Midterm exams (15%*2 = 30%): There will be 3 midterm exams during the semester. The lowest of your 3 scores will be dropped (so your 2 highest midterm scores will each count as 15% of your final grade).  There will be no makeup exams. A missed exam will count as a 0 and will be the dropped exam score.  Exam dates will be announced in class & on OpenLab.

Final Exam (25%):  The final exam will be on the last meeting of the semester (date TBA).  The final will cover all the topics studied, and will be very similar in format to the midterm exams. The final exam must be taken to pass the course.

Homework (20%): Homework assignments and due dates will be announced in class & on OpenLab.  Most of the homework assignments will be online via WebWork; there may also be some written homework assignments that will be submitted via Blackboard.

  • The best preparation for the exams is to do all the homework, and to ask for help with any exercises that you have questions about.

Quizzes (15%): There will be a handful of written quizzes over the course of the semester. Each quiz will consist of one or two exercises, which will be very similar to the homework. Quiz dates will be announced in class & on OpenLab.

Participation (10%): You are expected to attend and participate in our class sessions, and in online activities on OpenLab. Details for earning your participation grade will be discussed in class and posted on OpenLab.

Grading:

A   =  93.0 – 100.0

A-  =  90.0 – 92.9

B+ =  87.0 – 89.9

B   =  83.0 – 86.9 F =  0 – 59.9

B-  =  80.0 – 82.9

C+ =  77.0 – 79.9

C =  70.0 – 76.9

D =  60.0 – 69.9

W   =  withdrawal before Dec 13

WF =  withdrawal after Dec 13