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GRADING POLICY
There will be six (55 minutes)
quizzes, a (105 minutes) midterm exam, and a (2 hours) final exam. The lowest
two quizzes will be dropped. Each quiz is worth 10%, and each
exam is worth 30%. The
midterm exam will be based on chapters 6 – 7 and the final exam will be on chapters 8 –
9.
Grades will be assigned on the basis of total
100 points,
distributed as follows:
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Four quizzes out of six |
10% each, total 40% |
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Two exams |
30% each, total 60% |
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Total |
100 |
In addition, there will be 10% extra
points directly coming from the in-class performance of answering questions, and
are going to be used for
upgrading the overall grade.
Final course letter grades will be assigned as follows:
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A |
95-100 |
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A- |
90-94 |
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B+ |
87-89 |
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B |
84-86 |
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B- |
80-83 |
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C+ |
77-79 |
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C |
74-76 |
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C- |
70-73 |
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D+ |
67-69 |
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D |
64-66 |
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D- |
60-63 |
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F |
0-59 |
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