Grading
Normal calculation of final grade: The four exams (the lowest will be
dropped) are worth 300 points. The final exam is 150 points. After converting
to percentage form, 100-90 A, 89-80 B, 79-70 C, 69-60 D, 59-0 F, with any
adjusting of the grades done by your instructor after the final exams are
graded.
Special
calculation allowing some students with high grades to skip the final: If a student has taken all four exams and has scored no less
than 70 percent on each exam, then
under certain conditions this student might not have to take the final exam. If
you are one of these students, then you must
get an email from your instructor after the fourth exam is graded. To get an
automatic A without taking the final, you must have 360 total points from the four exams. To get an automatic B
without taking the final, you must have 320 total points from the four exams.
If you take the final with a B average it is possible that you might change
your grade either up or down or not at all. Note that if your instructor does
not email you then you must take the final.
We might have to change these
dates, but your instructor will try very hard to have the exams on exactly
these days.
Your instructor has no
control over snow, floods, or various other possible events.
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Exam 1 |
Monday,
February 1
The sections that will be on each quiz or exam
will be announced in class. If you can not work a
homework problem from one of these sections then you need to get help from
someone. Your instructor will answer questions on homework problems the class
period that comes before the exam. |
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Exam 2 |
Monday,
March 1
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Exam 3 |
Monday, March 29
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Exam 4 |
Friday, April 16 Please note that the final exam is only 5 days
after Exam 4. |
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Final Exam |
1/3 of the course grade The final exam is cumulative with approximately
equal weight given to each of the sections that we covered in our course. Wednesday,
April 21, 8:00-10:00
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Important dates for Spring
2010 term:
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January
6 |
Classes
Begin |
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January
18 |
Martin
Luther King Holiday |
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March
3 |
Midterm
Grades |
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March
5 |
Last
day to drop with a W |
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March
8-12 |
Spring
Break |
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April
2 |
Good
Friday Holiday |
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April
19 |
Last day of
classes |
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April
21 |
Final
Exam |
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April
29 |
Grades
Due 12:00(high noon) |
Missed
Tests or Quizzes:
If you must miss a test or
quiz you must inform me in advance if possible; in any case you must
present proof of the reasons for your absence. A missed exam will be the exam
that is dropped. Two missed exams will make your instructor very unhappy.
Grading
Scale:
Grading for the semester will be according to the
following scale:
100% > A > 90% > B > 80% > C > 70%
> D > 60% > F
Any curving of grades will be determined after the final exam is graded.