GRADING CRITERIA
Physics 231/231C
GRADING SCALE
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4.0 |
92 |
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3.5 |
84 |
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3.0 |
76 |
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2.5 |
68 |
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2.0 |
60 |
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1.5 |
52 |
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1.0 |
44 |
WEIGHTS
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3 Midterms |
20 pt.s each |
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Final Exam |
30 pt.s |
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Homework |
10 pts. |
EXTRA CREDIT
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Quiz/Participation Points |
Up to 5 points, see explanation below |
· All midterms are counted in the score (no dropping of lowest score). Make-up exams will be given after each exam, but students need to obtain permission BEFORE normal exam to take make-up.
· No extensions will be given for HW without exceptional circumstances. Students are responsible for finding a site from which they can enter their answers. "The net was down when I tried to enter problems from Ohio" or "I couldn't get LON-CAPA to work from my parents computer" are not valid excuses, but "I was in the hospital for two weeks" is a valid excuse.
· After each midterm, "Exam Corrections" will appear on the the LON-CAPA system at 6PM on the Fridays of exam weeks. "Exam Corrections" will be a copy of the exam problems. If the score on the "Exam Corrections" is higher than the original exam score, a new score will be calculated by averaging the original score, with 0.75 weight, and the corrections score with 0.25 weight. This allows students to earn up to 1/4 point for each problem they missed on an exam. Even if a problem was completed correctly during the original exam, it must be re-done if it is to be counted in the "Corrections" score. Exam corrections are due the Tuesdays after the midterms at 11PM. There are no "Corrections" for the final exam.
· Quiz/participation points (PHY 231 only) will be given electronically in lecture using clickers to enter answers. The quiz percentage will be calculated relative to 80% of possible quiz points, QUIZ% = 100 * (quiz points)/(0.8 * possible quiz points). The quiz score will be capped at 100%. Absences for in-class quizzes will not be excused as the 80% base allows for more than a reasonable number of absences. For each clicker questions, 1 point will be awarded for entering an answer, and an additional two points (3 total) will be awarded for a correct answer.