Optional Assignments

#4	assigned Tue. Mar. 21	due Tue. Mar. 28
#3	assigned Thu. Feb. 23	due Thu. Mar. 2
#2	assigned Tue. Feb. 7	due Tue. Feb. 14
#1	assigned Thu. Jan. 26	due Thu. Feb. 2

Copies of the assignment are available in class or at my office (PAS520).
You can earn up to 0.5 points extra credit on each optional assignment.
If you make an honest effort attempt at answering all the questions, you should be able to earn full credit on each assignment.  An honest effort also means having the assignment done before coming to class and turning the assignment in at the beginning of class.

There will be a sufficient number of optional assignments for you to be able to earn up to 3 points extra credit (the extra credit points are added to the average grade computed prior to the final exam).

Note: Only papers with less than full credit will have a grade marked (eg. 4/5 means you have earned 0.4 extra credit points out of the 0.5 total points possible).  Papers without a grade have earned full credit (0.5 extra credit points).  You may have had points deducted for turning your assignment in late (there'll be a * or ** by the grade).  Generallly you will be able to earn back these points if you (1) turn in the next assignment in on time and (2) attach the paper with the points deducted.

Also note: The fact that you do not have any answers marked wrong does not necessarily mean you answered all the questions correctly.  Frequently the grading load requires that we only look at and grade some of the questions on the optional assignments.  You should carefully compare your answers with those on the optional assignment answers handout even if nothing is marked wrong on your paper.