March 2003 - Kheshbon Infi 2 ("Infinitesimal Calculus 2") 104281
(Updated 12/5/03)

                    INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS
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First, Bhatzlakha!!

I apologize in advance that parts of the following document may seem
harsh and unfriendly. This is because I have to state things precisely,
to be completely certain that you understand exactly what are the
requirements of this course.
We need a fair and consistent way of giving a truthful report of what
each of you has learned, and taking account of problems of students
during the semester. There is no perfect way of doing this, but we try
to optimize.

 HOW WILL YOUR GRADE/MARK/TSIYUN IN "INFI 2" (104281) BE DETERMINED?

(Americans say "grade", British people and Australians say "mark".)

On ((Friday, 23 May)) NOW CHANGED TO ANOTHER AS YET UNDECIDED DATE 
MARCH 29? MARCH 28?, 2003 there will be a mid term test (="bachan") 
(90 minutes) which will determine 30% of your final mark ("tsiyun MAGEN"). 
There will also be a mark for homework exercises which you submit which 
will determine 10% of your final mark (again this is "tsiyun MAGEN"). To 
benefit fully from the "magen" for homework you will have to answer a 
question very similar to a homework question both in the bachan and also 
the examination. (See below for more details.)

The remaining 60% (or more) will be determined by the final examination.
It will have two parts, each lasting 90 minutes, with a 20 or 30 minute
break between them.

Suggestion: If you really want to do well in this course, imagine that
the homework grade is "TAKEFF"!

    SOME ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT DETAILS ABOUT THE BACHAN & EXAMINATION

During each 90 minute session NO STUDENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE
EXAMINATION ROOM.

(If you have some special problem, e.g. a medical problem, which means
that you may perhaps be unable to stay in the room for 90 minutes, then
you should tell me about it, and provide appropriate documentation, at
least SEVEN DAYS before the date of the bachan or exam, so we can
attempt to find some special solution for you.)

The bachan and exam. will be WITHOUT "khomer ezer". This means also WITHOUT
calculators.

You are permitted, if you wish, to do both examinations, Moed Alef, and
Moed Bet. You will benefit from your "magen" from the mid term test and
homework for BOTH of these examinations. But if you do both examinations
PLEASE understand that your final grade at the end of the semester will
be your result for Moed BET (even if you did better in Moed Alef).

                         HOMEWORK EXERCISES

There will be several sets of homework exercises. To get a tsiyun magen
for them you have to submit them for correction by the date announced.
If you have some exceptional problems we may agree in some cases to
accept late submissions, but please do not count on this without
speaking to us first.

In both the bakhan and the final examinations there will be at least one
question taken from the homework exercises, probably with some small
modifications. Everyone who has done and understood the homework
exercises should be able to solve this question without difficulty. So
these questions should help you improve your mark for the bakhan
and the exam(s).

But there is a second reason for having these special questions: You
will surely agree that it is unfair to serious hardworking students to
give the same homework magen to another student who simply copies
someone else's solution. Therefore, in order to fully benefit from the
"magen" for homework you must answer these questions successfully.

In fact the total number of points for the bakhan and the examinations
will possibly be more than 100% because there may peryhaps be some extra
"bonus" question(s) on the examination. Thus at least some of you may
obtain a final mark greater than 100%. I have to apologize in advance
that in such cases I will not be able to officially give you more than
100%. But, if you need it, I may be able to write you some sort of
letter of reference saying something about your achievement.


                            MILUIMNIKIM

If you have miluim, first of all, shmor al atzmeykhem! (v'gum al
kulanu!).

If you need us to do something special because you had miluim (see
below) we will need to see the ORIGINAL of your certificate ("tlush")
that you had miluim. Please be sure to show it to me BEFORE you give it
to Bituach Leumi. Sorry, but we will NOT accept a photocopy. (If you
forget to do this there is another solution. There is an army internet
site where you can order a new certificate confirming that you had
miluim on certain dates. I am told that it takes about 2 weeks for you
to get such a certificate by mail.) To avoid any misunderstanding or
mistakes, when you show your "tlush" to me, I will immediately
send an email message to you (and myself) confirming and recording
the dates of your miluim.

Please feel very free to contact me for explanations about material you
have missed. I will give you extra classes/tirgulim if you wish. (And of
course I am willing to answer questions from all students, regardless of
miluim.)

I plan to give a special "moed miluimnikim" for students who had miluimim
on the date of moed alef or moed bet.

I will also offer students who had miluim on the date of the mid term
test the option of answering a designated subset of the questions,
during a shorter time period, to get a mark to be used as their mid term
score. But to be allowed to do this you must tell me two weeks before
the examination that you need this repeat mid term.

In principle, no other students will be accepted to this "moed". In the
past, a small number of students with some very very special other
problems have sometimes been permitted to take part in this "moed", after
explicit recommendations from the "Yechida l'Kidum Studentim". I wish no
one to have such serious problems. But now "Kidum Studentim" no longer
deals with this matter. Much as I sympathize with those who have problems,
I will almost certainly have to say no to other people requesting such an
additional "moed".

                  LEARNING DIFFICULTIES (Ha'arakhat Zman)

Both the mid term test and the final examination will be organized to
allow the usual amount of extra time (25%) to students who have learning
difficulties.

To be given this extra time because of learning difficulties you MUST
have the usual appropriate document authorizing this from Dekan Limudey
Hasmakha. We will need to see the original version of it on the day of
the test/exam. In very exceptional cases I may perhaps also allow extra
time to a VERY RECENT new immigrant whose Hebrew is still very very
limited. For that you must speak to me in advance, at least one week
before the test/exam.

       ================ again, Bhatzlakha!! ================