Grading

Your grade will be determined on the basis of your performance in the laboratory and on problem sets and weekly quizzes in class. Equal weight will be given to the laboratory and classroom work. In the lecture you will have daily problem assignments and weekly quizzes. The problem as well as reading assignments and the schedule of experiments and quizzes are indicated in the course schedule. Individual experiment descriptions, problem texts as well as supplementary reading materials are available as pdf files linked to the schedule. Calculators are needed for quizzes and experiments.
Quizzes and problems will have equal weight. Thus 50% of your grade will be due to your lab grades and 25% each due to quizzes and problems. The table below gives the worst case relation of grade to combined percentage score.
Minimum %
Grade
80
4.0
75
3.5
70
3.0
65
2.5
60
2.0
55
1.5
50
1.0
<50
0.0
You can access your current score through the Angel system . You can also send and answer messages regarding the course using that system.