A yearĀ agoĀ I taught this same course.Ā Ā  At the end of the semester, I gave my students the following assignment:

Imagine that you are invited to speak on the first day of MAT 2071, to give advice to entering students. Ā Write at least three sentences … describing what you would tell them.

To see the assignment and the studentsā€™ responses,Ā follow this link.

Your assignment, due at the beginning of class next Thursday, September 1st, is to:

  1. Read through ALLĀ the responses (there are 19Ā of them).
  2. Write a reply to this post (1 paragraph) responding to all of the following:
    1. What advice seemed most relevant to you personally? Why? (you can copy/paste a short statement, or put it in your own words)
    2. Based on this advice, what changes can you make right now to help you succeed inĀ this course?

Extra Credit.Ā For extra credit, write a response to one of your classmatesā€™ comments. Ā Do you have any advice? Ā Be kind.