Grade for required work
3 In-Class Exams (each worth 20 % ): | 60% |
Homework due every MW (lowest 2 hw scores dropped): | 15% |
Final Exam: | 25% |
There are NO make-up exams.
If you miss an exam and have written proof of a valid reason, then I will substitute your final exam score for the missed exam.
Bonus Points
Bonus points are extra credit. You can still get 100% without doing any bonus work. There are a total of 100 Bonus points are awarded for:
- 50 points for your Completed Notebook.
We'll look over your notebooks at the final and if the
lectures are 95% filled in you'll receive bonus points. This is to encourage you to come to class or watch the videos when you miss class.
- 21 points for 3 Bonus R exercises submitted on Lon Capa (7 pts. each)
- 29 points for 4 Bonus Surveys submitted on Lon Capa (7 pts each plus 1 free point for everyone)
You will be asked to complete surveys on Lon Capa. The surveys
are anonymous but Lon Capa records whether or not you submitted a survey.
Bonus
points can only help you. You can still get 100% without doing any bonus
work. Bonus points are figured into your grade as follows:
Percentage on Required Work + 0.25*Percentage
on Bonus Points
100 + 0.25*Percentage on Bonus Points
Suppose at the end of the semester you have a 75% average
and you did 100% of the bonus work.
100/4 = 25, so add 25 to the numerator and
denominator to get:
(75 + 25)/ 125 =80.
So your grade would be raised from a 75% to an 80%.
Overall Grade is Translated into a Letter Grade as follows:
| A+ |
97-100 |
A |
93-96.99 |
A- |
90-92.99 |
| B+ |
87-89.99 |
B |
83-86.99 |
B- |
80-82.99 |
| C+ |
77-79.99 |
C |
73-76.99 |
C- |
70-72.99 |
| D+ |
67-69.99 |
D |
63-66.99 |
D- |
60-62.99 |
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F |
< 60 |
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