This happened in my accounting class. My professor asked the class if there was a student who solved an accounting problem and would like to go up to the whiteboard teach everyone how to solve it. I raised my hand to volunteer. She asked me my name and I told her. I did not tell her my last name, only my first name.

I went up and for 5 minutes I lectured and showed everyone how I solved the problem. My professor was impressed and told me that I taught the class in a way much clearer than her. She then smiled at me and told me she was going to give me extra points. I asked her how many points. She chuckled and faced the class and asked the class how many extra points I deserved. One student said five, and she agreed.

However I remembered that the syllabus for the accounting class said that no extra credit assignment or oppurtunities will be given to students to pull up thier grades. The only points will come from midterms and homework assignments. That got me concerned. When class was over I was going to ask my professor if the extra 5 points will be placed into one of the midterm exam grades or will be added into my grade when calculating the final grade at the end of the semester. I ended up not asking her because I didn't want to sound ungrateful for asking.

So here's my dilemma:

Should I not ask her at all and assume that my professor will remember me and my name and keep to her promise and add in the 5 extra points at some point in the semester?

I only told her my first name. She teaches two other classes. The syllabus said no extra points from any oppurtunities will be given to students. But she did say she will reward me points.

OR

Should I send her an email and thank her. Then ask her in the email how she will include it into my grade?