A short quiz will be given at the start of every class. The quiz with the lowest grade will be thrownout and not used as part of the student's final grade.
Homework will be given every week and be part of the quizs. This will require time outside of class.
There will be a final exam. It will cover the material presented in class as well as assigned homework.
Students will be given a final project/presentation to complete. This will require time outside of class.
Class participation is part of the final grade.
If there are projects or presentations:
If there are no projects or presentations:
A student's points are added together and compared to the maximum points possible. A percentage grade is calculated and rounded up to the nearest whole percentage.
| Letter Grade | Percent Grade |
|---|---|
| A+ | 100% - 99% |
| A | 98% - 92% |
| A- | 91% - 90% |
| B+ | 89% - 88% |
| B | 87% - 82% |
| B- | 81% - 80% |
| Letter Grade | Percent Grade |
|---|---|
| C+ | 79% - 78% |
| C | 77% - 72% |
| C- | 71% - 70% |
| D+ | 69% - 68% |
| D | 67% - 62% |
| D- | 61% - 60% |
| F | less than 60% |
Note: Student participation is a percentage grade give by the instructor. That is why the conversion to points, etc. is calculated differently. (100% is the maximum participation score)
#=================================================================== # calculate a student's grade # ================================================================== # ------------------------------------------------------------------ # calculate a student's maximum possible points #------------------------------------------------------------------- # this must be done for each student because the lowest quiz # score is dropped. which quiz to drop will vary by student # ------------------------------------------------------------------ MaxQuizzes = sum(float(max-quiz-score)) # minus lowest score MaxFinal = float(max-final-score) MaxProjects = sum(float(max-project-score)) # no projects = 0.0 MaxParticipation = 100.0 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ # calculate a student's actual (total) points # ------------------------------------------------------------------ StudentQuizzes = sum(float(quiz-score)) # minus lowest score StudentFinal = float(final-score) StudentProjects = sum(float(project-score)) # no projects = 0.0 StudentParticipation = (Instructor's participation eval - max=100%) # ------------------------------------------------------------------ # calculate a student's percentage grade (with Projects) # ------------------------------------------------------------------ Quizzes = 33.0 * (StudentQuizzes / MaxQuizzes) Final = 33.0 * (StudentFinal / MaxFinal) Projects = 33.0 * (StudentProjects / MaxProjects) Participation = 1.0 * (StudentParticipation / MaxParticipation) PercentGrade = int(ceiling(Quizzes + Final + Projects + Participation)) # ------------------------------------------------------------------ # calculate a student's percentage grade (without Projects) # ------------------------------------------------------------------ Quizzes = 59.0 * (StudentQuizzes / MaxQuizzes) Final = 40.0 * (StudentFinal / MaxFinal) Participation = 1.0 * (StudentParticipation / MaxParticipation) PercentGrade = int(ceiling(Quizzes + Final + Participation))