| MATA22 | Winter 2021 |
| University of Toronto |
Midterm- logistics and rules
(1) Equipment you will need:
• Reliable internet connection with capacity for video streaming.
• Computer equipped with webcam and two-way audio.
• UofT ID card1
• Pen and paper.
• Scanner or phone camera to digitize your answers.
• Printer (helpful, not required).
(2) Time and duration: Midterm two is on Saturday, March 20, 2021 13:00-16:30 in Zoom. If you have
an exam conflict you will be offered an alternative time to write the exam. If you have a time zone
conflict you may be offered an alternative time to write the exam. This information will be announced
on Quercus or directly emailed to you. You will get the link to the meeting one day before the exam
via Quercus email. You will have 70 minutes to write the exam, and some additional time at the start
to set up and at the end to upload your answers. You should log into your exam Zoom room at the
starting time using your UofT zoom account.
(3) Material of Responsibility: You are responsible for all the materials covered in the first 8 weeks of
the course.
Midterm II will be focused on the following
• Sections: 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 (up to Example 3),4.1, 4.2 (Theorem 4.2.3 excluded) from the textbook
• lectures from week 4 to week 8 (including the end points),
• tutorial worksheets for TUT5, TUT6, TUT7 and TUT 8,
• all your quizzes after midterm I
• problem set 3
• all the Webwork after midterm I and including WW9
In particular, you are expected to know the exact definitions and meaning of every term that is used
in lectures, tutorials and homework,and be familiar with examples seen in lectures and tutorials.
(4) Your location: I expect that you will be writing the exam in a private room. If you cannot arrange
for this, please let your TA know in advance.
(5) Zoom meeting: Throughout the exam you must be connected continuously to a Zoom meeting.
This Zoom session will be recorded; the recording will be destroyed as soon as I determine that it is
not needed for settling any academic integrity issues that may arise.
1If you don’t have your UofT card yet, you should show any government issued ID
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(6) No late arrivals: Please be sure to connect to the Zoom meeting under your own name, and with
your UofT email address. To ensure fairness, once the exam is shared (see (9) below) no late arrivals
to the Zoom meeting will be permitted.
(7) Webcam and microphone: Throughout the exam your camera must be turned on and your microphone must be muted unless otherwise is asked by your invigilator.
Your camera must be positioned so that the exam supervisors can see your face, your hands, and your
work desk. This and this are two examples of acceptable camera positions (except that, unlike the
second, you are not allowed to use earphones!). On the other hand, this (one arm not visible), and
this (face and one hand not visible) are two examples of unacceptable camera positions. You should
set up your camera accordingly before you join the Zoom meeting.
Although the default setting for your microphone is muted, your invigilator reserve the right to ask to
unmute any individual, or the entire class, at any time. You should keep your volume low (but not
shut) so that you wont be distracted in case another students microphone is unmuted while you can
hear announcements if made.
(8) Student ID: At the start of the exam you must be ready to display your UofT student ID on camera.
(9) Downloading the exam: Soon after the start, we will email you a link to the exam on Crowdmark.
A copy of the exam is shared with you at the same time on Zoom chat. You must download the exam
and ideally print it, so that you can fill the answers in the spaces provided. If you do not have a
printer, you can download the exam and view it on your computer screen. In this case you will write
your answers on sheets of paper; you do not need to re-write the questions on these sheets, only your
answers.
(10) Setting up: You will be given time to set up your work space in such a way that you can see all
the questions on your monitor (you can use a second monitor if you wish) or print out the questions if
you have access to a printer. You should also see the Zoom chat box on your screen. Once the set up
time is over, you are not allowed to work with your digital devices until the end of the exam. There
will be different layouts of the exam questions: a print friendly layout, a single page layout for small
monitors, a double page layout for larger monitors (you can split your screen to see both pages at the
same time) or two monitor set ups. You should choose the one that fits your work space best.
(11) Use of electronics and aids during the exam: After downloading the exam paper, and until the
end of the exam, you may not use any electronics, including the device ou use to connect to the exam
meeting and the one you use to see the questions.
The only allowed use of your computer is to scroll through the exam document after getting
a permission from your invigilator if you need to and to contact the exam supervisors on Zoom
after getting a permission. Any other use of electronics during the exam will be considered an instance
of academic dishonesty and may have consequences starting from zero in the exam. (see (12) below).
You may not consult your textbook or notes, or other people.
(12) Questions: If you have a question during the exam, you must try to get the exam supervisor’s
attention by physically raising your hand and wave. Please do not use audio, as this will distract the
entire class. For the same reason, your communication with the exam supervisor must be done over
the Zoom chat.
(13) Uploading your answers: At the end of the exam you will be given some time during which
you will allowed to use your electronics to scan or photograph your answers, and to upload them on
Crowdmark. This must be done while you are still connected to the Zoom meeting and in front of the
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camera. Leaving the Zoom meeting indicates that you are done, and we will grade only what you have
uploaded up to that time. Submitting or attempting to resubmit your work after leaving the
Zoom is considered academic dishonesty and have consequences starting from zero in the
exam.
(14) Emergencies and technical disruptions: If you experience a technical difficulty with your internet
or computer that is not resolved in a matter of seconds, you must contact me promptly in one of the
following ways:
(a) A private note to instructors on Piazza
(b) An email to [email protected]If the disruption raises questions about the integrity of the exam (this includes disconnecting from the
Zoom call even for one minute), CMS department will decide whether and how to accommodate you
on a case-by-case basis. An accommodation, if granted, may take the form of an oral exam replacing
the full weight of the exam, an alternative exam or redistribution of the weight of the exam to other
exams or other forms of accommodation.
(15) Academic integrity: Honour and self-respect are among our most precious possessions as human
beings. Do not squander these: they are fragile, damage to them is permanent, and they are far more
valuable than your grade in this course, you acceptance to a program or a university degree.
Unfortunately, every semester we have a number of students who receive zero on the course for violating
the academic dishonesty. For this exam any use of outside help: internet, our course material, any
note or textbook, any communication electronically or in person with your peers or any other person
during our exam time is considered academic dishonesty. Any instance of cheating that comes to my
attention will have severe consequence.
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