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<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Students -- I am
sending this out to thwart any ensuing e-mails related to this
topic.</font></p>
<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Over the last two days
I've gotten the following requests...</font>
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<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">1. Since I'm dropping
test X, can you move my extra credit points from test X to test
Y. </font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">2. I did well on test X
and really didn't need extra credit there -- can you DOUBLE my
extra credit on test Y?</font></p>
<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">3. I had to work during
the guest lecture -- can you give me the points anyway?<br>
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<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">4. I couldn't come to
the guest lecture because of _________. It doesn't seem fair
that I can't get the extra credit points. Will you give me the
points anyway?</font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">5. I didn't know I had
to sign in. (Dr. Moore made it VERY clear that there was a
sign up sheet for those that were ON TIME or that did not LEAVE
EARLY.)<br>
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<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">The extra credit
lectures were VOLUNTARY. You provided a service to the
Department of Chemistry by being there and you also got to hear
two other Ph.D.'s talk about calorimetry -- which was the topic
of the class and upcoming lab. Many of you made a special
effort to be there, even skipping lunch in some cases, and I
expressed my appreciation by giving extra credit points on two
different tests -- test 2 and test 3. Not attending the guest
lecture in no way negatively impacts your grade -- but making
the effort to come to the lectures probably both helped you with
some of the content from the class as well as garnering you a
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face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">I furthermore allowed
everyone to get extra credit on test 4 by just bringing your
periodic table on which you could make notes.</font></font></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">I have to draw the line
somewhere</font><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">. </font><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Helvetica,
Arial, sans-serif">The extra credit points were awarded on
SPECIFIC TESTS and cannot be transferred, combined, or awarded
without your presence at the lectures.</font></font></p>
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Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D. (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pounds_aj@mercer.edu">pounds_aj@mercer.edu</a>)
Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science
Director of the Computational Science Program
Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207 (478) 301-5627
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