Yes, I remember that scheme, and the first quiz. A student finished early, handed in his quiz and ran out. The professor looked it over, laughed, and said, "He just got -19. I warned you." Chuckle, chuckle. The lessons in homomorphisms were valuable, but more longlasting was the lesson in human nature. Hilarie Quoting Bernie Cosell <bernie@fantasyfarm.com>:
On 29 Aug 2011 at 12:41, Thomas Knight wrote:
Prof. Ambrose did this. He always gave true false exams -- some of the hardest exams ... I have ever taken. +1 for correct answers, -1 for incorrect, 0 for not answering, except for all incorrect.
I don't remember the professor but I believe that that course was Real Analysis II (it was course 18.22, I think). As I recall it was open- book, open-end. And I think that the class average the year I took it was, indeed, right around 20.
/Bernie\
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