Grading Information

Composition

The final grade in this course will be based on homework, midterm exams, and the final exam. Each of these items will count as follows:
Homework: 30%
Midterm 1: 20%
Midterm 2: 20%
Final Exam: 30%

Grade

The final grade in the course will be assigned on a fixed scale as follows:
Grade > 92% --- 4.0
84% < Grade < 92% --- 3.5
76% < Grade < 84% --- 3.0
68% < Grade < 76% --- 2.5
60% < Grade < 68% --- 2.0
52% < Grade < 60% --- 1.5
44% < Grade < 52% --- 1.0
Grade < 44% --- 0.0

Clicker

Completing the in-class clicker questions can earn you up to 5% extra credit. You get 2 points for a correct answer and 0.5 points for an incorrect answer. A total of 80% of the total clicker points you will get the full 5% extra credit. The clicker score is thus calculated according to the following equation: .
You cannot get more than 5% extra credit.
Reinhard Schwienhorst
Last modified: Sat Apr 28 09:27:42 EDT 2007