 | HW Assignments: 25%
| Quizzes: 45% (lowest score dropped)
| Project: 20% | Class Participation: 10% | |
| I usually grade on a curve, so do not be alarmed if the average quiz scores are in the range of 13-14 out of 20. I want to see what the range of students can do on a test. |
A. Homework will be performed both individually and by teams of two students. I will assign the teams.
B. If it is a team assignment, one homework paper will be handed by the entire team, and all members must sign the paper to certify that they contributed to the assignment. The best way is to work separately on the problems and then get together and reconcile your solutions to agree on an answer.
C. The team should make a photocopy of their solutions, and hand in the original on the due date. Late homework will not be accepted.
D. On the due date, I will hand out solutions at the end of class or post them in pdf format on the web. All team members will receive the same grade on the assignment. Grades will be recorded and the homework will be returned to the team.
E. If I make a mistake in my homework solutions, the first team to contact me by email and point out the mistake will receive +5 points each on their final homework grade. But it must be by email, not in person or over the telephone.
F. Homework is due at the beginning of the lecture in the classroom unless specific arrangements have made ahead of time. Homeworks shoved under my office door which are not found until after class will be considered late. Late homeworks will be penalized by 20% each day until they are physically received by me.
Quiz Policies
A. You will be able to drop one quiz score. No makeups will be permitted. Quizzes and final exam are closed book, but you are allowed a single formula sheet, 8-1/2 by11, both sides, for each quiz, and plus an extra sheet for the final.
B. You are responsible for anything I write on the board during a quiz. Be alert.
C. Quizzes will take place approximately every two weeks and will be scheduled to last a half hour.
D. If you do not understand what I am asking in a quiz problem, ask me during the quiz - don't tell me later that the problem was unclear. If you have a question during a quiz, come forward and ask me personally. Do not speak out and disturb the other students.
E. When you come forward to hand in your quiz, hand it in. Do not stand there and reconsider your answers. Quizzes are due at the end of the class, period
F. On a quiz, please show and explain all work if you hope for partial credit.
G. I will reconsider grading if you feel that you did not get fair treatment. You must come to me within a week to get a re-grade. I will never lower your grade.
Page last updated January 08, 2002