes from April 8, 2020, lecture session

Feedback request:
Let me know how helpful, or not helpful, these summaries are so that I can make adjustments as needed.
 Homework postings:
Folders of previous homework problems and solutions have been added to the course directory.  I will also be reposting review and practice problems (with solutions) from last year in new files for the sake of convenience.  My previous remarks apply:  These are not to be turned in, bit there are solutions and problems like these may well appear on exams.  I will also try to give historical problems resembling those on the exam.
Responses to questions:
During the lecture I mentioned a possible take home quiz involving numerical exercises where some of the input is taken from student ID numbers.   If such an assignment is forthcoming, there are questions about what sorts of electronic devices may be used and how they may be used.   This will have to be clarified if and when such an assignment is made.  My inclination would be to allow for electronic calculation but to severely limit the amount of searching for reference material, but this remains to be worked out.
At the beginnning of the Friday lecture I will say more about the False Position Method before moving on to Unit 2.   Covering material remotely is taking almost twice as long as covering it in a classroom, so some decisions need to be made.  Probably this will involve leaving more of the historical type material for reading and focusing more on the parr of the course devoted to mathematical problems.  This is subject to change, particularly if student feedback is for a different balance.