

The notes must be handwritten as this requires the students to process the material.Rules regarding the size of the notes are precise: Students may have a single sheet of 8.5" × 11" paper (or smaller), and they may write on either side of it. I will give the students some starter material that they should include on their note sheet-important formulas, critical concepts, examples they should definitely be prepared to see, etc. I close any loopholes that could lead to unfairness or some other unforeseen problem on test day.This policy is as beneficial to student learning as possible.I am concerned about the implementation of this policy specifically, I want to ensure the following:

I am currently teaching an applied mathematics course for about thirty students with business-related majors, and I want to give them the opportunity to use a sheet of notes (a.k.a cheat sheet) on their first exam.

Context: I am an assistant professor of mathematics at a small liberal-arts college in the US.
