Folks,

The good news is that 82% (n=154) of you successfully handed in the homework for chapter 6. Good Job!

The bad news is that 18% (n=34) of you failed to follow directions in handing in your homework and will not receive any credit for chapter 6. Of this 18%, 3% (n=5) failed to put any name in the required name box at submission time. The remaining 15% (n=29) turned homework in using my name. If you committed either of these mistakes you will not receive credit for chapter 6.

At this point I don't know what percentage of this 18% represent "first try" mistakes, which people subsequently corrected - hopefully a large percent!

Banner reports that there are 226 students officially enrolled in BMZ116 Section B. I received 188 homework submissions. Obviously, the numbers don't add up, probably for a variety of reasons, which all become clearer after the first hourly exam, and we have a clearer picture of which students have dropped the class.

If you receive this email, and you think you have dropped the class, you would be well advised to double check this with the registrar's office.

Back to the people in the 18% category:

As I stressed in class, you must put your name in the name box! Surname, Given name.

Then put my email address in the email address box.

If you do not follow these directions, I have no way of knowing who sent the email that contains the graded homework!

Therefore, if you do not follow these directions, you will receive 0% on that homework assignment.

This will undoubtedly upset at least some of this 18% of you, but I wrote very explicit directions, and went over those directions in class. I don't honestly know what else I can do in this regard, except to reiterate the above directions.

As of right now I do not have a spreadsheet with your MUID and names in it. We will have one after the first exam has been graded. Once we get this initial spreadsheet I will keep you posted with regard to my record of your BOT homework.

In the mean time, be reminded that the homework for Chapter 13 is due by midnight this Friday Feb 13. (In our family, we consider Friday the 13th lucky, since my wife was born on such a date.)

Please make sure to put YOUR NAME in the name box! (Surname, Given Name)!

PS. Don't forget to drop by during my office hours if you're having conceptual problems with metabolism or photosynthesis!