英國大學反作弊海報寫滿公式 竟成免費小抄
A university has torn down anti-cheating posters from its exam hall after realising they had answers to a maths exam written on them.
一所大學撤掉了張貼在教學樓裏禁止作弊的海報，因爲他們發現海報上的公式正是一次數學考試的答案。
Officials at Plymouth University installed the signs ahead of the summer exams season – but failed to realise that a stock image of a hand covered in scribbles contained genuine formulae.
普利茅斯大學在夏日考試季前張貼了“禁止作弊”的海報，但當時沒有發現那幅手上寫滿小抄的海報上恰好有考試需要用到的公式！
Students have since claimed that spotting the notes gave them a boost in a final-year maths exam – with one estimating that he will now score 10 per cent higher than he would have without the help.
一名學生稱海報上的公式幫助他的期末數學考試成績提高了10%。
The formulae cover areas including probability, trigonometry and probability. It includes a version of the complicated De Moivre’s theorem.
海報圖中的公式涉及到了概率、幾何，還包括複雜的棣莫弗定理。
Exam bosses claim the sign would have been too far away for students to read it from their desks – but some have claimed the extra knowledge boosted their result by an entire grade.
監考員稱海報離考試座位遠着呢，學生一般看不清，但有的監考員則稱這些公式對整個年級的成績提高都有幫助。
The picture chosen by officials appears to have come from Shutterstock, the stock photography website, and has the title: ‘hand of student with cheat sheet for math exam’.
學校選的這張海報來自Shutterstock圖片網站，圖片名稱是“數學考試中寫滿小抄的手”。
Although parts of the hand are obscured by a large red circle with a line through the middle, substantial parts of the formulae are still visible.
雖然圖片被中間一個大大的紅槓擋住，但大部分公式還是看得清的。
The university did not realise the blunder until it was pointed out by student website The Plymouth Tab. It is unclear how many students could have been helped by the sign.
直到學生們在普利茅斯Tab網站上指出問題後學校才發現這個錯誤，目前還不清楚多少學生因此受益。
In a statement, the university told The Tab: 'the poster was located outside of the exam hall, and would therefore be of limited use to anyone prior to their sitting the exam. In light of the concerns raised, however, the University has replaced the posters.’
學校在Tab網上發表聲明稱：“貼在考試大廳外面的海報對考生的幫助是有限的。然而出於對已發生問題的擔憂，學校還是決定替換這批海報。”
