Answers to Email

Hi, I’m Nick Burns, Dr. Petzold’s graduate assistant. I’ll be answering the email that he can’t be bothered with. So here goes:
Doc p
im hving trble w my prgrm it wont cmplile caN u help???
Matt
Dear Bratt,
mby its bcse u can nly type in txt msg style??
Nick
Dear Dr. Petzold
This is Doug. I was wondering if you could [...]

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Presidential Politics

I’ve heard that I can increase my page views by mentioning Ron Paul.  Is that really true?  Maybe if I put up a presidential preference poll of some kind.  But that might be too much work.

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Plagiarism and the Art of the Email

Desiree doesn’t think my Signals and Systems class is humerous enough, since my humor section is so small.  That isn’t true, but what goes on in Signals and Systems pales in comparison to what happens in my graduate Project Management course at times.  The big problem is plagiarism. 
Many students don’t see a problem with copying [...]

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A Day in the Life of an Academic Advisor

A behind-the-scenes look at advising for freshmen first-year students fresh out of high school.  Mostly true, except for the parts I’ve made up.
I arrive at the student center at 8:30 am carrying my computer bag overstuffed with a small laptop, clipboard, and large 3-ring binder. I dig out my magnetic nametag, attempt to clip it [...]

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Interpretive Chemistry

That is the title of the freshman chemistry class at Anoka-Ramsey Community College.  The image I get from this somehow leads me to interpretive dance. 
Most Chemistry professors I know don’t strike me as great dancers.

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Difficult Test Question

I asked a test question recently that no one was able to answer.  Not a single student got it right.  The question?  “What is behind the door marked ‘Exit’?”
Okay, so I actually got that from somewhere else.  When I remember where, I’ll update this post.

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