Last Day of Class

[stoutfellow]

Yesterday was the last day of class for the semester. (It was also the first snow of the season - a bit late this year....) The last week, in my calculus class, was devoted to review, and the last day in particular was only sparsely attended. (Twelve students, out of an official count in the high forties, and several of them left early.) They were running out of questions toward the end, and then one of the students asked me what other courses I taught. I told them: calculus and advanced geometry this semester, a different advanced geometry class and two classes on the history of math. One of them - the sharp young lady who sits in the middle of the front row - looked interested at that last bit, though several others were clearly less enthused.

"What's your favorite class to teach?"

It is more than a little gratifying to hear a question like that. I'll admit, the students who are less happy with me probably weren't there that day.

Heigh-ho. Time to start thinking about the final.