syllabus+et+al.

Notes on the present state of the Syllabus
It is all very much tentative (that should be fairly obvious on its face)
 * The organization of the Syllabus is very preliminary
 * External Links do not exist yet (but they are simple stuff)
 * The term "small problem" is very silly, but I postponed an effort to come up with something better
 * The evaluation/grading part is very much in flux. The point about proctored exams is (I suppose) somewhat contentious for a fully on line class, but it is a bit of a conundrum for at least a couple of reasons: one is the practical impossibility of really checking people's identities on line, and the other is the extreme difficulty (or impossibility) to have people show their //mathematical// work in a computer based exam (and "showing your work" is really important in many cases).
 * "Special Issues" is supposed, at least right now, to present College policy on things like student with disabilities, cheating, and so on

Update on the proctored exam stuff.
Whenever I have had to defend this requirement from complaints by students, I have pointed out to the on line classes at the UW, where the required proctored exams are three, not two. They don't have to be taken at the UW, but can be taken at an approved site (the instructor is not involved in the practicalities of this: the administration sends the exam, receives it back, and handles all the details with the proctoring site). Now we have an even stronger example: Prince George County College in Maryland requires **five** proctored tests, **and they have to be taken on campus**. It makes the two-exam requirement look really weak.