Hurricane Contingency
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Hurricane Contingency
Fall in Florida is Hurricane Season. Although the Eckerd Campus has never had a "direct hit," we do evacuate any time we come within a 5% probability cone of a hurricane's path, and we evacuate at least 2 days BEFORE the possible impact! Last year (2007) we did not evacuate at all, but in 2005 we did (in September) and in 2004 we evacuated THREE TIMES (twice in August, once in September). All these were for "only" two or three class days, but longer evacuations are certainly possible. This past Autumn Term (2008) we evacuated for two days.
The College intends that, in the case of a long-term evacuation, on-going courses are to be completed on-line. While an evacuation of one, two, or three days might be a mere inconvenience, a longer (e.g., several weeks) evacuation requires more extensive planning. In that case, this website is the key for our course. Of course, WHEN WE LEAVE we cannot know how long the evacuation will last. IF we must evacuate during our course, you need to:
1. Take your computer, textbook, and course materials with you.
2. When you are "settled" go on-line to this Wiki Site.
3. Instructions will be given over this site and/or over your Eckerd Web e-mail, which will remain in operation through an off-campus (California!) site.
The nature of the instructions will depend on where we are in the course. It is likely that you will be asked to submit homework, take-home tests, and paper assignments. Detailed reading assignments (i.e., specific sections within specified chapters) will be given and specific problems assigned. The worked-out problems for each chapter on this web-site (in the Selected Answers & Solutions section for each chapter) will be used as demonstrations of problem-solving. Specific problems and questions (likely among those recommended at the end of each Chapter Guide on this website) will be assigned. The answers may be submitted via US mail, email, or this Wiki website (you will be instructed on this).
