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Re: mod calculation

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On 11/14/2011 9:55 AM, Roedy Green wrote:
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> I know as I student I would have sooner cut off my arm than visit a
> prof or TA to ask a favour, so try a fellow student.

Answering course-relevant questions from students is not a favor (or
favour) on the part of a professor or TA. It is part of their job.

One odd effect I noticed when I was a TA was that often the students who
were doing quite well on the course would ask questions, and the
students who were in trouble would not.

I don't know whether it was cause-and-effect, and if so in which
direction. However, there is at least a possibility that willingness to
ask the professor and/or TA causes good results.

As a result, I strongly advise asking them questions, even for things
that other people might be able to resolve.

In this particular case, if there is a mismatch between the results the
student thinks should be produced given the input, and the sample
output, I don't see how anyone other than the professor or TA can
resolve it reliably.

Patricia

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mod calculation Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-11-13 08:20 -0800
  Re: mod calculation Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-11-13 08:56 -0800
    Re: mod calculation Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-11-13 09:26 -0800
      Re: mod calculation Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-11-13 13:08 -0800
        Re: mod calculation Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-11-13 13:12 -0800
          Re: mod calculation Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-11-13 13:49 -0800
  Re: mod calculation Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-11-13 09:02 -0800
    Re: mod calculation Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-11-13 09:09 -0800
      Re: mod calculation Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-11-13 20:20 +0000
      Re: mod calculation Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-11-14 09:55 -0800
        Re: mod calculation Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-11-15 13:05 -0800
          Re: mod calculation Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-11-15 14:17 -0800
            Re: mod calculation Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-11-17 07:23 -0800
              Re: mod calculation Peter Duniho <NpOeStPeAdM@NnOwSlPiAnMk.com> - 2011-11-17 07:51 -0800
              Re: mod calculation Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-11-17 09:35 -0800
              Re: mod calculation Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-11-17 10:10 -0800
                Re: mod calculation Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-11-17 19:09 +0000
                Re: mod calculation Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-11-17 14:17 -0800
                Re: mod calculation Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-11-19 21:11 -0500
                Re: mod calculation Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-11-18 20:35 -0800
                Re: mod calculation Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-11-19 21:13 -0500
                Re: mod calculation Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-11-19 23:47 -0800
                Re: mod calculation Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-11-18 20:54 -0800
                Re: mod calculation Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-11-19 08:34 -0800
                Re: mod calculation Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-11-19 21:16 +0000
                Re: mod calculation Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-11-19 16:11 -0800
                Re: mod calculation Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-11-19 21:13 -0500
                Re: mod calculation Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-11-20 08:45 +0000
                Re: mod calculation Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-11-20 08:12 -0800
                Re: mod calculation Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-11-20 19:42 +0000
                Re: mod calculation spk <jhic@speak.invalid> - 2011-11-20 23:18 -0400
                Re: mod calculation thoolen <th00len@th0lenbot.thorium> - 2011-11-21 02:11 -0500
                Re: mod calculation Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-11-19 13:40 -0800

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