GRADING CRITERIA

 

 

 

Attendance: Students are strongly encouraged to attend all lecture sessions. Text study alone is insufficient since many topics may be augmented or additional topics may be covered in lecture. Students are required to take all exams and no make-up quizzes will be given. Laboratory attendance is mandatory.

 

 

 

Grades:

Seven exams will be given in lecture: 5 quizzes, a midterm exam and a final exam. The midterm and final exams are each counted as two quizzes.

Four exams will be given in laboratory.

Both the lecture average and laboratory average contribute to a combined, final average.

The final grade is computed from the combined lecture and laboratory average, with 2/3 of the final grade from the lecture average and 1/3 from the laboratory average

Effort in the laboratory will be considered in borderline cases.

 

 

 

Each Quiz = 8.25% of final grade (Total 33%) {the lowest quiz is dropped before averaging}

Midterm and Final each = 16.5% of final grade (Total 33%)

Laboratory exams each = 8% of final grade (Total 24%) {the lowest exam grade is dropped before averaging}

Laboratory reports and lab effort = 10% of final grade

 

 

 

 

College regulations regarding cheating will be strictly enforced.