Category Archives: Announcements

Hi all, Here is the final grade distribution for those who are interested. I am very pleased that the median final grade came out to be A- (80%), which is slightly higher than in previous years. Congratulations to everyone in the … Continue reading →

Hi everyone, Most of the class got As for their Spring Participation grade (worth 10%) – there was 1 D, 1 B, 6 A-, 7 A, and 8 A+. Congratulations to everyone. Cheers, Prof. P.

Hi everyone, The university has asked me to remind you all to please complete your online evaluations for this course by the deadline of tomorrow Tuesday April 9th, if you have not already done so. Evaluations are very important to … Continue reading →

Hi all, Several university administrators have asked us to circulate a stern reminder to students about plagiarism. It is high season for essay-writing and, sadly, also for OSAI plagiarism cases. Please review the definition of plagiarism according to the UofT Academic … Continue reading →

Hi everyone, I am sorry that it took me so long to clear my backlog for grading! You should all have a brief email in your inbox by now containing your grades for Essays 4 and 5. People generally did … Continue reading →

Hi everyone, I’ll be flying down to Washington DC on March 27th (on short notice, for a 3-day business meeting) in the early evening.  Since it is an international flight, I will need to leave downtown right after our Week … Continue reading →

Hi everyone, I had planned to clear my piles of grading over Reading Week. But on Monday I discovered an infection in my dominant eye, so I could hardly read for the whole week. Then on Saturday I came down … Continue reading →

Hi everyone, May I make a suggestion for how you name the electronic files that you send me as your essays? Please do not just name your next email attachment “Essay6.pdf” because that does not tell me your name nor … Continue reading →