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a word on the pre-reqs: numbering systems vary by institution. this doesn't appear to be a gen ed class, unless Martel saved them for some odd reason for the very last. aside from that, I haven't been at a school yet that's used computer registration (all of them) and been able to maintain pre-req integrity. This in addition to different ideas at the faculty level of what is deemed appropriate requirements before taking certain classes.
in my small undergrad university it wasn't a problem. even if pre-reqs hadn't been met, the professor usually turned a blind eye if the student was willing to put some extra work. worked out for everyone in those cases, but doesn't make it proper, though. and I never heard any of my profs from those days arguing pre-reqs weren't important considerations at the end of the day.
but at our large university, where I'm currently working as a TA and doing my phd, making sure people have the lower division classes is critical. we routinely have class sizes over 100 and lines of people needing certain classes for graduation. pre-reqs, class standing, and necessity of the course are all fair game.
if Martel needs this class to graduate, and students were taking the only available seats forcing him to attend an extra quarter, we'd be reading a post complaining that his professor wasn't weeding out ineligable students from the classroom.
RE: sharing student notes
it looks like some posters skipped over some relevant info.
the teacher doesn't prevent students from sharing class notes with one another...he told them not to share with students who aren't taking the class.
I can think of a number of reasons why he might do this, but the most recent one that comes to mind (that I've had personal experience with) is the very real fear of students sharing notes/tests/whatever into a common pool for their frats/sororities/etc members.
or it could be that his lectures are original material that he takes seriously, perhaps pending publication. it's certainly fair to ask that students not share his material with students and others who aren't paying for his class.
the ONLY thing that even comes close to odd is the phone call at 10PM, although I personally don't think 10PM is very late at all and it's hard for me to think that anyone else does...especially given that most night classes go up to and past 10PM. and this is a night class, right? so from his perspective, he probably thought that was your availability and from your description he was correct.
and this is all based of martel's description of the issue. we have no idea what this assignment was. it's claimed to be minor, but from the description it appears the prof doesn't think that much of anything in his class should be taken seriously. I got the impression you were supposed to call if you missed anything, even after the fact, and your description sounds like you blew off the assignment and didn't mention you emailed/contacted him about it. it just looks like you thought it wasn't any thing to be concerned about from how you wrote it.
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